
TRWA Blog
- Training for Water Quality Monitoring Volunteers 3/29th - Help protect the water quality of the Taunton River and its tributaries by becoming a Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer! No technical training or education is required just a desire to be part of an important effort with good people who want to improve local water quality. We provide... Continue reading
- Big Welcome to Ahnika DeGrace! - A warm welcome to Ahnika DeGrace, TRWA’s new communications intern. She will be collaborating with us for ten hours per week from now until June. She is excited to be at TRWA, meeting new people, learning, and expanding her knowledge. She has a contagious enthusiasm for her internship and a... Continue reading
- Communications Internship Opportunity, January-June 2025 - Exciting Communications Internship opportunity for a college student (undergraduate or graduate). TRWA is seeking a part-time intern to assist with planning and marketing our 2025 educational programs and events. Intern will also focus on expanding our social media presence to reach a wider audience. This paid 6-month hybrid position... Continue reading

Watershed News
- October Monitoring Results Available, End of 2024 Sampling Year - The monitoring results for October are available on our monitoring results tracking spreadsheet. The monitoring results have also been added to our website 2024 sampling season spreadsheet. The results may be accessed anytime from the Water Quality Monitoring Tab at the top of the TRWA website home page and clicking... Continue reading
- September Monitoring Results, and TRWA Program on Climate Change - The monitoring results for September have been added to our 2024 sampling season spreadsheet. All TRWA monitoring results may be accessed anytime from the Water Quality Monitoring Tab at the top of the TRWA website home page and clicking on either the sample bottle picture or link to the data... Continue reading
Upcoming Events
February
2/27th, 1pm- Guided Walk: Picone Farm/Oliver House with Ellenor Simmons
March
3/12th, 11am- Guided Walk: Bioreserve with Ellenor Simmons
3/29th, 9:30am- Volunteer Training for Water Quality Monitoring with Steve Silva
3/31, 6pm- Snakes of Massachusetts with Brian Bastarache
April
4/11, 10:30am – High Street Dam Restoration Tour with Chris Hirsch & Taylor DelVecchio
TBD, 7:30pm- The Big Night with Brian Bastarache (waiting for 1st warm rainy spring night)
4/22nd, 1pm- Guided Walk: Quequechan River Rail Trail with Ellenor Simmons
TBD- Earth Day Clean-up with Jennifer O’Keefe
May
5/3rd, 10am- Children’s Learn to Fish Program with MassWildlife
5/14th, 9:30am- Guided Walk: Bird Street Conservation Area with Ellenor Simmons
5/31st, 9am- Guided Spring Paddle on the Nemasket River with John Littlefield
June
6/8th, 11am- Taunton River Festival at Weir Village Riverfront Park
6/28th, 10am- Guided Summer Paddle & Lunch, Bridgewater with John Littlefield
Programming is made possible by the generosity of individual donors, Bristol Wealth Group, General Dynamics, and the Bruce Spooner Family.
Our Mission...to protect and restore the watershed’s natural resources for current and future generations.