NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent September had barely begun when Halloween decorations started appearing in my neighborhood. Towering skeletons, witches perched in mid-air, giant spiders climbing walls and windows… all […]
Duxbury, Kingston, and Plymouth Bays have experienced severe declines in eelgrass coverage over the last several decades (Fig 1). Since 2017 NSRWA, MassBays, MA DMF, and MA DEP have launched […]
The leaves are changing and the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air. That can only mean one thing – it’s outmigration season! This spring, NSRWA citizen scientists recorded […]
Membership helps sustain the NSRWA and we are grateful to all those who renewed or joined for the first time. We welcomed 53 members during this drive, of which we […]
The EPA’s SepticSmart program is a nation-wide initiative to share information on the proper care and maintenance of septic systems and encourage public stewardship in caring for these wastewater treatment […]
This spring, over 70 of our devoted volunteers spent more than 130 hours watching and waiting for river herring to make their way upstream to their annual spawning locations from […]
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent This summer – especially when it was hot and humid – I saved my daily hour-long walk for the end of the day, and moved […]
The purpose of the RiverWatch Water Quality surveys are to determine whether or not sites along the North and South Rivers have exceeded bacteria colony concentration numbers for Massachusetts’ swimming […]
Wherever you are in the journey of life, there is no better guide to living than what can be observed in the simplicity of nature. People of all cultures, throughout […]
The 2023-2024 legislative session came to an end on August 1 and we were disappointed that the Climate Bill (H.4884/S.2838) did not make it through the session. Many of you […]