Geoff Gordon grew up in Norwell, spending many summer days swimming near Chittenden Lane or Bridge Street, and fishing the Third Herring Brook. He attended Norwell schools and Bowdoin College, […]
Meet Our New Board Member Geoff Gordon
Attend Norwell Public Information Meeting on Stormwater
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 […]
Meet Our New Board Member Susan Darnell
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 […]
Top Ten Ways We Protected Our Waters in the Past Decade
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 […]
Scituate High School Students Explore Coastal Ecology!
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 […]
Healthy Rivers and Waters Don’t Happen on Their Own
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, […]
Governor Appoints NSRWA a Seat on State’s Water Resources Commission
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 […]
Stormwater Education Available for Town Selectboards
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 […]
Adapting to Climate Change
“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… […]
Are You a Tax-Savvy Donor?
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 […]