The NSRWA recently formed an Advocacy Council to guide the organization’s positions on relevant issues that face the health of waters in our region. The NSRWA has been a voice […]
Town Meeting Guide to Protect Your Waters
Take Our Pledge and Get Your FREE Reusable Bag!
BYOB has a new meaning – Bring Your Own Bag. Whether it’s to the grocery store, farmer’s market, pharmacy or retail store, you can make a difference by using reusable […]
Empowering People to Protect Water
Everyone deserves clean plentiful water and free-flowing connected rivers, however, there are several challenges we face on the South Shore. In many of our towns water withdrawals reduce streamflow, stormwater […]
NSRWA Annual Meeting Celebrates People Making a Difference
On Friday, November 2nd, the 2018 NSRWA Annual Meeting drew a full house at the South Shore Natural Science Center. After a cocktail and appetizer reception, President Sally Caverly conducted […]
Honoring the People Behind the Plastic Bag Bans
To date there have been 5 single-use plastic bag bans enacted on the South Shore, with another ban coming up for vote in Scituate on November 14. NSRWA honored those […]
Plastic Bag Ban Passes in Pembroke
Inspired by the Marshfield plastic bag ban, citizens in Pembroke brought their own propsal to town meeting and it passed by a narrow margin Tuesday night, October 23. Scituate residents have also […]
Attend Important Upcoming Meetings
The NSRWA is in support of the following articles at these town meetings for their potential impact on the environment: Cohasset – Town Meeting, Monday, April 30 Proposed plastic bag […]
Should We Ban Plastic Bags?
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent You know how when you enter the grocery store, there’s a receptacle where you can recycle your plastic shopping bags? I always see it and […]
Marshfield Proposes Plastic Bag Reduction
The town of Marshfield, like Plymouth and Duxbury before them, is considering a ban on single-use plastic bags. There is current state legislation being considered on the topic, but there […]
What You Can Do To Help Save Water During the Drought
Thursday morning the United States Drought Monitor more than quadrupled the area of the state considered to be under an extreme drought. A major portion of that area includes the […]