With the overwhelming success of our past painted rain barrel and Fish Out of Water raffles, NSRWA and the WaterSmart South Shore program have decided to do another public art project. The campaign will highlight the problem of stormwater pollution and provide helpful steps that can be taken to help protect our waterways and nature. […]
Who’s in the lead?! This is the place to check out the current leaders in each division for the 31st Annual Virtual Great River Race! Register for the race as a paddler or consider joining us as a FundRacer. Commit to raising $150 or more and get FREE registration, plus awards and prizes for the […]
The NSRWA is seeking a qualified individual to work one day a week to support the financial accounting and operations of this small but growing nonprofit with a budget of just over $500,000 annually. The new hire will be required to come to the office as needed and will need their own laptop to work remotely. […]
North River Commission Funding to Protect the North River Passes Senate Budget! THANK YOU! Thanks to YOU and State Senator Patrick O’Connor and co-sponsors Senator Brady and Moran, Amendment #327 for $50,000 to support the North River Commission, which administers the North River Scenic Protective Order passed the Senate budget. THANK YOU for asking your Senators […]
Horseshoe Crab Surveys This May and June for the thirteenth year we will be conducting horseshoe crab spawning surveys in Duxbury Bay. To do this, a team of 2-3 people walks/wades along a ~800 meter stretch of the Duxbury Bay shoreline north of the Powder Point Bridge. The team uses poles and rope to define […]
2021 Striper Tournament Leaderboard Join us via Zoom for the awards presentation at 1:00pm on Sunday. You will be sent the Zoom link when the tournament ends. See below for unofficial results. Click here to see the presentation from the 2021 awards. Thanks to all of our Corporate Sponsors! Please support them with your business. Striped […]
The Massachusetts House of Representatives released their budget for fiscal year 2022 last week. Representatives are currently considering amendments to the budget to fund specific projects or increase funding for budget items. Please email or call your legislators this week asking them to cosponsor amendments! Amendment 161 – Increased Funding for DER. The Division of Ecological Restoration is responsible for […]
The Hanover Annual Town Meeting is Monday May 3, 2021 at 7:00pm at the Hanover High School. The NSRWA is supporting funding for a Conservation Restriction for the Sylvester Field (Article 22) and Article 24 which will provide funding for extending the Rockland Rail Trail. See the feasibility study here. Please support Article 22 to […]
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 […]