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 […]
Nature Walks in Duxbury: 12 Places to Explore
The Fate of the Brig Polly
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 […]
Citizen Science Happy Hour
Join the NSRWA staff to have a socially distant beverage and chat about the citizen science still going on in our watershed. Click on the session to register. Friday, April […]
Weir River Virtual Tour
Did you miss the Weir River Virtual Tour on Earth Day? No worries, you can still catch the Facebook presentation here on our website. Join Andrew Gallagher of the Trustees […]
Coastal Restoration in Scituate
Over 15 families from the NSRWA and Scituate Education Foundation volunteered recently to participate in a coastal restoration project by planting beachgrass on the dunes of Peggotty Beach. This planting […]
Trout Fishing the North and South Rivers Watershed
By Warren Winders, Southeastern Mass. Trout Unlimited The Watershed’s Spring Pageant The pageantry of spring arrives as a feast for our senses long starved by the grey months of winter. […]
Why I Help Count Herring with Citizen Scientist Tom Bell
Meet Tom Bell Herring Count Volunteer at the Weir River The NSRWA partners and provides support where needed to many other watersheds and like-minded environmental organizations on the South Shore. […]
NSRWA Mini Hike
The Gall of the Wild Join us for a brief nature lesson discovering the commonly seen, but often overlooked Oak Apple Galls. These fascinating galls provide a safe place for […]
NSRWA 50th Anniversary (Part 3 )
A Second Wind: “Watershed Wakes Up — How About You” (Newsletter, May 1989) By Jim Glinski, Scituate In a frank letter to its members in May 1989, the NSRWA admitted […]
Enjoying Nature Close to Home
By Kezia Bacon, Correspondent As the coronavirus pandemic surges here in Massachusetts, and social distancing becomes even more defined and urgent, we’ve been advised to stay close to home. For […]