1. April 14 Survey
Malden River & Mystic mainstem in Medford, Somerville, Everett and Boston
First – talk about survey area in general & Look at some maps
This should help us think about how to best do these surveys in an urban environment
Then, we’ll look at specific segment and think about how this applies to it
Next, I’ll talk about how to get this info if you so desire
Last, I’ll talk about the survey process & tasks
And we’ll divvy up segments

2. Overview of survey area
OLIVER layers: USGS Waterbodies + Mass Towns

3. Orthophoto of survey area
OLIVER layers: Images/Orthophotos/Color 2005

4. Land use in survey area
OLIVER layers: USGS Waterbodies + Physical resources/Land use
Orange = multifamily residential
Yellow = high density residential
Grey = transportation
Purple = industrial
Green = open space

5. Impervious surface in survey area
OLIVER layers: USGS Waterbodies + Images/Impervious Surfaces
Think about this wrt the ‘water budget’ GS described…

6. Elevation contours in survey area
OLIVER layers: USGS Waterbodies + Physical resources/Topography-Contours-30’ Lines & Labels
Admirals Hill in chelsea
Winter hill in somerville

7. How is this useful to the survey? … Think about your segment
Main land uses
Are there major parcels, or is residential? What kind?
Is it landscaped? Natural? Are there large expanses of impervious surface? Of parks?
Are their roads nearby? Who owns them? Are they sandy or swept?
What are the activities that go on in these areas?
Kids playing, people walking dogs, construction, truck/fleet management?
Are there commercial areas like stores or offices where people throw cigarette butts? Wash their cars? Feed geese?
Look behind you!
Concerned not just with the river, but direct abutters and the adjacent neighborhoods
What is the topography? Where does stormwater come from? Where does it have a chance to pick up pollutants? And what can we do to fix this?
Land use
Notice clusters of industries, or other like land uses.
Roads - What is drainage like? Are there catch-basins?
Activities - Places where educational materials are appropriate?
Go thru “Tips”

8. Overview of segment: Assembly Square
Yahoomaps.com
START:
RT 28
END:
FENCE S
OF DRAW7
PARK
Helpful for the names of street, shopping malls
And to find your segment
Most of south bank is accessible by a path

9. Orthophoto of segment SOUTH-WEST BANK- FEATURES: RT 28
ASSEMBLY SQ MALL
Parcel to be the Assembly Sq development
WINTER HILL YACHT CLUB
RR TRACKS FROM WELLINGTON
AMELIA EARHART DAM
DRAW 7 PARK

10. Towns in segment
MEDFORD
EVERETT
SOMERVILLE

11. Land use in segment Blue-green = urban open  ikea?
Orange = multifamily residential
Yellow = high density residential
Grey = transportation
Purple = industrial
Green = open space

12. Impervious surface in segment

13. Elevation contours in segment

14. Where to find map info MassGIS / Oliver Yahoo Maps GoogleEarth
Overview: OLIVER layers: USGS Waterbodies + Mass Towns
Orthophoto: OLIVER layers: Images/Orthophotos/Color 2005
Land use: OLIVER layers: USGS Waterbodies + Physical resources/Land use
Impervious surface: OLIVER layers: USGS Waterbodies + Images/Impervious Surfaces
Elevation contours: OLIVER layers: USGS Waterbodies + Physical resources/Topography-Contours-30’ Lines & Labels
Yahoo Maps
GoogleEarth

15. The process April 9th and 10th: Training
April 14th [15th for some boaters]
Do the survey
Must return cameras & GPS that day
Monday, April 22nd
Return completed surveys to us
Please neaten up MAP TABLE w/ GPS cells and pic descriptions
May ??
Follow up meeting to discuss results and plan actions

16. Follow-up meeting suggestions

17. Survey segments