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Solstice Sunset Paddle

Finish the longest day of the year with North and South Rivers Watershed Association and Wildlands Trust for a sunset paddle on this tidal fresh water marsh system. We’ll put in at the Hanover Canoe Launch and paddle around the Indian Head, Herring, and North Rivers. Participants must be experienced paddlers, be at least 12 […]

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Discover Project Dale and Pembroke’s Tucker Preserve

Posted on May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 by Kezia Bacon

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Lately I’ve become fascinated with a certain stretch of the Indian Head River. From the bridge on Cross and State Streets, at the Hanover-Hanson town line, to Luddam’s Ford Park in Hanover and Pembroke, the river flows for two miles through a peaceful, secluded valley. On the Hanover side, a […]

Posted in Nature by Kezia BaconTagged Association, Dale, Discover, Ford, Hanover, Head, hike, Indian, Luddam's, North, NSRWA, park, Pembroke, preserve, project, River, Rivers, South, Tucker, walk, Watershed

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See the Herring Runs on the South Shore

Posted on May 2, 2019May 8, 2019 by Lori

Spring means flowers, songbirds, and the annual upstream migration of river herring to spawn in the streams and ponds they were born in! These historically large migrations of fish into our freshwater streams, rivers, and ponds once supported the Native Americans, the Pilgrims, and the colonists who came after them. They would use the fish […]

Posted in NewsTagged Association, Cohasset, Duxbury, fish, fishing, Hanover, hanson, Herring, herring run, Kingston, Marshfield, migration, North, North River, Norwell, NSRWA, outdoor activity, Pembroke, Plymouth, River, Rivers Watershed, run, Scituate, see, South, south river, spring, Things to do, watch, Weymouth

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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. […]

Posted in NewsTagged all, Aquarion, around, Association, conservation, Duxbury, field trip, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, North, Norwell, NSRWA, Pembroke, pollution, program, protect, Rivers, Rockland, school, Scituate, Shore, South, stormwater, water, Watershed, Watersmart, Weymouth, you

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NSRWA’s 25th Annual New Year’s Day Walk

Posted on December 11, 2018April 24, 2019 by Lori

Hanover Branch Rail Trail in Rockland and Abington Robert J. Nyman Rockland Senior Center Tuesday, January 1, 2019 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Join the NSRWA for the 25th year of ringing in the New Year together by exploring our watershed. This year’s walk will follow the Hanover Branch Rail Trail in Rockland and Abington. The […]

Posted in NewsTagged Association, Center, day, free, Hanover, hike, New, North, NSRWA, Rail, Rivers, Rockland, Senior, South, Trail, walk, Watershed, Years

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Hanover Mall Update

Posted on August 17, 2018May 3, 2019 by Lori

NSRWA Executive Director Samantha Woods attended the public forum on the Hanover Mall last week and spoke about how the NSRWA is working in partnership with the mall to remove the dam they own on the Third Herring Brook that is blocking fish passage. She spoke about how the redevelopment of the Hanover Mall is a once in a lifetime opportunity to […]

Posted in NewsTagged Association, Brook, crossing, Dam, Hanover, Herring, Mall, North, NSRWA, removal, Rivers, Samantha, smart, South, Third, water, Watershed, Watersmart, woods

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Rockland’s Rail Trail

Posted on June 26, 2018August 9, 2019 by Kezia Bacon

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Do you know about the Hanover Branch Railroad? It extended 7.8 miles from Hanover Four Corners, through South and West Hanover, across Rockland, to North Abington, where it connected with the Old Colony Railroad to Plymouth. Incorporated in 1846, and constructed over the better part of the next 20 years, it officially opened for service in 1868. E. […]

Posted in Nature by Kezia BaconTagged Branch, Hanover, hiking, North, NSRWA, Rail, Railroad, Rivers, Rockland, South, Things to do, Trail, walk, Watershed

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2018 Painted Rain Barrel Raffle

Posted on June 25, 2018June 20, 2019 by Lori

The North and South Rivers Watershed Association, in conjunction with WaterSmart South Shore, held a painted rain barrel raffle. The NSRWA is collaborating with ten artists and groups on the South Shore for this public art project. A big thank you goes out to our participating artists and groups: Duxbury – Todd Alvey, Atlantic Illustration […]

Posted in NewsTagged artist, barrel, custom, Duxbury, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, NSRWA, painted, Pembroke, raffle, rain, Scituate, Shore, smart, South, water, Watersmart, Weymouth

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NSRWA Hosts Family Fishing Outing

Posted on May 11, 2018April 24, 2019 by Lori

A great day was had by all at the Kids Intro to Fishing and Family Picnic on Saturday, May 5th! Families from across the South Shore got together to fish the Indian Head River at Luddam’s Ford.  Kids brought their fishing rods and the parents brought the picnic. The weather was fair and the kids […]

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High School Interns Tackle Water Conservation Issues

Posted on May 26, 2017April 24, 2019 by Lori

This spring NSRWA hosted 4 high school interns for their community service projects; Makenna Palzkill, Nick Hoffman and Ryan Kilroy, from Norwell High School, and Caroline McDonald from Hanover High School. All of the students are seniors with an interest in environmental science. The interns came up with ideas to address water conservation issues in their […]

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