First some great news! To enhance the protection of spawning horseshoe crabs, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries recently adopted a new restriction on the harvest of them. The new […]
Volunteer to Survey Horseshoe Crabs
See the Herring Runs on the South Shore
Spring means flowers, songbirds, and the annual upstream migration of river herring to spawn in the streams and ponds they were born in! These historically large migrations of fish into […]
Mural Community Paint Days
Last month, we announced a collaborative, multimodal art installation for the new “green” at Hanover Crossing this summer. NSRWA took the lead to bring together the project partners to create an amazing […]
Water Quality Grant Awarded
NSRWA, as part of the Eastern Massachusetts Water Quality Monitoring Coalition, is excited to report that the coalition will be receiving Mass DEP funding for water quality monitoring this spring. […]
Balancing Streamflow for Fish with Seasonal Water Demands in Scituate
Since 2007, NSRWA has worked with the Town of Scituate to balance municipal water demand with ecological streamflow requirements. The goal is to restore more natural seasonal flows and providing […]
Volunteer Herring Counters Still Needed
Thank you to the more than 80 volunteers who have already signed up for our 2024 herring count! We still have many counting slots to fill at all of our […]
Art on the Green Coming Soon
NSRWA is excited to announce that we are working with local artists, Sally Dean Mello and Cathy McCarthy, on a collaborative art installation for the new “green” at Hanover Crossing […]
Herring Counters Needed – Be a Citizen Scientist!
Last year was a heartening one for local fisheries scientists. After several years of declining river herring numbers, 2023 saw a significant uptick throughout many Massachusetts rivers. Our own Herring […]
Remembering Herb Emilson
When Herb Emilson retired in 1995 he started a second career in philanthropy, using his business acumen to help South Shore nonprofits improve their outcomes for the communities they served. […]
Shellfish Beds are Now Open
Shellfish Beds are Now Open On Friday, February 9, the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) released a notification stating that the shellfish in the North and South rivers are safe […]