Donate Today! We believe that our communities deserve clean, healthy, flowing rivers. To help ensure the health of our watershed, we are educating local residents about water conservation and river […]
Get Outside On This Long Holiday Weekend!
REI is encouraging people to get outside this holiday through their #OptOutside campaign. They believe that “being outside makes us our best selves – healthier and happier, physically and mentally. […]
Scituate 5th Graders Participate in the “Water All Around You” Program
The 5th graders at Jenkins, Hatherly, Cushing and Wampatuck Elementary Schools learned about their local water resources and water conservation by participating in the Water All Around You program. The […]
Friends of South River Park Honor Veterans
The Friends of South River Park and Greenway hosted a reception to honor veterans at Marshfield’s South River Park today. Many people made use of the grounds while enjoying the […]
Hanover Middle School Students Monitor Third Herring Brook Restoration
Students from Hanover Middle School along with naturalists from the South Shore Natural Science Center (SSNSC) are helping to monitor the health of the Third Herring Brook. The program was […]
NSRWA Reflecting Back and Moving Forward
The North and South Rivers Watershed Association held their annual meeting on Friday, November 4, with a full house at the South Shore Natural Science Center. The year 2016 has […]
Drought Responses Around the Watershed
Our mission is to promote Healthy Rivers, to benefit both ecological systems and human uses. This summer’s drought has brought new urgency to implementing those programs. If the drought has […]
Record Drought Hits Hard: Vanishing Streamflows Impact Fish and Wildlife
Severe water shortages forcing communities to face climate change issues, pursue stringent conservation measures. It’s official: the summer of 2016 has been the driest on record! And while July may […]
Healthy Rivers are Connected: Restoring Rivers by Removing Dams and Culverts that Block Fish Passage
Funding for removal of the Cardinal Cushing Dam complete! With a commitment from Federal sources of $98,000 for removal of the dam, all funds are in place and we hope […]
Celebrate 125 Years of Land Conservation
NATURE (HUMAN AND OTHERWISE) by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent It’s a big year for anniversaries, at least in the realm of land conservation. Massachusetts Audubon celebrated its 100th birthday this year, […]