Advocates flow to State House to support Massachusetts rivers - Bay State Banner

October 15, 2025 - “As rain pelted the State House, advocates for the Bay State’s many rivers and watersheds gathered Oct. 8 in a fourth-floor hearing room to prepare their call for the support of waterways across Massachusetts. [One bill] would create a new pot of money, called the Nature for All Fund, which would use tax revenue from an existing tax on sporting goods to pay for land acquisition, restoration of natural spaces to create parks and trails, and the protection of natural resources like waterways and forests.”