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 […]
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 […]
Thanks to people purchasing the state’s three environmentally-themed specialty license plates, two of our rivers, the Third Herring Brook and the South River, will be receiving funding to help restore their health! These grants from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) to 15 projects across the state will restore aquatic habitat, rivers and watersheds, monitor water […]
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 […]