Highlights:

• Organized and carried out a Stream Cleanup on September 12, 1998, along sections of Butter Brook, Coles Brook, Conant Brook, and Fort Pond Brook in Acton. Volunteers removed twenty-five bags of litter, along with various larger debris including tires and other car parts from the stream areas.
• Raised stream awareness: Over 150 volunteers were involved in the effort. There have been four relevant newspaper articles in The Beacon, and one in the Boston Globe. Acton Cablevision broadcast the April 22, 1998 Volunteer Training Session nine times before May 7, 1998.
• Provided data for Acton's environmental consultant, who may use some of the data to help determine appropriate locations for the implementation of Best Management Practices (BMP's) to minimize nutrient input to the streams.
• Earned a Certificate of Appreciation from the United States Environmental Protection Agency "in recognition of commitment to the protection and restoration of the nation's water resources".
• Scheduled a public slide presentation of the results of the Acton Shoreline Survey for Monday October 26, 1998, at 7:30pm in Acton Town Hall, Room 204. This presentation, which includes photographs from the survey, will help to educate the public about good stewardship practices.
• Earned two "Adopt-A-Stream" Awards, to be presented to the Nashoba Brook Stream Teams by Joan Kimball of the MA Riverways Program, immediately following the slide presentation on October 26, 1998.

• Created a photographic inventory of over 350 photographs.
• Formed four Task Forces, (Cleanup, Stewardship, Website and Rail Trail Development/Linkage), described above.
• Gave presentations to the Acton Board of Selectmen, Acton Board of Health, Acton Conservation Commission, and the OAR Board of Directors.
• Submitted an Acton Stream Team article to the EPA publication Watershed Events for the fall 1998 issue.

• Distributed Stewardship/public education articles to Acton taxpayers and water takers in the Municipal Quarterly and Water Words publications.
• Made Shoreline Survey maps and results available online here or here
• Created map and photographic display that raises stream awareness and also provides information on the importance of buffers and good stewardship practices.
• Wrote a Final Report on the Acton Shoreline Survey, Spring 1998. A copy will be available at the Acton Memorial Library.