Some of our herring count volunteers have noticed that water is not flowing down the fish ladder at Old Oaken Bucket Pond on the First Herring Brook. This is due to the town of Scituate’s concerns over the recent dry conditions and wells being currently offline. The state announced today that Southeastern Massachusetts is in […]
Vote Yes for Water Conservation at Scituate Town Meeting Monday, April 12th 7:00 pm Scituate High School Gymnasium Click here to access the Town Meeting documents. We would like to urge Scituate residents to vote yes on the following articles: Article 24 – Is a General Bylaw Amendment – Water Conservation Bylaw which consolidates, makes […]
Once again, Untold Brewing is partnering with artist Becky O’Toole in a fundraising event which will offer a special IPA beer and the chance to own some original art. The “With Purpose” fundraiser takes place from Thursday, April 8 through Sunday, April 11 and the brewery is open from 12:00 noon to 7 p.m. A […]
Fourth graders from Jenkins Elementary teamed up with the North and South Rivers Watershed Association and Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership to plant dunegrass at Scituate’s Peggotty Beach. The dunegrass was purchased with a grant from the Scituate Education Foundation. The eager students walked from their school to the beach to meet the NSRWA team. […]
Help Erik Simmons of Scituate protect our local waters by supporting his Giving Whales Project! We are giving away one of his amazing hand-carved whales on Earth Day! Click here to show your support! “I began carving during the pandemic. It seemed to fit my need to be productive while being creative at the same […]
Last spring, 17-year-old Robbie Murdock of Scituate reached out to NSRWA for guidance with his Eagle Scout project. Passionate about protecting the environment, Robbie wanted to help improve water quality in his hometown. But what could he actually do to make a difference for the coastal ecosystem? And what would be a reasonable scope for […]
Read the NSRWA March 15, 2021 comment letter to the Pembroke Zoning Board of Appeals here. _______________________________________________________________________ After a 3-year lull, the battle to stop the construction of a 56-unit housing development on the North River is in action again. HISTORY In 2017, NSRWA joined with citizens, local legislators, and the Town of Pembroke to […]
Public Notification of Sewer Discharges to Surface Waters Now the Law Last week we asked you to send an email or call Governor Baker encouraging him to sign a bill that would require the public to be notified if there were spills of untreated sewage into our waterways. On Tuesday January 12, 2021, Governor Baker […]
Sediment movement and monitoring after a dam removal One of the impacts of a dam in a stream is that it holds back sediment. The sediment accumulates behind the dam instead of moving slowly downstream. This starves the area downstream of smaller particles and can result in a rockier habitat than is appropriate for the […]
Thank you for being part of our NSRWA community! Together, we were able to protect local waters throughout a very challenging year. Last year, we educated more than 1,000 youth about water through online environmental education programs, reached more than 140,000 people through online and print media, connected nearly 1,200 residents with the outdoors through […]