SAVE WATERTOWN WILDLIFE
Save Watertown Wildlife is a group of Watertown residents committed to helping wildlife. Our current focus is on reducing the use of rat poisons that harm pets, raptors and other wildlife, and even humans.
Author: Save Watertown Wildlife
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Rodent control – a guide
Having a rodent problem is a harrowing situation for most. Fortunately, safe, effective means of removing and excluding rodents are readily available. And now, all those methods are clearly laid out in one place, thanks to a fellow Rescue Raptors (Mass Audubon) member! We handed out this rodent control guide frequently at EcoFest on Saturday…
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Update on the House bill to restrict SGAR usage
Heather Packard, from Mass Audubon, provided the following update on the status of the House bill to restrict anticoagulant rodenticide (AR) usage. TL;DR: The amendment to the House budget that would have restricted the use of ARs was not adopted. Now our focus is on incorporating the statewide ban on ARs in the House version…
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Update on the state bill to restrict SGAR usage
I’m so happy to say that the Massachusetts House of Representatives’ version of the bill to restrict second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR) usage has been reported favorably out of committee. This is an important step in the process for this bill, one that was achieved because of your support! Thank you!! What’s next? The House version…
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February recap
Eyes on Owls Thanks to everyone who came out for Eyes on Owls at Mount Auburn Cemetery on 21 Feb. We were able to provide interested attendees with information on alternatives to second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs), which Marcia and Mark highlighted as a threat to owls in their presentation. In addition, several people signed…
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February look forward
Here we are in February, with the Superbowl and the Olympics and plenty of cold and snow! Several of us were able to meet in person on the last day of January for some coffee and talk at Revival on Coolidge Ave. As we talked, we were reminded that small groups foster real connections and…
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Rats in the rhubarb!
This piece was written by Dorothy Gilman for The Belmont Voice as part of the Garden Gems column. It was originally published on 20 Oct 2025 and is reprinted here with permission from the author. The original article can be accessed here. Catching sight of a scurrying rat when you are heading out to weed…
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A gardener’s roundtable
On 17 Sep 2025, Save Watertown Wildlife and Friends of Bees presented “A Gardener’s Roundtable,” hosted by Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment, at the Watertown Public Library. The roundtable addressed some of the challenges that can arise when gardening without chemicals, and how to maintain natural beauty in your yard while discouraging…
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Welcome!
Welcome to Save Watertown Wildlife! How it started Our group was started when Alexis – Watertown resident since 2002, backyard chicken owner, medical writer by day, reluctant public speaker – joined Mass Audubon’s grassroots campaign Rescue Raptors. Save Watertown Wildlife kicked off officially in December 2024. When we meet We have regular meetings that are…
