Want to do something fun for Father’s Day but don’t have any ideas? Want to go paddling on a pond but don’t have a canoe? If you answered yes to either of there questions, come join the NSRWA on a family firendly paddle on Norwell’s Jacobs Pond! All equipment included and all experience levels welcome. […]
Join Plymouth County’s Entomologist Blake Dinius and NSRWA’s Educator Brian Taylor as we explore the amazing world of insects! Program discussions will include insect identification, fun facts, pollinator species invasive species and their effects, ticks, plus whatever we can find! This walk will provide folks with a knowledge of local entomology and a general appreciation […]
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 […]
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. […]
Interested in the WaterWatch Lecture Series but unable to attend? For the first time, the WaterWatch Lecture Series is being is being filmed and broadcast online as a part of the Norwell Nature Series by Norwell Spotlight TV. The first lecture, Barstow’s Two Oaks and the Upper North River Shipyards by Caleb Estabrooks is now online, […]
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 […]
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent While enjoying one of NSRWA’s pontoon boat cruises last summer, I noticed a new bench in the woods in Norwell. Or maybe it was just new to me! The bench was nestled into the hillside, overlooking the North River, in the Stetson Meadows Conservation Area — a place I hadn’t […]
The NSRWA is in support of the following articles at these town meetings for their potential impact on the environment: Cohasset – Town Meeting, Monday, April 30 Proposed plastic bag ban Marshfield – Town Meeting starts April 23 Article 34. Plastic Bag Ban Town Meeting Warrant Norwell – Town Meeting starts May 7 Click here to read […]
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 […]
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 […]