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
More than 200 attend 2017 New Year’s Day Walk
An enthusiastic crowd of more than 200 gathered on New Year’s Day to visit the Third Herring Brook Dam Removal Site. This was NSRWA’s 23rd year of ringing in the […]
Hanover Mall Update
NSRWA Executive Director Samantha Woods attended the public forum on the Hanover Mall last week and spoke about how the NSRWA is working in partnership with the mall to remove the dam they own […]
Letting the Rivers Flow
On Tuesday, June 19th, NSRWA hosted the premier showing of the new movie short “Letting the Rivers Flow” at the North River Theater in Norwell. Created and filmed by Lauren […]
Hunters Pond Dam Removal Celebrated
A dedication for the Hunters Pond Dam removal was held on September 6th at Mordecai Lincoln Road in Scituate. The former dam was a head-of-tide dam on Bound Brook, a […]
South Shore Restoration Projects Increase Fish Habitat!
South Shore watershed associations, towns and their state and federal partners have been leaders in Massachusetts in improving stream connectivity through dam removals and cranberry bog restoration projects resulting in… […]
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 […]
Iron Mine Brook Project Completed with New Walking Footbridge
Click here to see the finished project. In November the Town of Hanover DPW removed the Iron Mine Brook culvert. Once the culvert was removed, erosion control was put in […]
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 […]