2020 Eco-Film Screening – June: The Merrimack

Credit: Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust

ABOUT THE FILM: In 2016, American Rivers listed the Merrimack River as one of America’s ten most endangered riversThe Merrimack explores why it’s endangered as well as its human and natural history. The river flows through some of region’s biggest cities – Lowell, Lawrence, Manchester – but it’s watershed still contains some wild, intact open spaces.  The film features stunning footage from the river’s headwaters in the White Mountains to its mouth at the beaches in Newburyport and Salisbury, Massachusetts.

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