Join us for a family day in the watershed on the Hanover side of Luddam’s Ford Park. This will be a chance for kids to learn to fish, explore the waterfront with friends and family. This park offers an excellent picnic area with space to run around, trails, waterfall and plenty of space to explore. […]
A family friendly fishing workshop for all experience levels. Come alone or with your friends. The NSRWA will have equipment for use, but feel free to bring your own. We will be starting at 9:00am at the Hanover side of Luddam’s Ford Park. NSRWA educator Brian Taylor will discuss local history, flora and fauna, pond […]
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 […]
Did you know the rivers are a Nationally recognized Natural Landmark? You may be familiar with Historic Landmarks but the nation also recognizes natural resources that are unique to the nation and the North and South Rivers are one of them! In 1977, the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior, at the […]
On September 23, Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas will appear at a celebratory rededication of the rivers’ National Natural Landmark status. At 1pm there will be a ceremony at South River Park (2148 Ocean Street, Marshfield), where a plaque marking the designation will be installed. The event will also honor the late Senator Paul Tsongas’s commitment to the […]
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 […]
The Great River Race is a bit of a misnomer. It is an amazing paddling event on the North River, but not everyone that participates is a serious racer. Lots of people take it at their own pace and just enjoy the scenery. For the less serious, but creative paddler, there is also the Best […]
In the spring, river herring migrate almost nine miles from Massachusetts Bay to the fish ladder on the South River at the Veterans Memorial Park dam in Marshfield in order to further their species, but it is there that they are being stopped despite the existence of a fish ladder at the dam. The South […]
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 […]