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 […]
2023 Blue Mussels Report
Congratulations to Our Rain Garden Seed Kit Winners!
Congratulations to our Rain Garden Seed Kit winners! The winners will win one of 50 rain garden seed kits from Blue Stem Natives. The kits will be sent by mail. […]
9 Places to View Free-Flowing Streams
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Dams can be found on many of our local rivers and streams – some dating back to the 1600s. Originally a power source for mills […]
Fireworks Proposed as SuperFund Site?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) made a presentation about the future of the Fireworks site to the Hanover Selectboard on Monday, September […]
EPA Kicks Off Eleventh Annual SepticSmart Week
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is joining state and local partners to launch SepticSmart Week 2023, a week-long annual campaign to educate homeowners and renters on how to properly […]
2023 Headwaters Sampling Report
By Patrick Scott, Water Quality Intern Located in the inland towns of Rockland and Hanover are the headwaters to the North River, tributaries that act as sources of water for […]
2023 Horseshoe Crab Survey Results
Every spring, in May and June, horseshoe crabs move shoreward to reproduce on our local beaches. To monitor their populations, volunteers on the South Shore gather data every year to […]
Shellfish Seeding in the Rivers
160 bushels or approximately 80,000 adult sized quahogs from the Taunton River were transported to and then cast into the North and South Rivers in the areas where shellfishing will […]
Budget Wins for the Environment and the North River!
Earlier this month, Governor Healey signed the final state budget for fiscal year 2024 and environmental agencies were big winners! There were some notable budget increases to agencies we often […]
RiverWatch Water Quality Results for 8-21-23
The RiverWatch Water Quality surveys determine whether or not sites along the North and South Rivers have exceeded bacterial colony concentration numbers per Massachusetts swimming (enterococcus) and shellfishing (fecal coliform) […]