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	The President's Message I hope you enjoyed this almost perfect summer, as much as I have. For me, enjoying the summer meant riding my new bike on the back roads of our beautiful watershed. As I explore side roads, I am amazed at the amount of new homes and whole subdivisions that have sprung up in the last few years. Seeing this development up close and at the slower pace of biking reminds me how important WRWA's mission of preserving the Westfield River Watershed is. It also makes me realize how very lucky we are to have the open space that we still have here. As the new WRWA President, I want to thank outgoing President Mike Young for his two years of dedicated service to WRWA. Mike set a goal for WRWA to have programs throughout the year, instead of the heavy concentration of activities in spring that has been our strength. While we continued the very successful programs WRWA has traditionally done in spring, Mike's vision came to fruition with three programs that have been going strong all summer long. Stenciling storm drains in West Springfield and Westfield, surveying bridges and culverts throughout the watershed, and cleaning trash from river access points along Highway 20 have been very active summer projects that you can read about inside. All three of these efforts directly impact the quality of our watershed. To continue our goal of making WRWA an organization for all seasons, we have several outings and speakers planned for fall fun. For fall work, we have two River Clean-Ups. So, mark your calendars and plan to join us for one or more of these activities! Kathy Meyer, President