Mystic River Watershed Association

Watershed Ground Map: Visit the biggest map in the watershed! Walk on it, explore the blueways and greenways, make connections.

This colorful oversized watershed map was painted by Somerville artist Anna Shapiro." The 80 ft x 80 ft graphic highlights the rivers, lakes and the surrounding green spaces throughout the 21 communities of the Mystic River watershed, and is located in the MDC parking lot, near the Mystic Lakes Dam and the Medford Boat Club, off the Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford, MA.

The graphic raises awareness of links among towns and cities, brings attention to the connections between our land and water resources, and promotes public awareness of and appreciation for the watershed. It is a vivid reminder of the need to preserve green spaces in an urban setting.

This project was funded by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management. Thanks to the Metropolitan District Commission and the Medford Boat Club for their support.

Grace Perez, Exec. Director, MyRWA State Representative Pat Jehlen Anna Shapiro, Artist State Senator Charles Shannon	Lt. Adam Parr, MDC (in rear) Karl Pastore, EOEA Lisa Brukilacchio, City of Somerville/ MyRWA Board Joan Kimball, MA Riverways State Representative Jim Marzilli Martha Podren, intern MyRWA Kwabena Kyei-Aboagye, EOEA Steve Winslow, TeleCom City/Bike to the Sea	Kwabena Kyei-Aboagye, EOEA Tuck O'Brien, City of Somerville Grace Perez, Exec. Director, MyRWA Karl Pastore, EOEA Anna Shapiro, Artist	State Representative Jim Marzilli Grace Perez, Exec. Director, MyRWA Elaine Vreeland, Winchester Conservation Commission Mayor Michael McGlynn, Medford Steve Winslow, TeleCom City/Bike to the Sea
View of the whole 50-foot map from the southeast	Upper Mystic Lake, foreground and background