Create a Stormwater Pollution or Water Conservation Video for a Chance to Win a $500 Gift Card! Starting May 22nd, 2020, WaterSmart South Shore, the North and South Rivers Watershed Association (NSRWA), and Harbor Media are kicking off a video contest for anyone in our WaterSmart communities. Now, YOU have an opportunity to help educate […]
By Warren Winders, Southeastern Mass. Trout Unlimited Contrary to our reputation for secrecy, we anglers are actually a gregarious bunch. And we probably achieve our seasonal height of sociability when the American shad are running in our rivers. You may have noticed that springtime in the North and South Rivers is marked by a sequence […]
Thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (the Trust), the dam removal process on the Third Herring Brook is moving forward. This funding will help enable NSRWA to remove the Peterson’s Pond dam on the Third Herring Brook in Norwell. According to Trust Program Director, Kim Tilas, the Trust provided over $471,512.00 […]
Who doesn’t like to be serenaded on a special day? Our talented staff ecologist, Sara Grady, recorded a special song for moms to celebrate Mother’s Day! Her song “Let Your Love Flow” is available when you purchase a gift membership for your mom, or that special mom in your life. Give her the gift […]
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent This month the North and South Rivers Watershed Association is featuring the town of Duxbury in its 50 Places to Explore contest. During this prolonged time of social distancing, we encourage the public to visit conservation lands and other open space areas. While a few of my favorite properties are presently […]
The following story was unearthed recently. It tells the tale of the Brig Polly, a 131 ton ship constructed in Pembroke in 1791. She was probably built by shipbuilders Alden Briggs, Calvin Turner and Icabod Thomas, Jr. Her home port was Boston. Lost Ships and Lonely Seas by Ralph D. Paine 1920 A hundred years […]