
TRWA Blog
- New Calendar Photo Contest - WE WANT YOUR PHOTOS! Announcing the TRWA’s 2026 Annual Photography Contest 13 winners will have their photographs featured in the TRWA’s 2026 Tide Calendar. Contest is open to all ages- professional and amateur alike! Photos must be taken within the last five years and taken within the Taunton River Watershed.... Continue reading
- Thank you to our Festival Sponsors! - The TRWA Taunton River Festival at the Weir Village Riverfront Park on June 8th would not be at all possible without the generous support of our local Sponsors! Their support allows us to celebrate the Taunton Wild & Scenic River with the community during National Rivers month. We are excited... Continue reading
- Become a “Friend of the Festival” - Become a “Friend of the Festival”. Help make this year’s Taunton River Festival the best ever! Become a “Friend of the Festival” with a donation of $100. In honor of the Taunton Wild & Scenic River, the TRWA hosts the Taunton River Festival each June during National Rivers Month.... Continue reading

Watershed News
- June Water Quality Monitoring Results - The water quality monitoring results for June are available on the website. Click the Monitoring Tab at the top of the TRWA home page and click on either the sample bottles picture or the link further down the page under Documents to see the results. In June as show... Continue reading
- May TRWA Water Quality Monitoring Data Available - The water quality monitoring results for May are available. Click the link here or visit our Monitoring Tab at the top of the TRWA home page and click on either the sample bottles picture or the link further down the page under Documents. In May, as show on the... Continue reading
Upcoming Events
March
3/7th, 10am- Guided Walk: Picone Farm/Oliver House with Ellenor Simmons
3/12th, 11am- Guided Walk: Bioreserve with Ellenor Simmons
3/17th, 7:30pm- The Big Night with Brian Bastarache
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
4/22nd, 1pm- Guided Walk: Quequechan River Rail Trail with Ellenor Simmons
4/27, 12:30pm- Cleanup, Dighton Rock State Park with DCR & Friends of Dighton Rock
May
5/3rd, 10am- Learn to Fish (all ages), Lake Rico with MassWildlife
5/14th, 9:30am- Guided Walk: Bird Street Conservation Area with Ellenor Simmons
5/31st, 9am- Guided Spring Paddle, Nemasket River with John Littlefield
June
6/8th, 11am- Taunton River Festival at Weir Village Riverfront Park, Taunton
6/28th, 10am- Guided Summer Paddle & Lunch, Taunton River with John Littlefield
September
Guided Walk TBA
October
10/18th, 9am- Guided Fall Paddle, Taunton River with John Littlefield
Guided Walk TBA
November
11/1st- 4pm- Annual Meeting
Guided Walk TBA
Programming is made possible by the generosity of our members, individual donors, the Bruce Spooner Family and
Our Mission...to protect and restore the watershed’s natural resources for current and future generations.