Our region is recognized around the world as the location of the first Thanksgiving feast. There were numerous inhabitants on the South Shore before the Mayflower arrived, including the Mattakeeset. […]
The Importance of Herring
NSRWA Annual Meeting Celebrates People Making a Difference
On Friday, November 2nd, the 2018 NSRWA Annual Meeting drew a full house at the South Shore Natural Science Center. After a cocktail and appetizer reception, President Sally Caverly conducted […]
Honoring the People Behind the Plastic Bag Bans
To date there have been 5 single-use plastic bag bans enacted on the South Shore, with another ban coming up for vote in Scituate on November 14. NSRWA honored those […]
Meet Our New Environmental Educator Brian Taylor
We would like to welcome our new Environmental Educator, Brian Taylor! Brian is originally from Kalamazoo Michigan. He went to college at Western Michigan University and graduated with a B.S. […]
Plastic Bag Ban Passes in Pembroke
Inspired by the Marshfield plastic bag ban, citizens in Pembroke brought their own propsal to town meeting and it passed by a narrow margin Tuesday night, October 23. Scituate residents have also […]
Harvest Moon Feast Raises More Than $20,000 for Environmental Education
Harvest Moon Feast Pairs Great Food and Drink with Good Friends Despite the weather, the 2018 NSRWA Harvest Moon Feast boasted quite a turnout. More than 170 guests got to […]
National Natural Landmark Rededication Honors Rivers
Did you know the rivers are a Nationally recognized Natural Landmark? You may be familiar with Historic Landmarks but the nation also recognizes natural resources that are unique to the […]
Listen to Sara’s Podcast, “The Estuarine Gradient”
NSRWA Watershed Ecologist and MassBays South Shore Coordinator , Sara Grady, has started recording podcasts through Marshfield Community Television that will cover multiple topics related to the estuaries of the […]
Get on the River with our Timing the Tides Guide
In case you haven’t been able to catch one of our Timing the Tides presentations, you can now watch it online or get a free digital download of the presentation. […]
River Herring Migrating Back to the Ocean
What comes up must go down or what goes in must go out is an idiom that holds true for physics, biology and for migrating fish! Remember last spring when […]