Category: News

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

     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 […]

By George Humphrey Scituate Among the most beautiful and environmentally important features of the South Shore coastline are the salt marshes that form in the estuaries where the region’s rivers […]

Spring is here, and it’s time to get outdoors! Dust off your kayak, pull your hiking boots out of the closet, locate that fishing gear you stowed in the garage […]

Join us outdoors as the weather gets warmer. We’ve got a full schedule of walks, presentations, pontoon tours, fishing, clamming, and paddles. New this year are Mother’s Day and Father’s […]