Protect Our Fun – Skip the Fertilizer! Skip the fertilizer this spring and summer, and save our ponds, streams, and rivers for fun! Fertilizers can actually get into our waterbodies […]
Fertilizer Alternatives
Drought is Back on the South Shore – Early Action Matters
After a brief (and very welcome) hiatus, the South Shore has slipped back into a Level 1 – Mild Drought. If it feels like we’ve been here before, you’re not […]
A Milestone for South River Herring!
NATURE by Kezia Bacon Until recently, a typical herring count at Veterans Memorial Park in Marshfield went something like this: stand at the edge of the river, stare down into […]
One Student’s Initiative: Hanover to Vote on Plastic Bag Reduction Bylaw at May 4th Town Meeting
At the North and South Rivers Watershed Association (NSRWA), we encourage everyone to protect the waters that connect our communities. Plastic waste, when it enters our ecosystem, breaks down into […]
Be a Riverhugger this Boating Season
Happy first day of May! The birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and boaters are counting down the days until boats go in the water. The North and South Rivers […]
Removing Garlic Mustard in the Spring
Content and images courtesy of Wild Cohasset. Did you know that a common plant found all over the South Shore poses a major threat to our forests? Garlic mustard is […]
Be a Citizen Scientist: Volunteer To Survey Horseshoe Crabs in Duxbury
In Duxbury, NSRWA and the MassBays National Estuary Partnership Program (MassBays), will be conducting its 18th year of horseshoe crab monitoring. Duxbury is one of sixteen sites across the state […]
See the Herring Run on the South Shore!
Spring means flowers, songbirds, and the annual upstream migration of river herring to spawn in the streams and ponds they were born in! These historically large migrations of fish into our freshwater […]
River Restoration Update: Local Projects and National Trends
Temple Street Dam Removal Construction on the Temple Street Dam removal has been paused but the site will remain closed until the project is complete. Increased flows from the snow […]
Thank You for Making Gardening Green Expo 2026 a Success!
Thanks to everyone for helping us make Gardening Green Expo 2026 a big success – we couldn’t have done it without all of YOU! It took a lot of people to make it happen, including Kennedy’s Country Gardens, volunteers, […]