NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Ask anyone familiar with the South Shore what our most common tree is and they will answer “pine,”… or if they know a little bit […]
Visiting Duxbury’s Whiton Woods
NSRWA Seeking Citizen Science Volunteer Coordinator
The North and South Rivers Watershed Association is an environmental non-profit on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Through our role as the regional partner for the Massachusetts Bays Program, we […]
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 […]
The Chesapeake, The Shannon, and the North River Boys Who Got Between Them
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent On June 18, 1812, US President James Madison declared war against the United Kingdom. Trade conflicts had heated up, due to the Napoleonic Wars and the […]
NSRWA Board Member Kevin Cassidy Honored by Mass Rivers Alliance
At their Annual Meeting on December 5, Mass Rivers Alliance honored Kevin Cassidy, of Earthrise Law Center, for his pro bono work on behalf of watershed groups across the state. […]
NSRWA’s 25th Annual New Year’s Day Walk
Hanover Branch Rail Trail in Rockland and Abington Robert J. Nyman Rockland Senior Center Tuesday, January 1, 2019 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Join the NSRWA for the 25th year of […]
2019 Explore South Shore Calendars Now on Sale!
Our new 2019 Explore South Shore Calendars are now on sale. All of the photos featured are the winners in our Explore South Shore photo contest. They are the perfect holiday […]
Coming to a School Near You
The NSRWA has been hard at work engaging the community this fall season by visiting the local Inly School in Scituate. Sixty students in grades 3 through 6 participated in […]
The Importance of Herring
Our region is recognized around the world as the location of the first Thanksgiving feast. There were numerous inhabitants on the South Shore before the Mayflower arrived, including the Mattakeeset. […]
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 […]