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JANUARY

January 4 • Drinkwater River • Forge Pond Park, Melzar Hatch Preserve, Pine Island Trails, Plain Street Trails

January 11 • Drinkwater River Tributaries • Shingle Mill Brook Trail, Colby Phillips Trails, Nava-Stasiluk Conservation Area, Hingham Street Reservoir

January 18 • French’s Stream • Rockland Town Forest, Thompson Pond Trail, Twin Ponds Trail, Forge Pond Park, Studley Pond

January 25 • Indian Head Pond & Maquan Pond • Alton J. Smith Reserve, Indian Head Pond, Camp Kiwanee, Cranberry Cove

FEBRUARY

February 1 • Indian Head River • Indian Head River Trails, Rocky Run Conservation Area, Tucker Preserve, Luddam’s Ford Park in Pembroke and Hanover, Chapman’s Landing/Iron Mine Brook Trails, Hanover Public Launch

February 8 • Indian Head Brook • Wampatuck Pond, Fern Hill Cemetery, Hanson Veterans Memorial Town Forest, Nathaniel Thomas Mill, Webster-Billings Conservation Area

February 15 •  Iron Mine Brook & Wampatuck Pond • Chapman’s Landing/Iron Mine Brook Trails, Folly Hill/Bog Iron Trails, Hanover Public Launch

February 22 • Pembroke’s Ponds • Furnace Pond, Oldham Pond, Little Sandy Bottom Pond, Stetson Pond

 

MARCH

March 1 • Herring Brook • Herring Run Park – Pembroke, Misty Meadows Conservation Area, Willow Brook Farm Preserve, Pembroke High School/Hobomock Trails

March 8 • Third Herring Brook • Jacobs Pond Conservation Area, Donovan/Wildcat Conservation Area, Historic Sylvester Field

March 15 • Second Herring Brook • Norris Reservation, Fogg Forest, Cuffee Hill Conservation Area

March 22 • First Herring Brook • Old Oaken Bucket Pond, Stockbridge Grist Mill, First Herring Brook Reservoir, Teak Sherman Memorial Park

March 29 • Herring River • Driftway Conservation Park, Herring River Trail, James Landing Walkway, The Spit

APRIL

April 5 • Herring Runs • Herring Run Park – Pembroke, Herring Run Pool Park, Town Brook Trail, Thomas Memorial Park

April 12 • Drinking Water Reservoirs • Silver Lake Sanctuary, Pape Reservation, Aaron River Reservoir, First Herring Brook Reservoir

April 19 • Vernal Pools • Recreation Park Drive Trail, Myles Standish State Forest, Tindale Bog, Whiton Woods, Camp Nekon

April 26 • Weir River • Weir River Farm, Weir River Woods, Weir River Estuary Park, Foundry Pond, Lyford’s Lyking

MAY

May 3 • Weir River tributaries • Crooked Meadow River Area, McKenna Marsh, Plymouth River Complex, Jacobs Meadow, Eel River Woods, Mildred Cushing Woods

May 10 • The Waters of Wompatuck • Wompatuck State Park Main Entrance, Womaptuck State Park Cohasset Entrance, Aaron River Reservoir, Wompatuck State Park Norwell Entrance, Triphammer Pond Conservation Area, Brass Kettle Conservation Area

May 17 • Gulf River/Bound Brook • Musquashcut Brook Launch, George Ingram Park, Higgins-MacAllister Preserve, Border Street Bridge

May 24 • South River Sources • Round Pond Conservation Area, Duxbury Bogs, Camp Wing Conservation Area, South River Bog

May 31 • South River Tributaries • Lansing Bennett Forest, Peterson’s Sawmill Pond, Keene’s Sawmill, Cedar Crest, Pratt Farm

June 7 • South River #1
Pudding Hill Reservation, Furnace Brook Watershed, Veterans Memorial Park, South River Park

June 14 • South River #2 • Keville Footbridge, Bourne Island Lagoon, Rexhame Beach, Marshfield Town Landing, Sea Street Bridge

June 21 • North River #1 • Washington Street Bridge, Hanover Yards, Fox Hill Yard, Pembroke Town Forest, Masthead Drive Trail

June 28 • North River #2 • Stetson Meadows, Blueberry Island, Couch Beach, Corduroy Road on the North River, Chittenden Yard & Canoe Launch

