Taunton River Watershed Alliance

• Featured Event: Listening to Nature with Bioindicators - TRWA’s program, “Listening to Nature with Bioindicators” was held on January 24th at the Boyden Wildlife Refuge.  The frigid temperatures kept the program indoors, but Abby Abrahamson, TRWA’s Bruce Spooner Education Center Program Manager kept participants enthused with interesting discussion, interactive materials, and hands-on learning. Abby presented a very informative... Continue reading
• New Staff at TRWA - As we enter 2026, TWRA is privileged to welcome and introduce you to our two new staff members, Melissa Benjamin, TRWA Coordinator, and Abby Abrahamson, Bruce Spooner Education Center Program Manager.  Melissa Benjamin comes to TRWA with a background in wildlife management/conservation, office management, environmental education, and communications. She earned... Continue reading
• 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

• Water Quality Monitoring Program - The Primary water quality problems in the Taunton River Watershed are driven by excess nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), bacteria, stormwater runoff, droughts, and floods. To gauge the health of our water- ways, a dedicated crew of 30 volunteers work in 9 teams performing monthly testing at twenty sites on the... 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

Upcoming Events

January 

***CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW** Guided Walk: The Taunton River in Winter
with Ellenor Simmons
Tuesday, January 27th – 10:00am – 11:30am
Heritage State Park – Fall River, MA

February

Guest Speaker Norman Smith: Snowy Owls to Saw-Whet Owls

Tuesday, February 17 – 6:00pm-7:15pm

Middleborough Public Library – Middleborough, MA

Guided Walk: Seeking the Hidden Signs of Wildlife

Thursday, February 19th – 10:00am – 11:30am

Canoe River Preserve – Norton, MA

Owl Prowl! Guided Walk & Interactive Activities

Saturday, February 28th – 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Pratt Farm – Middleborough, MA

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

See our events calendar for more events

• Tides
• River Height

Water Height at the Titicut St gauge in Bridgewater: