With all the rain we have had recently, it is hard to remember the 2016 drought, but it is still very much in the forefront of those tasked with meeting the water needs of the Town of Scituate. On Tuesday, January 15th at 7:00pm, in the new Public Safety Building, the town will present an update […]
Harvest Moon Feast Raises More Than $20,000 for Environmental Education
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 […]
South River Restoration Moves Forward in Duxbury and Marshfield
NSRWA recently received grant funding to support further study of the removal of two dams on the South River. A total of $12,000 was awarded by the Baker-Polito Administration through the Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) Priority Projects Program. The program provides projects with grant funding, project management, and contracted technical services for wetland and […]
Scituate Receives $227,309 Grant for Upgrade of the Scituate Reservoir Dam
This grant is one in a series of grants awarded to the town of Scituate as a result of the North and South Rivers Watershed Association’s and the Massachusetts Bays Program long standing partnership with the town. This grant will help to restore streamflow supportive of herring passage while at the same time protecting and […]
Friends of the South River Park receives Grant Funds for Meadow Restoration
If you have driven by The South River Park on Route 139 in Marshfield throughout the past 3 years you might have noticed volunteers hard at work performing all kinds of landscaping tasks. Flowerbeds have been undergoing restoration, lawns improved, and trees and shrubs getting much needed pruning and feeding. The park is improving but […]
Town of Scituate Receives Sustainable Water Management Grant
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 […]