July 5 • North River #3 • John Little Conservation Area, Bulman Marine at King’s Landing, Norris Reservation, Union Street Bridge, Marshfield Launch and Brooks-Tilden Shipyard, Nelson Memorial Forest

July 12 • North River #4 • North River Ferry Wreck, North River Wildlife Sanctuary, Damon’s Point, Briggs Yard/Hobart’s Landing, Route 3A Bridge

July 19 • Public Ocean Beaches • Rexhame Beach, Duxbury Beach Park, Humarock Beach, Nantasket Beach Reservation, George Lane Beach

July 26 • Shumatuscacant River • Island Grove Park, Beaver Brook Playground, Hobart Pond, Butterfly Park, Poor Meadow Brook Conservation Area

 

AUGUST

August 2 • Burrage Pond Area • Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area – Hanson, Indian Crossway Conservation Area, Smith-Nawazelski Conservation Area, Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area – Halifax

 August 9 • Monponsett Pond • West Monponsett Boat Ramp, East Monponsett Beach, Lingan Street Beach, Stetson Pond Beach

August 16 • Winnetuxet & Wankinco Rivers • Striar Conservancy, Myles Standish State Forest, John’s Pond Recreation Area, Cole Conservation Land, Old Plympton Cotton Factory

August 23 • Monatiquot River • Watson Park, Monatiquot River Walk, Sunset Lake, Holbrook Town Forest, Braintree Town Forest

August 30 • Fore River • Pond Meadow Park, Webb Memorial State Park, Wessagusset Beach, Newell Playground, Smith Beach, Weymouth Landing Access Ramp

SEPTEMBER

September 6 • Back River • Great Esker Park, Osprey Overlook Park, Back River Trail, Bare Cove Park, Abigail Adams State Park

September 13 • Back River Tributaries • Stephen Rennie Herring Run Park, Herring Run Pool Park, Iron Hill Park, Whitman’s Pond Park

September 20 • World’s End & Hull • World’s End, Straits Pond Tide Gate, Weir River Estuary Park, Pemberton Point

September 27  • Hingham & Cohasset Harbors • Bathing Beach, Monument Park, Cohasset Veterans Park, Lawrence Wharf

OCTOBER

October 4  • Scituate Harbor • Jericho Road State Boat Ramp, Scituate Harborwalk, Scituate Lighthouse

October 11 • Green Harbor River • Peter Igo Park, Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary, Webster’s Wilderness, Wharf Creek Conservation Area, Daniel Webster Estate

October 18 • Bluefish River & Back River (Duxbury) • Cushman Preserve, Bumpus Park, Reynolds-Maxwell Garden, Powder Point Bridge,

October 25 • Duck Hill River & Duxbury Bay • North HIll Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Cow Tent Hill Preserve, Duxbury Beach Reservation, Shipyard Lane Beach,

NOVEMBER

November 1  • Island Creek & Kingston Bay • Crocker Memorial Park, Myles Standish Monument, Howland’s Landing Park, Bay Farm Conservation Area, Russell & Sawmill Ponds Conservation Area, North Plymouth Rail Trail

November 8 • Jones River • Sampson Forest & Memorial Park, The Nook Preserve, Kingston Town Pier, Mulliken’s Landing

November 15 • Jones River tributaries • Patuxet Park, Stewart Person Preserve, Cranberry Watershed Preserve, Thaddeus Chandler Sanctuary

November 22 • Plymouth Harbor • Nelson Memorial Park, Plymouth Harbor Jetty, Pilgrim Memorial State Park, North Plymouth Rail Trail, Cole’s Hill

November 29  • Town Brook • Town Brook Trail, Billington Street Park, Brewster Gardens, Plimoth Grist Mill, Town Brook Park

DECEMBER

December 6 • Eel River Plymouth • Eel River Preserve, Russell Mill Pond Conservation Area, Plymouth Long Beach

December 13   • Ponds of Plymouth • Halfway Pond Conservation Area, Hedges Pond Recreation Area, Morton Park, Plymouth Town Forest

December 20 • Freshwater Swamps • Simon Hill & Bowker Street Conservation Area, Hatch Lots Conservation Area, Crosbie Family Preserve, Plain Street Trails

December 27 • Salt Marshes • Harbor Park & Harbor Walk, Mary’s Garden /Rogers Yard, Preble Property