“That’s one of the biggest challenges... making sure that everyone's voice comes together at once. The Collaborative is being used as a collective voice of not only the communities, but the partners.”
- Kevin Rice, Program Analyst at Blackstone River Valley National Historic Park
Our partners make us who we are
Colleges & Universities
Clark University
College of the Holy Cross
Rhode Island College
Rhode Island School of Design
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester State University
State & Federal Agencies
Blackstone Valley Health Equity Zone
MA Department of Environmental Protection
MA Department of Transportation
MA Division of Conservation and Recreation
MA Division of Ecological Restoration
MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
MA Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
MA Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program
RI Department of Environmental Management
RI Department of Transportation
RI Infrastructure Bank’s Municipal Resilience Program
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Geological Survey
Organizations
American Canoe Association – Rhode Island
Appalachian Mountain Club – Narragansett Chapter
Bay State Trail Riders Association
Blackstone Headwaters Coalition
Blackstone River Coalition
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Blackstone River Watershed Association
Blackstone River Watershed Council/Friends of the Blackstone
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
CC4ES (Coalition Center for Environmental Sustainability)
Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission
Commonplace Landscape and Planning
Devens Enterprise Commission
Greater Worcester Community Foundation
Greater Worcester Land Trust
Greening the Gateway Cities Program
Groundwork Rhode Island
Horsley Witten Group
Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful
MA Stormwater Coalition
Manchaug Pond Foundation
Mass Audubon
Mass Ecosystem Climate Adaptation Network
Mass Environmental Trust
Metacomet Land Trust
Massachusetts Rivers Alliance
Mystic Aquarium
Narragansett Bay Commission
Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
National Park Service
NEIWPCC
Northern RI Conservation District
Regional Environmental Council
Restore America's Estuaries
RI Coastal Resource Center
Rhode Island Environmental Education Association
Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association
Save The Bay
Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District
Southern New England Program Network
The Nature Conservancy – MA
The Nature Conservancy – RI
Trout Unlimited—Central MA
Trout Unlimited—Northern RI
Upper Blackstone Clean Water
Weston & Sampson
Worcester Green Corps
Worcester Tree Initiative
The Blackstone Collaborative wouldn’t be possible without the generous contributions of our sponsors & funders:
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Horsley Witten Group
Horsley Witten Group is a Foundational Sponsor of the Collaborative
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Narraganset Bay Estuary Program
NBEP is a current grant funder of the Collaborative
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SNEP Network
The Collaborative is a funded member of the SNEP Network
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Southeast New England Program (SNEP)
SNEP is a current funder of the Collaborative
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NEIWPCC
NEIWPCC is a former grant funder of the Collaborative
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Network for Landscape Conservation
NLC is a former funder of the Collaborative through their Catalyst Fund
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Institute for Sustainable Communities
ISC is a former funder of the Collaborative through their Urban Equity Climate Compact
“The Collaborative helped us by funding an intern to update our website. That was a big thing we wanted to get done.” - Heather Parry Water Quality Program Coordinator, Blackstone River Coalition.