OARS

OARS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to protect, improve, and preserve the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers, their tributaries and watersheds, for public recreation, water supply, and wildlife habitat. Established in 1986 as the Organization for the Assabet River by a group of concerned citizens, OAR added the Sudbury and Concord Rivers to its mission in 2011, becoming OARS. Currently, the organization has approximately 900 individual and family memberships, an 12-member Board of Directors, and five full- and part-time staff. Together with our volunteers and partners, OARS has made significant progress over the past 32 years toward achieving our mission... Solutions. OARS works to improve and protect water quality by encouraging innovative solutions to long-term problems. OARS advocates for use of low impact development (LID) techniques, comments on water withdrawal permits, wastewater discharge permits, and projects with potential impact on the three..

Also known as: OARS 3 Rivers, OARS, Inc.

Primary location: Concord United States