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.

Tag: legislation

  • 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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  • Why I got involved – a barred owl in our backyard

    “Why I got involved” is a semi-regular feature contributed by members of Save Watertown Wildlife. This piece was written by Katie Patterson, who joined Save Watertown Wildlife in February, 2026, soon after the events she describes below. It was originally published as an op-ed in Watertown News on 24 Feb 2026 and is reprinted here…

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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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