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 […]
EPA Kicks Off Eleventh Annual SepticSmart Week
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 […]
2023 Headwaters Sampling Report
By Patrick Scott, Water Quality Intern Located in the inland towns of Rockland and Hanover are the headwaters to the North River, tributaries that act as sources of water for […]
2023 Horseshoe Crab Survey Results
Every spring, in May and June, horseshoe crabs move shoreward to reproduce on our local beaches. To monitor their populations, volunteers on the South Shore gather data every year to […]
Shellfish Seeding in the Rivers
160 bushels or approximately 80,000 adult sized quahogs from the Taunton River were transported to and then cast into the North and South Rivers in the areas where shellfishing will […]
Budget Wins for the Environment and the North River!
Earlier this month, Governor Healey signed the final state budget for fiscal year 2024 and environmental agencies were big winners! There were some notable budget increases to agencies we often […]
RiverWatch Water Quality Results for 8-21-23
The RiverWatch Water Quality surveys determine whether or not sites along the North and South Rivers have exceeded bacterial colony concentration numbers per Massachusetts swimming (enterococcus) and shellfishing (fecal coliform) […]
Youth CAT – Connecting Youth with Real World Nature
Earlier this year, the NSRWA ran F.I.S.H. School as part of our Youth CAT program (Climate Action Toolkit for Youth) at Marshfield’s Governor Winslow Elementary School that engaged more than […]
RiverWatch Water Quality Monitoring Report for 8-7-23
The RiverWatch Water Quality surveys determine whether or not sites along the North and South Rivers have exceeded colony concentration numbers per Massachusetts’ swimming and shellfishing standards. Enterococcus colonies were […]
Citizen Science River Herring Counts Help Us Understand Population Decline
This spring, over 100 of our devoted volunteers spent more than 227 hours watching and waiting for river herring to make their way upstream to their annual spawning locations. Volunteers […]