Volunteer Lisa Lenon is helping us reach new audiences to grow our NSRWA community. Lenon, our 2017 Volunteer of the Year, originally worked in our office cleaning up our database and sending out new member packets. She has now set her sights on helping us reach new audiences in our South Shore communities. We spoke […]
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 […]
The NSRWA has been hard at work engaging the community this fall season by visiting the local Inly School in Scituate. Sixty students in grades 3 through 6 participated in fun and interactive programs over several days discussing the questions “Where does our water come from and where does it go? What is my impact […]
We would like to welcome our new Environmental Educator, Brian Taylor! Brian is originally from Kalamazoo Michigan. He went to college at Western Michigan University and graduated with a B.S. in Education as well as a achieving a state teaching certificate. After teaching in a public school for a year, he decided to take his […]
Harvest Moon Feast Pairs Great Food and Drink with Good Friends Despite the weather, the 2018 NSRWA Harvest Moon Feast boasted quite a turnout. More than 170 guests got to sample the finest food and spirits on the South Shore. It was truly a special evening with lots of new faces. The event brought in approximately […]
THANK YOU to all who supported this wonderful event and made it such a great success! Your generosity is greatly appreciated and has great impact in our communities. Environmental education is paramount to making sure our communities’ water is protected. Special shout-outs to: Bob Warner and the Mill Wharf staff for being such wonderful hosts […]
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 […]
