Taunton River Watershed Alliance

• Please join us for the TRWA’s Annual Meeting -

  Please join us for an in-person TRWA Annual Meeting Saturday, November 12th, from 4-6:00 p.m. at the Bristol County Agricultural High School (BCAHS), 135 Center Street, Dighton. 

  Our Featured Speaker will be Brad Chase, Diadromus Fish Project Leader from the MA Division of Marine Fisheries. He will speak on the ecology and management of river herring in the Taunton River.

  TRWA Board Member and BCAHS NRM Chairman, Brian Bastarache, and project technician Jessie Power, will present results from the 2022 Taunton River Diamondback Terrapin Population Assessment field season.  This is TRWA’s seventh season studying the Diamondback Terrapin population in the … Continue reading →

• Our Diamondback Terrapin Population Research is in Full Swing -

  

• Guided Walk- Heritage State Park -

  Friday, July 1, 2022:   Fall River Heritage State Park   10:00am-11:30am

  TRWA volunteers will lead an easy walk along the boardwalk at the Fall River Heritage State Park. We will look at nature along this end of the Taunton River Watershed, and discuss the area’s history. Stroller and wheelchair accessible. Pups on leash welcome. Restrooms available.

  Cost: Member- Free, Non-member- $5

  Meeting Place:  Battleship Cove Parking Area near the small bridge

  Attendee Limit: 15;   Pre-registration required by 4pm, Thursday, June 30, 2022

  To register call (508) 828-1101 or email director@savethetaunton.org

• NRCS Statewide Local Working Group Survey and Meeting Announcement -

  On September 29 at 12:00 noon, the NRCS will host a statewide Local Working Group meeting over Zoom. Please note: even if you cannot attend the meeting, you can make your voice heard by filling out the NRCS survey, linked below. Answers to this survey will not only structure the LWG meeting, but will also guide our work going forward.

  This survey and meeting are an opportunity to provide input on natural resource priorities for the NRCS and the state conservationist. Agricultural producers, owners/operators of nonindustrial private forest land, professionals representing agricultural and natural resource interests, and individuals representing a … Continue reading →

• July Monitoring Results In for Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Bacteria -

  The monitoring results for TRWA’s July 12th monitoring are back from our contractor and available on the website.

  Like last month in-stream levels of algae bloom generating nitrogen and phosphorus are high below Brockton, Bridgewater and Taunton due to the fact that stream dilution flows are low and these plants are still completing upgrades to remove these pollutants. The problem with nutrients and algae blooms in the watershed and Mount Hope Bay is compounded by EPA New England’s (Region 1 – Boston Office) failure to complete long over due permit renewals for Somerset and Fall River which are Continue reading →

Fall Events: Guided Walks & River Paddle

Join Us Outdoors this Fall !

WALKS

Tuckerwood Conservation Area,  9/23rd, 10am-11:30am

Ames Nowell State Park, 10/15th, 9am-10:30am

F. G. Hills State Forest, 11/9th, 1pm-2:30pm

RIVER PADDLE

West Water St., Taunton to Dighton Rock State Park, 10/9th, 8:30am-11:30am

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Event For Ages 10 & Up:  Explore Water Bugs & More!

Saturday, August 6th, 8:30am-10am

Jay Cordeiro, Wildlife Conservation Biologist, will introduce participants to the aquatic macroinvertebrate fauna found in fresh water. Be prepared to get wet collecting samples with nets, sieves and by hand.

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Event: Pollinators, Native Plants & Container Gardens

Monday, August 29th, 6pm-7:30pm

Join us as LeeAnne Araujo, horticulturist from Araujo’s Farm in Dighton, provides an informative workshop on pollinator and native plants species for the purpose of planning a spring garden. Question and answer segment to follow. Learn More

See our events calendar for more events

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• River Height

Water Height at the Titicut St gauge in Bridgewater: