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Drought Conditions Improve Across Commonwealth, Water Deficit Continues Throughout State

Posted on March 15, 2017April 24, 2019 by Lori

From the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Governor Charles D. Baker Lt. Governor Karyn E. Polito Secretary Matthew A. Beaton Monitoring of Water Resources to Continue, Indoor Water Conservation by Public Necessary BOSTON – March 10, 2017 – While many areas of the state experienced some levels of precipitation in February, […]

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Jacobs School 5th Graders Participate in Water All Around You Program

Posted on March 8, 2017April 24, 2019 by Lori

Jacobs Elementary School 5th graders in Hull learned about their local water resources and water conservation by participating in the Water All Around You program. The program was created by the North and South Rivers Watershed Association’s WaterSmart Program (formerly Greenscapes) and is funded by Aquarion Water Company. WaterSmart Program Manager Lori Wolfe, said, “The […]

Posted in NewsTagged Aquarion, around, conservation, Jacobs, NSRWA, pollution, program, school, water, you

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Foster Elementary 5th Graders Participate in Water All Around You Program

Posted on March 8, 2017April 24, 2019 by Lori

Foster Elementary School 5th graders in Hingham learned about their local water resources and water conservation by participating in the Water All Around You program. The program was created by the North and South Rivers Watershed Association’s WaterSmart Program (formerly Greenscapes) and is funded by Aquarion Water Company. WaterSmart Program Manager Lori Wolfe, said, “The […]

Posted in NewsTagged Aquarion, conservation, Elementary, fifth, Foster, grade, Hingha, NSRWA, school program, students, water, Watersmart

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Town of Scituate Receives Sustainable Water Management Grant

Posted on February 2, 2017April 24, 2019 by Lori

The Town of Scituate was awarded $115,250 from the Water Management Act (WMA) Grant Program, an effort by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) that is intended to help communities with water conservation, source and demand management, and other water withdrawal planning and mitigation […]

Posted in NewsTagged conservation, drought, fish, grant, ladder, management, passage, raise, reservoir, resiliency, Scituate, storage, SWMI, water

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State of the Drought

Posted on January 18, 2017April 24, 2019 by Lori

More than 90 people came to the first WaterWatch Lecture on Wednesday, January 11th to hear about the state of the drought in Massachusetts. Ellen Mecray, Eastern Region Climate Services Director of NOAA’s Eastern Region Climate Center reported that with climate extremes on the rise and increased water withdrawals the drought will continue in the […]

Posted in NewsTagged conservation, drought, NSRWA, restrictions, saving, water, Watersmart, WaterWatch

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Scituate 5th Graders Participate in the “Water All Around You” Program

Posted on November 16, 2016April 24, 2019 by Lori

The 5th graders at Jenkins, Hatherly, Cushing and Wampatuck Elementary Schools learned about their local water resources and water conservation by participating in the Water All Around You program. The curriculum, a part of the regional WaterSmart programming, was created and presented by the North and South Rivers Watershed Association and funded by the Scituate […]

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Drought Responses Around the Watershed

Posted on November 7, 2016April 24, 2019 by Lori

Our mission is to promote Healthy Rivers, to benefit both ecological systems and human uses. This summer’s drought has brought new urgency to implementing those programs. If the drought has a silver lining, it is that the sudden and severe water shortages are a wakeup call focusing minds on a variety of water conservation and […]

Posted in NewsTagged brown, conservation, drought, education, Governor, green water, Hanover, healthy, New, Norwell, permits, responses, Rivers, Scituate, shortages, Watershed

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Celebrate 125 Years of Land Conservation

Posted on November 2, 2016April 25, 2019 by Kezia Bacon

NATURE (HUMAN AND OTHERWISE) by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent It’s a big year for anniversaries, at least in the realm of land conservation. Massachusetts Audubon celebrated its 100th birthday this year, as did the National Parks Service. 2016 also marks a milestone for The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR), a land trust here in the Bay State […]

Posted in Nature by Kezia BaconTagged Bacon, conservation, hiking, kezia, land, nature, NSRWA, parks, Service, trails, Trustees, Years

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What You Can Do To Help Save Water During the Drought

Posted on August 19, 2016April 24, 2019 by Lori

Thursday morning the United States Drought Monitor more than quadrupled the area of the state considered to be under an extreme drought. A major portion of that area includes the towns on the South Shore. The U.S. Drought Monitor last week put a total of 3.66 percent of the state in the “extreme drought” category, […]

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Planet Subaru and NSRWA do “well” together

Posted on May 12, 2016April 24, 2019 by Lori

The North and South Rivers Watershed Association (NSRWA) helped Planet Subaru in Hanover cut its water usage by 23%. NSRWA GreenScapes Program Manager Lori Wolfe said, “We chose Planet Subaru for our WaterSmart Business program because of their reputation for green practices which include powering their showroom by solar panels and mowing with goats.” WaterSmart […]

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