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Citizens Guide to Protecting Natural Resources of Boston Harbor. The Boston Harbor Association.  1998. 12 pp. (English and Spanish)

This guide was published by the Boston Harbor Association, a nonprofit organization founded in 1973 to promote a clean, alive and accessible Boston Harbor, and was funded by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. The citizen’s guide highlights ways that you can help keep Boston Harbor swimmable and fishable by taking actions at home, on the water, and in the community. For the home, this guide suggests environmentally safe ways to deal with household products, paint & other solvents, automotive products, and pesticides & fertilizers. It also provides easy ways of conserving water. On the water, this guide advises taking action if you see a potential pollution problem, and being an environmentally friendly boater. In the community, this guide suggests organizing a community service project, volunteering as a water quality monitor, contacting public officials, getting media coverage, or joining a local nonprofit organization. Doing these kinds of things is essential to making a difference for our environment. Also available in Spanish.

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