Health & Fitness
State To Conduct Invasive Special Control Work In Charles River
Work will take place on Thursday, Aug. 3 from Commonwealth Avenue Bridge in Newton to the Moody Street Dam in Waltham.

NEWTON, MA — The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will conduct invasive aquatic species control work in the Charles River from the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge in Newton to the Moody Street Dam in Waltham on Thursday, Aug. 3.
The Charles River will remain open to the public. However, DCR encourages those on the river that day to avoid the treatment area and the treatment vessels.
If left unmanaged, invasive aquatic species will outcompete native plant species and inhibit water flow and recreational access, according to DCR.
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Alternative local state parks include the downstream portions of the Charles River Reservation in Boston, Mystic River Reservation in Medford, Beaver Brook Reservation in Belmont, and Middlesex Fells Reservation in Stoneham.
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