More than 90 people came to the first WaterWatch Lecture on Wednesday, January 11th to hear about the state of the drought in Massachusetts. Ellen Mecray, Eastern Region Climate Services […]
Scituate 5th Graders Participate in the “Water All Around You” Program
The 5th graders at Jenkins, Hatherly, Cushing and Wampatuck Elementary Schools learned about their local water resources and water conservation by participating in the Water All Around You program. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drought Continues, Saving Water Imperative
As you have probably noticed, Massachusetts is currently suffering from a drought. Lawns are brown, streams are drying up and water is in short supply. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew […]
A Clean Start for Summer River Water Quality
North and South Rivers Riverwatch June 2, 2016 Water Quality Summary The North & South Rivers Watershed Association has been sampling water quality at 10 sites along the North & […]
Planet Subaru and NSRWA do “well” together
The North and South Rivers Watershed Association (NSRWA) helped Planet Subaru in Hanover cut its water usage by 23%. NSRWA GreenScapes Program Manager Lori Wolfe said, “We chose Planet Subaru […]