Category: News

With the overwhelming success of last year’s painted rain barrel raffle, NSRWA and the WaterSmart South Shore program have decided to do another public art project.  The campaign will be […]

On the South Shore alone, we have more than 16,000 registered dogs from Weymouth to Kingston. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average dog produces approximately ¾ pound […]

The North and South Rivers Watershed Association held their 3rd Annual South Shore Striper Tournament this past weekend. This year VERC Enterprises came on board as the Premier Sponsor. One-hundred thirty-three […]

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 […]

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 […]