On Sunday February 25 from 1:30 – 3:00 PM, The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee will sponsor its second in a series of Speakers’ Forums in the downstairs public meeting room of the Mattapoisett Public Library. Light refreshments will be provided and a $10 donation is requested.
We will discuss climate change and its effects on Mattapoisett and what residents can do to prepare. Our speakers will include Michael Lorenco, Mattapoisett Town Manager, who will talk about what the Town’s plan is for addressing climate change. Mike Huguenin, President of the Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT), will discuss what projects the MLT has been working on aimed at reducing carbon emissions as well as making our lands more resilient to climate change. The MLT has been the recipient of numerous grants to study the restoration of our salt marshes and has partnered with other state and local organizations to accomplish this goal.
They will be joined by Mattapoisett resident Chrystal Walsh who has been involved locally with climate change issues for many years, David Kaplan, concerned resident, avid fisherman and writer of five fishing books, along with Marissa Perez-Dormitzer, also a resident of Mattapoisett and District Waste Manager for the Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District. For more information about this Forum, please contact Nicky Osborne at 508-988-5205.