It was a gorgeous day for the running of the 29th Annual NSRWA Great River Race! The 7.5 mile race started at Bridge Street Canoe Launch in Norwell and ended […]
29th Annual NSRWA Great River Race Results
SSVT Student Designs Winning NSRWA Great River Race Logo
The North and South Rivers Watershed Association (NSRWA) partnered with South Shore Vocational Technical High School (SSVT) for the second year in a row to come up with this year’s […]
Tackling the Wampanoag Paddle
By Caleb Estabrooks, Hanover I found it hard to believe that a group of Boy Scouts once decided to paddle from the North River in Scituate, through inland water ways […]
Fish Painters Needed
With the overwhelming success of last year’s painted rain barrel raffle, NSRWA and the WaterSmart South Shore program have decided to do another public art project. The campaign will be […]
The Problem of Dog Waste on the South Shore
On the South Shore alone, we have more than 16,000 registered dogs from Weymouth to Kingston. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average dog produces approximately ¾ pound […]
2019 NSRWA/VERC South Shore Striper Tournament Reels in Big Winners!
The North and South Rivers Watershed Association held their 3rd Annual South Shore Striper Tournament this past weekend. This year VERC Enterprises came on board as the Premier Sponsor. One-hundred thirty-three […]
Expanding Water Quality Monitoring
Thanks to funding from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) our volunteer RiverWatch Water Quality Monitoring program will this year sample an additional five headwater tributaries in the upper […]
South Shore Climate Change Symposium: Global Challenges and Local Resiliency
By George Humphrey, Scituate More frequent flooding along the South Shore’s coast and inland waterways; salt marshes deteriorating into mud flats; entire summers with daily temperatures above 90˚; winters with […]
Forecasting to Allow for Streamflow
How does Scituate know they will have enough water supply to allow for streamflow releases from the reservoir? The NSRWA and partners have done extensive modeling of the First Herring […]
Know Before You Mow!
Grass clippings that are blown into the street enter storm drains and are carried directly to our local lakes, ponds and streams. Those clippings contribute nutrients such as […]