Taunton River Watershed Alliance

• Guest Speaker: Norman Smith – Snowy Owls to Saw-whet Owls - In February, we welcomed world-renowned snowy owl expert Norman Smith to TRWA’s Guest Speaker event at the Middleborough Public Library. Norman spent the hour speaking on his life as a “self-taught naturalist,” working as a raptor specialist for Mass Audubon, and involving his children and grandchildren in his important work.... Continue reading
• 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

• April Water Quality Monitoring Results - April was the first month of the TRWA 2026 water quality monitoring season. The numeric results are on our Monitoring Results website page. The results for nitrate downstream of the Brockton wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) were higher than the Mount Hope Bay water quality target of total nitrogen 0.45 mg/l... Continue reading
• Volunteers Needed! Become a Water Quality Sampler! - Help Protect the Water Quality of the Taunton River and its Tributaries Water Quality Monitoring Training Session Saturday, April 4th 2026  – 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. TRWA’s Watershed Center, Sweets Knoll State Park, 1387 Somerset Ave. Dighton, MA (on Rt 138 just south of the Bristol Aggie Center Street... Continue reading

Vernal Pools in Springtime

Thursday, April 30 – 6:00pm-7:00pm

Raynham Public Library

Nature Art Series: Intro Photography Class

Thursday, May 14 – 6:00pm-7:30pm

Dighton Public Library

Guided Walk: The Taunton River in Spring

Thursday, May 21 – 10:00am-11:30am

Heritage State Park – Fall River, MA

Nature Art Series: Taunton River Watercolor Class

Thursday, May 21 – 6:00pm-7:30pm

Dighton Public Library

Guided Walk: Bug Walk with Blake Dinius

Sunday, May 24 – 1:00pm-3:00pm

Pratt Farm, Middleboro, MA

Climate Cafe

Saturday, June 20  – 10:00am-12:00pm

Taunton Public Library

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: