Alex Mansfield is joining NSRWA as the Watershed Ecologist and the South Shore Regional Coordinator for the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program. He holds an MS of Environmental, Coastal, and […]
Welcome Alex Mansfield!
More Than Words: 10 Walking Places with Native American Names
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent From Nantasket to Manomet, Cohasset to Monponsett, up the Shumatuscacant River and down Musquashcut Brook, there are places all over the South Shore whose names […]
Temple Street Dam Removal – Public Info Sessions Tuesday, October 24
The Temple Street Dam is one of three barriers along the South River. Long gone are the industries these dams were built to support and we are now left with […]
Vote to Expand the South River Park
Vote to Expand the South River Park Marshfield Town Meeting Monday, October 16 7:00pm at Marshfield High School If you are a Marshfield resident or know one please ask them […]
2023 Blue Mussels Report
Fourth Cliff at the mouth of the North and South Rivers is part of the designated North River Important Bird Area (IBA). The barrier beach there provides feeding and staging […]
Congratulations to Our Rain Garden Seed Kit Winners!
Congratulations to our Rain Garden Seed Kit winners! The winners will win one of 50 rain garden seed kits from Blue Stem Natives. The kits will be sent by mail. […]
9 Places to View Free-Flowing Streams
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Dams can be found on many of our local rivers and streams – some dating back to the 1600s. Originally a power source for mills […]
Fireworks Proposed as SuperFund Site?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) made a presentation about the future of the Fireworks site to the Hanover Selectboard on Monday, September […]
EPA Kicks Off Eleventh Annual SepticSmart Week
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is joining state and local partners to launch SepticSmart Week 2023, a week-long annual campaign to educate homeowners and renters on how to properly […]
2023 Headwaters Sampling Report
By Patrick Scott, Water Quality Intern Located in the inland towns of Rockland and Hanover are the headwaters to the North River, tributaries that act as sources of water for […]