A narrow section of Second Herring Brook, far upstream from where it flows into the North River in Norwell. Melting snow, falling rain. Puddles form; water runs over and into […]
A Family Vacation in Mexico
A rainy day on Isla Mujeres, Mexico. It was a vacation we’d looked forward to all year. Seven days on a small, peaceful island in the Mexican Caribbean, seven days […]
May Flowers: The Spring Ephemerals
Mayflowers in Stetson Meadows. If you’ve taken a walk in the woods lately, you’ve probably noticed an abundance of buds. It’s hard to miss: right now nearly every deciduous tree […]
Observing Nature in Your Own Back Yard
A view of the Green Harbor River from the author’s backyard. It’s astonishing what we take for granted. When we spend a lot of time in a particular place it […]
The Herring Run
It’s not something you see around here very often. Imagine a river absolutely brimming with fish, a seemingly endless ribbon of blueback herring swimming with determination against the current, their […]
The Annual Salamander Migration
If you are walking along a forest path or wooded road in the next few weeks, keep an eye out for the Spotted Salamander. This shiny, wet-looking amphibian ranges in […]
Signs of Spring
Skunk cabbage emerges in spring. Spring is coming! For the first time in I don’t know how many years, that little creature for which we named Groundhog Day opted to […]
The Power of Water: Milling and Manufacturing in the North River Valley
An old mill on the South River in Marshfield, circa 1940. Now the location of Veterans Memorial Park. When considering the industrial history of the North River, what first comes […]
Salt Haying on the North and South Rivers
A haycart, with the North River in the background. Photo courtesy of Ray Freden. The harvesting of salt marsh hay was an important operation in the North and South Rivers […]
The Year on the Water (1996)
A new split-log boardwalk at Nelson Forest. Since 1970, the North and South Rivers Watershed Association has worked for the preservation, restoration, maintenance and conservation of the rivers and related […]