Watershed Regeneration Action Plan

A community-based, tribally co-led planning process to heal communities, lands, and waters through interdependent regenerative solutions including policy change, design of the built environment, and land care practices.

Based on a robust community engagement and co-design process, incorporating citizen science and technical expert knowledge, the WRAP characterizes existing watershed conditions and prioritizes site-specific solutions. Our WRAP will incorporate EPA nine-element Watershed Planning principles within a broad community-based plan for funding, implementing, and evaluating site-specific regenerative interventions, and serve as an EPA 319 plan for our watershed.

The WRAP works to address multiple interdependent challenges throughout the Watershed draining to the Mystic River and Mystic Harbor:

Water Quality and Ecological Collapse

Vulnerability to Climate Risks

Integrated Planning and Community Coordination

Events & Gatherings

Project Launch & Community Action Team (CAT) Gathering

April 2

Virtual Gathering, 6-8pm

Join us in working together to:

Define RISK in the context of the Mystic River Watershed
Identify and characterize the VULNERABILITIES of our communities
Outline a path to build MOMENTUM in the community for collecting stories/input/ verbal data.

Join our Community Action Team to share your experience with climate and extreme weather related impacts, helping us direct our attention to the concerns of our community members. We want to hear from you about things like where you've seen flooding, if there are any birds or fish that you don't see anymore, and whatever else you believe is relevant. Community gatherings like this one on April 2 play a crucial role in guiding the Mystic River Watershed Vulnerability Assessment and our comprehensive WRAP.

Meeting Information

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from 6-8 PM EST on Zoom, register below.

Meeting ID: 824 4826 1512; passcode – NONE
Registration required in advance of meeting

More info on our next events coming soon. They will all have unique, relevant themes to guide our discussions. Mark your calendars for these dates:

April 10: Community Conversations CAT --virtual 6:30-8pm

April 16 : Community Conversation CAT --in person United Methodist Church, Old Mystic 6:30-8 pm

April 17 : Community Conversation CAT --in person, MPMRC 5:30-7pm

April 22 (Earth Day) Community Conversation CAT -- Virtual 6:30-8pm

April 30 Community Conversation CAT -- Virtual 6:30-8pm

May 7 Community Conversation CAT -- Virtual 6:30-8pm

May 10 Seeqanamahs Celebration! Community and CAT gathering

May 27 Community Conversation WRAP and next steps -- Virtual

Partner Organizations

This work builds on our LISCIF, SeaGrant funded climate vulnerability analysis, CT DEEP and CIRCA funded Living Atlas, The Nature Conservancy funded bioregional regeneration strategy, and support from numerous partner organizations who we extend our deep gratitude to.