Category: News

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 […]

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 […]

Despite the rain, it was a perfect day for the the 34th Annual Great River Race! The weather was definitely in our favor with cloudy skies and cool temperatures. Several […]

The purpose of the RiverWatch Water Quality surveys are to determine whether or not sites along the North and South Rivers have exceeded colony concentration numbers for Massachusetts’ swimming and […]