Category: News

Earlier this month, NSRWA hosted a pontoon boat tour of the North River for South Shore legislators and Commissioner Arrigo from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). It was […]

A great afternoon to celebrate a great person! It was a lovely afternoon at Plymouth’s newly renovated Stephens Field Park. There were family activities, special guests, and local food and […]

Are you passionate about the local environment? Are you looking to get more involved inyour local community? The NSRWA is excited to launch our new initiative, called the Climate Action […]

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 […]

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 […]