League Projects and Activities

League of Women Voters^®
of Concord-Carlisle, Massachusetts

Green Initiatives. River Awards. Forums and Conferences. Book Group. Water Conservation Challenge. Observer Corps. Rail Trail Walk.

Green Initiatives

The LWVCC has adopted Education and Action on Green Initiatives as a priority for 2008-2009. Click here to learn about upcoming events and ways to get involved.

River Stewardship Awards

Each year, the League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle, along with the Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council, sponsors an annual River Stewardship Award. The award honors outstanding advocates for the Assabet, Sudbury and Concord Rivers. The 2008 Awards Ceremony will be held on June 13, 2008. Click here for a list of the award recipients.
Click here for the 2008 River Stewardship Award Nomination Application. Nominations closed on April 25, 2008.

Forums and Conferences

The national, state and local Leagues of Women Voters hold many programs, forums and conferences for members and the general public. Explore these League programs and programs co-sponsored by the League coming in the Concord and Carlisle areas:
For more information on programs of the LWV of Massachusetts, click here.
For more information on programs of the LWV of the United States, click here.

Book Group

Enjoy lively discussions of books chosen by group members.
Future discussions: See Calendar for details.
Past selections: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, by Walter Isaacson (5/28/08); Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq, by Stephen Kinzer (3/26/08); American Bloomsbury, by Susan Cheever (1/30/08); Skating on the Edge: A Memoir and Journey through a Metamorphosis of the CIA, by Carlos D. Luria (11/16/07)

Concord Water Conservation Challenge

Members of the LWVCC participated in Concord's 2007 Water Conservation Challenge. Click here for report.
LWVCC has organized a team for the 2008 Water Conservation Challenge. Click here for more information on the program.

Observer Corps

The League's Observer Corps attends and reports on town board and committee meetings to enable residents to stay informed on government deliberations and actions. Click here to learn how to get involved. See the Calendar for the next Observer Corps meeting.
Watch this space for the latest Observer Corps Report. For the Winter 2005-06 report, click here.

Rail Trail Walk

The following event was held on Sunday, April 13, 2008. Learn more about the proposed rail trail site in Concord by taking a Guided Rail Trail Walk with LWVCC. The first part of the walk will leave from the Sanborn School parking lot (835 Old Marlboro Road) at 9:15 a.m. and will head south to the White Pond area. The second part of the walk will leave from the Winthrop Street parking lot at 11:00 a.m. progressing south through West Concord to the Assabet River. Wear waterproof boots in case the trail is damp or muddy. Click here for tour map.

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