NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent The weather is growing warmer and many of the South Shore’s seasonal ice cream stands are now open for business! Do you know what pairs well with ice cream? Nature walks! Below I’ve compiled some favorite South Shore ice cream stands and shops, many of which feature homemade treats. Along […]
In addition to our RiverWatch Water Quality Monitoring, the NSRWA will have a separate water quality monitoring program focused on the headwaters of the North River (Indian Head River, Drinkwater River, French’s Stream, and nearby tributaries). The Town of Hanover received funding from MassDEP to work with the NSRWA to iteratively test these streams to […]
This May and June, for the fourteenth year, we will be conducting horseshoe crab spawning surveys in Duxbury Bay. To do this, a team of 2-3 people walks/wades along a ~800 meter stretch of the Duxbury Bay shoreline north of the Powder Point Bridge. The team uses poles and rope to define a 5m x […]
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent What are your favorite signs of spring? Do you love to hear wood frogs peeping? Or to see colorful tendrils of skunk cabbage emerging from wetlands? Is it the lengthening days and warming temperatures that bring you delight? Or the return of red-winged blackbirds and osprey? How about the running […]
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Cohasset is a gorgeous town, with its hardwood forests, granite ledges, and numerous coastal views. It’s home to two properties managed by The Trustees, as well as a corner of Wompatuck State Park… and also quite a few conservation parcels! Are you ready to hit the trails and see some […]
Last year volunteer herring counters all over the state saw extremely low numbers of fish returning to our local streams, and multiple explanations for the precipitous drop have been offered, including a reverberating impact of drought. This spring, it is more critical than ever to ensure that we collect the best data that we can […]
The North and South Rivers Watershed Association (NSRWA) has once again been chosen as the recipient of Planet Subaru’s Share the Love® campaign. In 2018, Planet Subaru of Hanover donated $18,147.00 to the NSRWA which was used to purchase a program vehicle. This year the NSRWA will use the $16,500 donation to get more people […]
2022 Striper Tournament Leaderboard Stay tuned for the awards presentation information. See below for unofficial results. Click here to see the presentation from the 2021 awards. Thanks to all of our Corporate Sponsors! Please support them with your business. Striped Bass Conservation Needs You! Please help preserve the Striped Bass Fishery for future generations to enjoy […]
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent The Massachuseuk tribe of indigenous people inhabited our region for thousands of years before European contact. Their territory extended along the coast from the North Shore to the South Shore, as well as 20 miles inland. More specific to our area, the Mattakeeset band of Massachuseuk established a village in […]
Rainy weather and a fun hike started the year! The NSRWA kicked-off 2022 with a self-guided tour around the Indian Head River. Participants traveled through Hanover, Hanson, and Pembroke as they made their way through the forested trails surrounding the river. The NSRWA had several stations folks could visit along the way to hear interesting […]