Category: News

Who’s in the lead?! This is the place to check out the current leaders in each division for the 30th Annual (Virtual) Great River Race!  

By Warren Winders Southeastern Mass. Trout Unlimited North River near New Inlet, June 1956 My first sighting of a striped bass took place on the deck of a lobster boat. The sun was just rising above the blue horizon of the Atlantic as we were rounding the Spit and heading into the channel that passes […]

2020 Striper Tournament Leaderboard Congratulations to our 2020 South Shore Striper Tournament Winners! Click here to see a presentation from the awards. Thanks to all of our Corporate Sponsors! Please support them with your business. Striped Bass Conservation Needs You! Please help preserve the Striped Bass Fishery for future generations to enjoy and follow the new […]

Looking Back at 26 Years of Water Quality Monitoring in the North and South Rivers As of last year, the North and South Rivers Watershed Association has been sampling water quality at 10 sites (see map) for 26 years to evaluate the health of the rivers. This volunteer-driven program monitors the rivers every other week […]

Create a Stormwater Pollution or Water Conservation Video for a Chance to Win a $500 Gift Card! Starting May 22nd, 2020, WaterSmart South Shore, the North and South Rivers Watershed Association (NSRWA), and Harbor Media are kicking off a video contest for anyone in our WaterSmart communities. Now, YOU have an opportunity to help educate […]

By Warren Winders, Southeastern Mass. Trout Unlimited Contrary to our reputation for secrecy, we anglers are actually a gregarious bunch. And we probably achieve our seasonal height of sociability when the American shad are running in our rivers. You may have noticed that springtime in the North and South Rivers is marked by a sequence […]

Thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (the Trust), the dam removal process on the Third Herring Brook is moving forward. This funding will help enable NSRWA to remove the Peterson’s Pond dam on the Third Herring Brook in Norwell. According to Trust Program Director, Kim Tilas, the Trust provided over $471,512.00 […]

Who doesn’t like to be serenaded on a special day? Our talented staff ecologist, Sara Grady, recorded a special song for moms to celebrate Mother’s Day! Her song “Let Your Love Flow” is available when you purchase a gift membership for your mom, or that special mom in your life.   Give her the gift […]

Join the NSRWA staff to have a socially distant beverage and chat about the citizen science still going on in our watershed. Click on the session to register. Friday, April 24         4:00-5:00pm       Ale & Alewives 2 Friday, May 1             4:00-5:00pm       Cocktails & Crabs Friday, May 8    […]

Did you miss the Weir River Virtual Tour on Earth Day? No worries, you can still catch the Facebook presentation here on our website. Join Andrew Gallagher of the Trustees and NSRWA Executive Director Samantha Woods for an in-depth look at the Weir River. Weir River Farm takes it’s name from the river that runs […]