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New Hope for Maintaining Streamflow in First Herring Brook

Posted on February 1, 2019April 24, 2019 by Lori

By George Humphrey, Scituate In collaboration with the Scituate Department of Public Works, the MassBays Program and the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration, the NSRWA has been shepherding two projects designed to maximize the use of existing water resources in a manner that will protect the fragile ecosystems in Scituate’s watershed. The Reservoir Dam Water […]

Posted in NewsTagged Association, Brook, conservation, Dam, DPW, drought, First, fish, Herring, management, MassBays, North, NSRWA, passage, raiaing, reserves, reservoir, Rivers, Scituate, South, streamflow, supply, water, Watershed

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Water All Around You School Program in Full Swing

Posted on February 1, 2019April 24, 2019 by Lori

By Brian Taylor, NSRWA Environmental Educator The NSRWA has launched the WaterSmart Water All Around You school program for 2019! Since the program started visiting schools in 2008, we have educated more than 25,000 South Shore students. Water is a valuable resource, especially here on the South Shore, so it’s important to use it wisely. […]

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Empowering People to Protect Water

Posted on December 18, 2018May 7, 2019 by Lori

Everyone deserves clean plentiful water and free-flowing connected rivers, however, there are several challenges we face on the South Shore. In many of our towns water withdrawals reduce streamflow, stormwater pollutes our waters, dams fragment the rivers and degraded habitats impact wildlife. There is also a lack of connection to nature and the public is […]

Posted in NewsTagged Association, ban, conservation, crabs, education, empowering, engagement, green, healthy, North, NSRWA, people, pkastic bag, protect, Rivers, Shore, South, water, Watershed

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River Herring Migrating Back to the Ocean

Posted on September 14, 2018April 24, 2019 by Lori

What comes up must go down or what goes in must go out is an idiom that holds true for physics, biology and for migrating fish! Remember last spring when we were begging people to help us count river herring as they migrate inland to spawn from the ocean? Well guess what the baby fish […]

Posted in NewsTagged Association, conservation, Herring, Instagram, migrating, migration, North, NSRWA, ocean, Pembroke, River, Rivers, South, streamflow, water, Watershed

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Is it possible to overwater your lawn?

Posted on July 13, 2018April 24, 2019 by Lori

If you said yes, you are correct. Lawns can be overwatered. Too much water weakens the grass, makes it more susceptible to disease and causes “shallow root syndrome.” How much water do you use? To protect public health and safety, as well as our natural resources, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs recommends a […]

Posted in NewsTagged Association, conservation, lawn, North, NSRWA, pool, smart, South Rivers, swimming, water, watering, Watershed, Watersmart

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2018 Painted Rain Barrel Raffle Winners Announced

Posted on July 6, 2018April 24, 2019 by Lori

    The winners of the NSRWA WaterSmart Painted Rain Barrel Raffle have been chosen. From the paper entries submitted at area libraries and the online entries, the following winners have been randomly selected: Town             Winner                              […]

Posted in NewsTagged Association, barrel, conservation, North, NSRWA, painted, raffle, rain, Rivers, smart, South, water, Watershed, Watersmart, winners

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kNOw Water, kNOw Beer

Posted on February 20, 2018April 24, 2019 by Lori

Join the NSRWA at Untold Brewing for an exclusive night of fun, food and facts on Wednesday, April 4th at 7:00pm. There will brewery tours, acoustic live music by local musician Danielle Bayer, trivia, and food from Lavishly Dunn. Tickets are $25 per person and include a 10-oz. pour. NSRWA was the first nonprofit selected by […]

Posted in NewsTagged Association, beer, Brewery, Brewing, conservation, North, NSRWA, Rivers, Scituate, South, Untold

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Hingham and Norwell Maps Now Available

Posted on February 15, 2018April 24, 2019 by Lori

Hingham Parklands for the Public maps are now available at our office. These maps are published by the Hingham Land Conservation Trust to encourage the use of Hingham’s conservation and recreation areas. The map features 78 properties and gives details on the history, wildlife, parking, and more. Hingham is rich in open space, and not […]

Posted in NewsTagged biking, birding, boating, conservation, guide, Hingham, land, map, Norwell, NSRWA, Parklands, trails, Trust, walking

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Visiting Marshfield’s John Little Conservation Area

Posted on November 29, 2017April 24, 2019 by Lori

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent I led a walk last weekend at the John Little Conservation Area in North Marshfield. In preparation, I spent some time reviewing the history of that particular part of town. Things have changed, of course, since North Marshfield was developed in the 17th and 18th centuries, yet because certain aspects of this village remain unchanged – especially in comparison to other […]

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NSRWA’s 24th Annual New Year’s Day Walk

Posted on November 7, 2017April 24, 2019 by Lori

Visit the Pratt Conservation Land & South River in Marshfield Monday, January 1, 2018 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Join the NSRWA for the 24th year of ringing in the New Year together by exploring our watershed. This year’s walk will celebrate connecting people to the South River through the addition of a new boat […]

Posted in NewsTagged canoe, conservation, day, greenway, kayak, land, launch, Levitate, Marshfield, New, NSRWA, parking, Pratt, public, Rail, River, South, Trail, trails, walk, Years

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