Save the Harbor/Save the Bay

Quick Story: Save King's Beach has created a lab to do its own beach water quality testing! This summer, we hired an intern from Northeastern and built a lab at Nahant Beach. Can you spare $20 (tax-deductible!) to cover the cost of running one test at our lab and support scientific research of water quality in our beloved Nahant Bay?

Long Story: Nahant Long Beach saw its worst year on record in 2024. Some tests even "maxed out" the testing number of 24,200 Colony Forming Units (CFUs); the safe limit is 104 CFUs. Save King's Beach collected over 800 signatures and attempted to advocate for the state Department of Conservation Resources (DCR) to test Nahant daily for summer 2025, but transitioning leadership at DCR got in the way of our efforts.

So for the first time ever, Save King's Beach has hired a master's student and teamed up with Northeastern University to create a lab. Our intern and SKB volunteers will be conducting water quality testing at Nahant Long Beach to better understand 'what's going on' at Nahant. The goal of the study is to explore:

How you can help:

Our estimated cost for the 5-week study is about $6,000 to cover the cost of testing materials plus paying our amazing intern.

Each test costs about $20, and there are five testing locations along Nahant Long Beach and Lynn Shore Beach. If you've appreciated the work that our organization has done pro-bono for the North Shore for the past four years, we would GREATLY appreciate you sponsoring a test to support our work. If you can, a $100 donation covers all lab testing costs for 1 day of research. All donations are tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor, Save the Harbor, Save the Bay.

Thank you for your support and generosity,

Andrea Amour, Founder, along with Save King's Beach Leadership

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More about Save King's Beach

Our Mission: Save King's Beach is dedicated to making King's Beach safe, clean, and swimmable every day by eliminating sewage pollution from Lynn and Swampscott. We raise awareness through public engagement, advocacy, and collaborative action, and hold local authorities accountable to upgrade sewer infrastructure.

Since 2021, Save King's Beach has successfully advocated with local residents to focus our government's energy and funding on fixing pollution at King's Beach, and then Fisherman's Beach (2023-2024), and in 2024-2025, our focus turned to Nahant Beach.

Our Fiscal Sponsor: Save the Harbor/Save the Bay

OUR MISSION IS TO RESTORE AND PROTECT BOSTON HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND SHARE THEM WITH THE PUBLIC FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.

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Photo used with permission from fabulous local photographer, Bobby Zee

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Save the Harbor/Save the Bay: Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is the region's leading voice for clean water and continued public investment in Boston Harbor, the region's public beaches, and the Boston Harbor Islands. Our mission is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, and the marine environment and share them with the public for everyone to enjoy.

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Save the Harbor/Save the Bay: Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is the region's leading voice for clean water and continued public investment in Boston Harbor, the region's public beaches, and the Boston Harbor Islands. Our mission is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, and the marine environment and share them with the public for everyone to enjoy.

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Save the Harbor/Save the Bay: Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is the region's leading voice for clean water and continued public investment in Boston Harbor, the region's public beaches, and the Boston Harbor Islands. Our mission is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, and the marine environment and share them with the public for everyone to enjoy.

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Save the Harbor Save the Bay, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Save the Harbor Save the Bay: As the region's leading voice for clean water and continued public investment in Boston Harbor, the region's public beaches, and the Boston Harbor Islands, our mission is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay and the marine environment and share them with the public for everyone to enjoy. Since 1986, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay has led the effort to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, the waterfront, our region's public beaches and the Boston Harbor Islands and reconnect and share these extraordinary urban environmental assets with all Bostonians and the region's residents, especially underserved youth, teens and their families.