The town of Norwell Stormwater Working Group will host a public information session on Wednesday, January 22 from 6:00-7:00pm regarding a new stormwater bylaw being proposed for consideration at the February 10 Special Town Meeting. The Stormwater Working Group has been meeting since the summer of 2019 to discuss ways of complying with the Clean […]
Susan grew up in Alexandria, Virginia and moved to Boston after graduating from college. She has lived in Norwell with her husband Tom since 1984. She has a BBA from the College of William and Mary and an MBA from Boston University. After 35 years in the Financial Services industry, Susan retired from State Street […]
Everyone loves a top ten list so we thought it would be fun to share the top 10 accomplishments for our rivers and waters that you helped make possible by being part of the NSRWA community! 1. Greening the North River Greenway In 2010 the NSRWA supported the acquisition of the Little’s and Goggin Conservation […]
Scituate High School’s environmental science and oceanography students embarked on a field trip exploring coastal ecology in and around their community. The NSRWA partnered with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) to engage students in meaningful outdoor discovery and a field study that aligns with their interests. Through a hands-on approach, the students […]
Healthy rivers and waters don’t happen on their own. It takes education, advocacy, action, and a community that cares to protect our waters. As you make your donations before year-end, please consider making a gift to NSRWA’s Annual Fund to protect local waters. Your gift directly benefits our education and outreach programs, and advances river […]
Governor Charlie Baker appointed NSRWA’s Executive Director Samantha Woods to sit on the state’s Water Resources Commission, which sits within the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The Water Resources Commission was established in 1956 by the Massachusetts Legislature and is responsible for developing, coordinating, and overseeing the Commonwealth’s water policy and planning activities […]
In mid-November our Watershed Ecologist and MassBays South Shore Regional Coordinator, Sara Grady, Ph.D. presented a primer on the Clean Water Act’s NPDES MS4* permit to the Norwell Selectboard. Commonly called the “Stormwater Permit”, the permit requires communities to reduce stormwater pollution through a multi-pronged approach involving tasks like education, infrastructure maintenance and improvement, pollution […]
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, but rather, that which is most adaptable to change.” ~ Charles Darwin Floods, water quality, forest fires, droughts, extreme heat… these are just some of the natural disasters that are becoming more frequent, more dangerous and more costly as the climate changes. The climate may […]
Tax-savvy donors are using their IRA’s to make gifts to the NSRWA. Will you be one of them? Tax reform has increased the standard deduction with the result that fewer people are itemizing. Using an IRA charitable distribution, otherwise known as a qualified charitable distribution, will give you a tax break when you make a […]
If you are Marshfield resident, please attend the Fall Town Meeting on Monday November 18, 2019 to help improve the South River for river herring by removing the dam at Veterans Memorial Park that provides limited access for spawning river herring to the South River. The NSRWA has been working with the town of Marshfield […]