Voting is now closed. The votes from Wishpond and Facebook will be added to tabulate the winners. Stay tuned for the list of winners. Prizes: 1st place: Private NSRWA guided boat tour of the North River for six people (value: $500) 2nd place: Two tickets on a NSRWA boat tour of your choice (value: $150) […]
Exploring Carreiro Woodland & Two Mile Farm
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Glancing at a map of the North River as it flows through Marshfield, one sees a lot of green. The riverbank is now a nearly contiguous stretch of conservation land. There’s the 225-acre North River Sanctuary, the Mass Audubon headquarters on Route 3A, near the river mouth, and then a little […]
Hingham and Norwell Maps Now Available
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 […]
Introducing Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary
NATURE by Kezia Bacon, NSRWA Correspondent In late November, Massachusetts Audubon opened Tidmarsh, a 479-acre wildlife sanctuary in Plymouth. Land conservation is always something to celebrate, but this acquisition is also noteworthy for its scope. In recent years Tidmarsh was a working cranberry farm. Before Mass Audubon granted it permanent protection as a wildlife sanctuary, […]
NSRWA’s 24th Annual New Year’s Day Walk
Visit the Pratt Conservation Land & South River in Marshfield Monday, January 1, 2018 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Join the NSRWA for the 24th year of ringing in the New Year together by exploring our watershed. This year’s walk will celebrate connecting people to the South River through the addition of a new boat […]
Marshfield’s Bridle and Rail Trails
by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Marshfield is one of those towns where it isn’t always easy to get from Point A to Point B. The presence of four tidal rivers as well as a significant amount of conservation land can make crossing town an indirect endeavor. There is simply a lot of territory – salt marsh, […]
Iron Mine Brook Project Completed with New Walking Footbridge
Click here to see the finished project. In November the Town of Hanover DPW removed the Iron Mine Brook culvert. Once the culvert was removed, erosion control was put in place and the stream banks were replanted with native vegetation, the trail leading to the site was cleared and concrete support pads were poured. Recently […]
7+ Walking Places for 2017
NATURE (HUMAN AND OTHERWISE) by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent We are fortunate, here on the South Shore, to have access to an abundance of nature preserves. Chances are, if walking in the woods is the type of thing you enjoy, you’re already familiar with World’s End in Hingham and the Norris Reservation in Norwell, local favorites […]
Introducing the Hoyt-Hall Preserve
NATURE (HUMAN AND OTHERWISE) by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent We’ve been awaiting this moment for more than 15 years. We’ve read about grant applications and land purchases. We’ve observed survey tape on trees, and witnessed trails being carved out of the forest. When red and blue blazes appeared at woodland intersections and signs went up in […]
Celebrate 125 Years of Land Conservation
NATURE (HUMAN AND OTHERWISE) by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent It’s a big year for anniversaries, at least in the realm of land conservation. Massachusetts Audubon celebrated its 100th birthday this year, as did the National Parks Service. 2016 also marks a milestone for The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR), a land trust here in the Bay State […]