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Celebrating People Protecting Our Waters

Join us on Friday, November 1st, at 7:00 pm to hear about the exciting accomplishments of the organization and our plans for our 50th anniversary. We will be honoring the winner of the Barbara Anne Pearson Memorial Award as well as our Volunteers of the Year. 7:00–7:30pm          Beer, Wine and Hors d’oeuvres Reception 7:30–7:45pm          Board […]

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Help Count River Herring

Posted on March 15, 2019May 1, 2019 by Lori

Herring populations have been declining in coastal streams for a variety of factors including an inability to get to their spawning grounds due to dams or non-operational fish ladders. The herring are important because they are a crucial link in the coastal food chain. They are a source of food for striped bass, bluefish, osprey, […]

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Become an NSRWA Ambassador!

Posted on February 28, 2019May 1, 2019 by Lori

Volunteer Lisa Lenon is helping us reach new audiences to grow our NSRWA community. Lenon, our 2017 Volunteer of the Year, originally worked in our office cleaning up our database and sending out new member packets. She has now set her sights on helping us reach new audiences in our South Shore communities. We spoke […]

Posted in NewsTagged Ambassador, Association, audiences, education, event, gatherings, Lenon, Lisa, New, North, NSRWA, presentations, Rivers, South, volunteer, Watershed

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NSRWA Seeking Citizen Science Volunteer Coordinator

Posted on January 17, 2019April 24, 2019 by Lori

The North and South Rivers Watershed Association is an environmental non-profit on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Through our role as the regional partner for the Massachusetts Bays Program, we coordinate multiple citizen science initiatives including river herring monitoring, horseshoe crab spawning surveys, and water quality monitoring. The position may also involve assisting with an […]

Posted in NewsTagged Association, citizen, coordinator, Job, North, NSRWA, science, South, volunteer, Watershed

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NSRWA Annual Meeting Celebrates People Making a Difference

Posted on November 9, 2018April 24, 2019 by Lori

On Friday, November 2nd, the 2018 NSRWA Annual Meeting drew a full house at the South Shore Natural Science Center. After a cocktail and appetizer reception, President Sally Caverly conducted a brief business meeting. Caverly, who stepped down after a 2-year term as president, received a beautiful framed print of the North River by Mike […]

Posted in NewsTagged annual, Association, award, bag, ban, Barbara, Calli Bianchi, challenge, Don, honors, matching, meeting, memorial, North, NSRWA, Pearson, plastic, Rivers, Salvatore, South, volunteer, Watershed, year

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Volunteer and Make a Difference Locally

Posted on November 22, 2017April 24, 2019 by Lori

Start the new year right – sign up to be a volunteer! The NSRWA is dependent upon volunteers to help advocate for the health of our waters; to introduce people to the beauty and recreational opportunities along the rivers; and to educate children, families and adults about the history, ecology, wildlife and geology of the […]

Posted in NewsTagged citizen, event, NSRWA, science, support, volunteer

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The Joy of Learning Through Volunteering

Posted on August 30, 2017April 24, 2019 by Lori

Volunteer Profile by Steven Reitz Since January of this year, I have been given the great opportunity of working with the team at the North and South Rivers Watershed Association. Sam, Lori, Gabi, and Sara are all great to work with and have really given me the opportunity to learn new things hands-on that a […]

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Volunteer to Count Horseshoe Crabs in Duxbury Bay

Posted on April 13, 2017April 24, 2019 by Lori

This April, May and June for the tenth year we will be conducting horseshoe crab spawning surveys in Duxbury Bay. To do this, a team of 2-3 people walks/wades along a ~800 meter stretch of the Duxbury Bay shoreline north of the Powder Point Bridge. The team uses poles and rope to define a 5m […]

Posted in NewsTagged Bay, count, counting, crabs, Duxbury, horseshoe, surveys, volunteer

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NSRWA Reflecting Back and Moving Forward

Posted on November 10, 2016April 24, 2019 by Lori

The North and South Rivers Watershed Association held their annual meeting on Friday, November 4, with a full house at the South Shore Natural Science Center. The year 2016 has seen lots of changes for the NSRWA. Two long time staffers (or half of the staff) left the organization. Paula Christie, the assistant director for […]

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Iron Mine Brook Culvert Project Moves Full Steam Ahead

Posted on October 28, 2016April 24, 2019 by Lori

Over the past few years, NSRWA inventoried and assessed all the dams, culverts, and other impediments to natural streamflow in the North and South River systems, and prioritized these for action. Together with Trout Unlimited and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, we determined that removing a small culvert and rock dam near the […]

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