NSRWA was recently awarded $88,129 in funding from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) for research on South Shore salt marshes. The funding comes through CZM’s Coastal Habitat and […]
NSRWA Awarded Salt Marsh Grant
Holly Days: 14 Walks with Holly Trees
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Here on the South Shore, our woodlands are dominated by Eastern white pine trees, along with plenty of oaks and maples. American Holly trees (Ilex […]
2023 NSRWA Annual Meeting Honors Volunteers
The North and South Rivers Watershed Association held their annual meeting on Sunday, November 5 with a full house at the beautiful Ferry Hill Center. The year 2023 has seen […]
Eelgrass Survey Finds Declines In Average Percent Cover Since 2019
The 2023 eelgrass surveys in Duxbury, Kingston, and Plymouth bays were highly successful, with eight sampling days between July 21st and August 21st. In total, eight boat captains and 12 […]
Recommended Reading – Let Our Rivers Flow Book Series
We are excited to announce the Let Our Rivers Flow recommended reading series! Over the coming weeks, the Hanover, Hanson and Pembroke libraries will display books with a focus on […]
Welcome Alex Mansfield!
Alex Mansfield is joining NSRWA as the Watershed Ecologist and the South Shore Regional Coordinator for the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program. He holds an MS of Environmental, Coastal, and […]
More Than Words: 10 Walking Places with Native American Names
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent From Nantasket to Manomet, Cohasset to Monponsett, up the Shumatuscacant River and down Musquashcut Brook, there are places all over the South Shore whose names […]
Temple Street Dam Removal – Public Info Sessions Tuesday, October 24
The Temple Street Dam is one of three barriers along the South River. Long gone are the industries these dams were built to support and we are now left with […]
Vote to Expand the South River Park
Vote to Expand the South River Park Marshfield Town Meeting Monday, October 16 7:00pm at Marshfield High School If you are a Marshfield resident or know one please ask them […]
2023 Blue Mussels Report
Fourth Cliff at the mouth of the North and South Rivers is part of the designated North River Important Bird Area (IBA). The barrier beach there provides feeding and staging […]