Clean Charles Convening 2026

An interactive convening with scientists, resource managers, and advocates working to understand, protect, and improve the Charles River.
About this Event

Swimming in the Charles River, once a distant fantasy, has become a realistic possibility in recent years.

Join the inaugural Clean Charles Convening to hear from the scientists, resource managers, and advocates working to understand, protect, and improve the Charles River ecosystem. Participate in a conversation about what it would take to go from one or two swim events per year to bringing beaches back to the Lower Charles River.

Agenda

🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Coffee/Breakfast and Networking
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome and Urban Beach Overview
🕑: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Current Conditions and Future Drivers

Info: Subtopics:
How Clean is the Charles River,
Overview of Beach Standards,
Our Warming Summers.

🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch & Networking, Explore Posters
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Barriers and Solutions

Info: Subtopics: Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), Solutions and Stormwater Management.

🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Discussion/Wrap Up