In the spring, river herring migrate almost nine miles from Massachusetts Bay to the fish ladder on the South River at the Veterans Memorial Park dam in Marshfield in order […]
Scituate Zoning Board to Review Housing Project on Herring Brook Meadow
Here’s some irony! As we prepare for coastal flooding tomorrow…the Scituate ZBA will be reviewing a 40B residential development project that is being allowed to be built in the coastal […]
Scituate Saving Water for People and the Brook
The NSRWA and MassBays have been working with the Town of Scituate since 2007 to find ways to save water and provide flow in the First Herring Brook, while also […]
Sign Our Petition – 2,500 Signatures for 2,500 Dead North River Herring
Sign here to demand that Brockton stop killing our fish and draining our water resources dry http://pembroke.wickedlocal.com/news/20171201/herring-make-comeback-in-south-shore-rivers-but-now-face-new-threats On Monday, October 9, 2017 a local resident was walking the shoreline […]
2018 MET Grants Will Help Restore the Rivers
Thanks to people purchasing the state’s three environmentally-themed specialty license plates, two of our rivers, the Third Herring Brook and the South River, will be receiving funding to help restore […]
2017 Herring Count Numbers Are In
The NSRWA recruited and trained 87 citizen scientist volunteers this year to count river herring migrating into First Herring Brook in Scituate, Third Herring Brook in Norwell and Hanover, Herring […]
Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Removal of Tack Factory Dam
Nothing could stop the celebration of the removal of the Tack Factory Dam, especially not a little much needed rain! Project partners and friends of the rivers came together to […]
Record Drought Hits Hard: Vanishing Streamflows Impact Fish and Wildlife
Severe water shortages forcing communities to face climate change issues, pursue stringent conservation measures. It’s official: the summer of 2016 has been the driest on record! And while July may […]
Healthy Rivers are Connected: Restoring Rivers by Removing Dams and Culverts that Block Fish Passage
Funding for removal of the Cardinal Cushing Dam complete! With a commitment from Federal sources of $98,000 for removal of the dam, all funds are in place and we hope […]
Tack Factory Dam Removal Complete
The removal of the Tack Factory Dam is complete, as many people had a chance to see on the New Year’s Day walk, but work at the site is just […]