Thanks to funding from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) our volunteer RiverWatch Water Quality Monitoring program will this year sample an additional five headwater tributaries in the upper […]
By George Humphrey, Scituate More frequent flooding along the South Shore’s coast and inland waterways; salt marshes deteriorating into mud flats; entire summers with daily temperatures above 90˚; winters with […]
How does Scituate know they will have enough water supply to allow for streamflow releases from the reservoir? The NSRWA and partners have done extensive modeling of the First Herring […]
Grass clippings that are blown into the street enter storm drains and are carried directly to our local lakes, ponds and streams. Those clippings contribute nutrients such as […]
By George Humphrey Scituate Among the most beautiful and environmentally important features of the South Shore coastline are the salt marshes that form in the estuaries where the region’s rivers […]
Spring is here, and it’s time to get outdoors! Dust off your kayak, pull your hiking boots out of the closet, locate that fishing gear you stowed in the garage […]
By Joe Chetwynd, Pembroke The work has begun to remove and restore the ten cast iron plaques which line the North River, from Hanover, through Norwell, Scituate, Pembroke and Marshfield., […]
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Railroads came to the South Shore in the mid-1800s, and flourished here in the latter years of that century. They provided transportation to and from […]
Join us outdoors as the weather gets warmer. We’ve got a full schedule of walks, presentations, pontoon tours, fishing, clamming, and paddles. New this year are Mother’s Day and Father’s […]
The NSRWA’s new Stewardship Certificate is a program geared towards educating youth about the many unique local South Shore habitats, and engaging them to create a stewardship project that has […]