September 14-21 is National Estuaries Week. Estuaries are where rivers meet the sea, and they are all around you. Just on the South Shore, there are fourteen (depending on how […]
Celebrate National Estuaries Week!
Six Places to See the Bald Eagles
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Have you heard about the bald eagles that are nesting on the North River? Have you seen them? For the past century, to observe a […]
The Rising Tide that Lifts All Boats (and Rivers, Bays and Estuaries)!
We have yet to meet a bay, river or estuary on the South Shore that we didn’t want to help protect or restore. As the largest water and science based […]
Join Us for Scitstock 2019!
Saturday, September 7 Live Music 6:00-10:00pm (Doors open at 5:30pm) ● Jay Psaros ● The Marshalls ● Liz McKeen ● Howie Howie ● Mojo Mama ● The Coconotes ● Border […]
Thanks to You We Met the Bloomwhistle $200,000 Match!
Thank YOU for helping us meet the $200,000 Bloomwhistle Matching Gift Challenge to protect our local waters! We are grateful to the Bloomwhistle Charitable Fund for their visionary leadership and […]
Boats and Volunteers Needed for Eelgrass Survey
Coming up in a little over a week, MassBays South Shore, Mass. DMF and NSRWA are having an Eelgrass Survey Blitz! in Duxbury, Kingston & Plymouth Bay. And we need […]
Sites of the North River Shipyards – Part 4
December 19, 1919 By: Henry T. Claus Transcribed and edited by Jane Estabrooks Rapid Accretion Another interesting shipbuilder of his time was Alden Briggs of the Briggs family which played […]
Watch Videos from the South Shore Climate Change Symposium
On May 9, NSRWA co-sponsored South Shore Climate Change Symposium held at Norwell’s Cushing Memorial Hall. Over 100 state and local leaders and concerned citizens attended the day-long event, which […]
Top 10 Places to Launch on the North and South Rivers
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Paddling season is here! If you enjoy canoeing, kayaking or stand-up paddleboarding (SUP), summer is the perfect time to get out on the water. The […]
Sites of the Old North River Shipyards – Part 3
December 19, 1919 By: Henry T. Claus Transcribed and edited by Jane Estabrooks Nature Acted When She Got Ready From the earliest days trouble was experienced in getting the larger […]