This lib-guide was created by a group of Clark University students in collaboration with Professor Dianne Rocheleau. This page is meant to be a resource guide for any community members, students, or organizations looking to learn more about the role that Coes Pond has in the Tatnuck Brook Watershed. We have compiled previous research projects and resources as well as identitfied groups already committed to working on improving water quality and access to the pond. We hope this guide inspires more people to learn about Coes and learn to love and appreciate it.
Dianne Rocheleau
drocheleau@clarku.edu
Clark University
Professor of Geography
Fiona Barrett
fbarrett@clarku.edu
Clark University
Class of 2018
International Development and Social Change
Helen Perham
hperham@clarku.edu
Clark University
Class of 2018
Studio Art & International Development and Social Change
Taylor Miller
tmiller@clarku.edu
Clark University '18
Political Science & Urban Development Social Change
Olivia Schwartz
Clark University
Class of 2019
Global Environmental Studies
We hope to engage more people in conversations about water quality, access, and use of Coes Pond. We encourage people living on and around the pond, people who use the pond, or anyone interested in water quality, "blue spaces," or spaces that their community values to engage in the conversation. This project builds on research done through LEEP fellowships and various community organizations working to improve water quality in the greater Blackstone Valley watershed and increase access and use of Coes Zone beaches.
In conclusion, we believe more water testing should be done on the pond to ensure the pond is safe for residents to swim in. We also believe that more collaboration between groups working, living, and using the pond will allow for more effective and sustainable improvements of the pond. This means groups working to improve water quality, landscape design, and park programs must ensure their goals match more community member needs, and visions of the pond. We believe this can be done through focus groups, dialogues, community mapping, and more inclusive network mapping.