Taunton River Watershed Alliance

• Announcing the Winners of our 2026 Tide Calendar Contest -    Thank you to all the photographers who entered TRWA’s 2026 Tide Calendar Contest!  With so many extraordinary entries, the judging was quite difficult. We are pleased to share the following winners: 2026 Cover: “Sweet Merganser,” Burrage Pond, Halifax, MA – Laura Fitzgerald-Kemmett January: “River Wonderland,” The Old Colony Ave/South... Continue reading
• TRWA Job Opportunity - TRWA’s advocacy work, conservation efforts and educational outreach continues to grow, and so is our team. Effective 1/1/26, our fabulous Coordinator Gloria Bancroft will be reducing her hours, working closely with the Taunton River Stewardship Council as our Grants Coordinator. We are looking to grow our team by offering the... Continue reading
• Annual Meeting, November 1st - Join us for the TRWA Annual Meeting. Special Presentation: Invasives Management and Habitat Restoration. All welcome. Free, with $10 suggested donation. Light meal included.   AGENDA- 4-5pm General Business Meeting: Welcome and President’s Report, Treasurer’s Report, Nomination and Re-election of Board of Directors and Officers, 2025 Program Recaps: Bruce Spooner... Continue reading

• October Water Quality Monitoring Results - October was the last sampling month of the TRWA 2025 sampling season. I want to thank our volunteers for a very successful season where not a single sample was missed! I hope our samplers are able to attend TRWA’s annual meeting on Saturday, November 1st at Bristol Aggie, 4:00 to 6:30 PM... Continue reading
• September Water Quality Monitoring Results - In September as shown on the Bridgewater USGS River Flow Gage, the drought in our watershed continued despite two significant short storms of moderate intensity. On 9/6 three days before we sampled, the Taunton River flow was only 54 cubic feet per second (cfs) a very low flow for this... Continue reading

Upcoming Events

October

10/18/25, 9am- Guided Fall Paddle, Taunton River with John Littlefield

November

11/1/25, 4pm- Annual Meeting:  Invasive Species Presentation

11/11/25, 10am- Guided Walk: Stiles & Hart Conservation Area with Ellenor Simmons

11/19/25, 1pm- Guided Walk: Hockomock Swamp at Lake Nippenicket with Ellenor Simmons

December

12/11/25, 11am- Guided Walk: Somerset Recreation Area with Ellenor Simmons

Programming is made possible by the generosity of our members, individual donors, the Bruce Spooner Family and

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• Tides
• River Height

Water Height at the Titicut St gauge in Bridgewater: