Our January newsletter reported the adoption of new state water use regulations that are designed to require communities to try harder to minimize impacts on stream flows. The new requirements apply to all public wells in the state, and all communities will be applying to renew their permits, but our South Coastal communities are the […]
Scrambling up the rocks in Purgatory Chasm. –> I really didn’t know what to expect. When a friend suggested a day trip with our children to Purgatory Chasm, nearly 90 minutes away in remote Sutton, Massachusetts (southeast of Worcester), I was skeptical. I knew that the park’s primary feature was a quarter-mile rocky chasm where […]
North and South Rivers Riverwatch 2015 Water Quality Summary The North & South Rivers Watershed Association has been sampling water quality at 10 sites along the North & South Rivers for 22 years to evaluate the health of the rivers. This volunteer-driven program monitors the rivers every other week from the beginning of June to […]
The Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program (MassBays) recently published their 2015 State of the Bays Symposium proceedings for the public to review. This comprehensive report presents overviews of some of the research that is being done in the state to look at the health of our ecosystems. Read the report here. Photo Credit: Thompson […]