The 2023 eelgrass surveys in Duxbury, Kingston, and Plymouth bays were highly successful, with eight sampling days between July 21st and August 21st. In total, eight boat captains and 12 […]
Recommended Reading – Let Our Rivers Flow Book Series
We are excited to announce the Let Our Rivers Flow recommended reading series! Over the coming weeks, the Hanover, Hanson and Pembroke libraries will display books with a focus on […]
Welcome Alex Mansfield!
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Rockland’s Wastewater Plan – Public Comments Due September 22, 2023
In January and again in March of this past year the shellfish beds in the North River were closed for recreational harvest due to overflows of partially treated effluent […]