Karen Buck

Karen Buck’s early involvement with urban waters began on New York’s Hudson River and its tributary, the Rondout Creek in 1987. She volunteered with the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater initiatives and worked with the Rondout Creek business community.

When Karen Buck moved to Malden, MA in 2004 she continued to engage in environmental activism. She taught in Malden Public School’s after-school clubs and programs (grades 3-8), incorporating environmental education, gardening, and green team projects with youth from 2009-2015. She has been volunteering with Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) for the past ten years as well. Her consistent participation has included invasive species removal, monthly water quality sampling, seasonal herring and American eel counting, and community outreach.

In 2012, MyRWA and Tri-City Community Action Program founded the Friends of the Malden River (FoMR). Karen was an early and active FoMR member. She currently is the FoMR President and the project manager of FoMR’s recently awarded Massachusetts Environmental Trust grant, the “Trash Free Malden River Initiative.”