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. […]
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 […]
A dedication for the Hunters Pond Dam removal was held on September 6th at Mordecai Lincoln Road in Scituate. The former dam was a head-of-tide dam on Bound Brook, a tributary to the Gulf River which flows into Cohasset Harbor. Removing the dam opened up 5 miles of river habitat, restored 2.5 acres of wetland, […]
Hunters Pond Dam Removal and Bound Brook Restoration Project NSRWA Ecologist/South Shore Regional Coordinator for the MassBays Program, Sara Grady, has been involved with this project in two roles – monitoring support and public outreach. She will continue to be involved through monitoring of the project during construction and post-restoration, and promoting the project in […]