Neponset River Watershed Association

Donate / E-News Sign-Up
  • About Us
    • Introduction
    • Action Plan
    • Contact & Directions
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Partners
    • Volunteers
  • Your Watershed
    • Issues
    • Explore Neponset Watershed
    • Natural History
    • Neponset Infrastructure
  • Our Projects
    • Publications
    • Cleaning Up Stormwater
    • Water Quality and CWMN
    • Water Quality Monitoring
    • Restoring Ecosystems
    • Water Conservation
    • Reducing Exotic, Invasives
    • Protect Natural Areas
  • Do Your Part
    • Join or Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Get Neponset Email
    • Conserve Water
    • Climate Change: Take Action
    • Home and Garden
    • Organize a Cleanup
    • Work for the Neponset
  • News & Blogs
    • NepRWA Blog
    • Neponset Nature Blog
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Events

Sign Our Petition Against the Milton Mews!

Fowl Meadow wetlands and forest habitat near the proposed Milton Mews project.

Watershed 101: Neponset River Watershed.

Neponset River

Volunteer Opportunities: Get active with the Watershed Association!

Main_CleanUp

2-Prong Streamflow Effort Expands to 6 Towns

Main_TreeBoxInstall
  • River gage height

    chart of current water levels at Neponset station Real-time river data provided by the USGS.
  • River discharge

    real-time river discharge chart Real-time river data provided by the USGS.

Wee Beetles: Out & About, Controlling Purple Loosestrife

Purple.Loosestrife.Shoot_.April_.2011.for.homepage
Every year, around the last week in April / first week in May, Galerucella calmariensis and G. pusilla beetles emerge from their underground winter shelters to feed on the young shoots of exotic, invasive Purple loosestrife.
Wee Beetles: Out & About, Controlling Purple Loosestrife

Join Us for the Annual Meeting on June 13!

Beth Daley for homepage
"Writing About a River: Stories from Challenging Times" - Join us for the Annual Meeting on Thurs., June 13, at 6:30PM, with featured speaker Beth Daley, Boston Globe environmental reporter.
Join Us for the Annual Meeting on June 13!

Help MA Adopt Strong Stormwater Policy

oil-PJP-LateDec08-4
Excellent New Proposal to Deal with #1 Water Pollution Problem in NH Also Likely to be Adopted for MA If Public Sends Strong Message of Support
Help MA Adopt Strong Stormwater Policy
  • Blog

    • Afternoon Wildlife at Ponkapoag Pond
    • Wee Beetles: Out & About, Controlling Purple Loosestrife
    • Join Us for the Annual Meeting on June 13!
    • Help MA Adopt Strong Stormwater Policy
    • Eastern Bluebird & Eastern Towhee in Sharon
    • Warblers & Orioles Return!
    • Spring Fever – ‘Time to Garden!
  • Twitter

    Tweets by @NepRWA
  • RSS Facebook

    • Please spread the word to local boaters: Now, you can help protect and restore e... May 20, 2013
      Please spread the word to local boaters: Now, you can help protect and restore ecologically-important eelgrass beds in and around Boston Harbor: Update your boat mooring to a "conservation mooring." Learn more from EPA marine biologist and diver Phil Colarusso -Conservation Moorings | It's Our Environmentblog.epa.govAs summer slowly approaches […]
    • It's great to see exotic, invasive Mile-a-minute taking a hit from the biocontro... May 17, 2013
      It's great to see exotic, invasive Mile-a-minute taking a hit from the biocontrol weevils that DCR has been releasing.Exotic, invasive Mile-a-minute vine is being eaten by biocontrol beetles. Nice job on the releases,.www.flickr.comFowl Meadow Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Neponset River Reservation, Greenlodge St., Canton, MA, 5/17/13. Learn […]
    • Have you taken your outdoor break, yet, today? A slow afternoon stroll out by Po... May 16, 2013
      Have you taken your outdoor break, yet, today? A slow afternoon stroll out by Ponkapoag Pond in Canton brought to view a little spotted turtle working its way through underwater vegetation near the pond's edge, a painted turtle sunning itself on a cattail mound, a slender water snake swimming through last year's fallen cattail leaves - hunting, dar […]
    • The Watershed sure has its share of striking birds - all making an appearance, t... May 15, 2013
      The Watershed sure has its share of striking birds - all making an appearance, these days! See who was recently spotted in Sharon -Eastern bluebird & Eastern towhee in Sharonwww.neponset.orgSharon - May 13, 2013 (Paul Lauenstein) I heard the towhee scratching for bugs and seeds in dead leaves on the ground in the woods near Gavins Pond in Sh […]
    • What's your favorite site in the Neponset Watershed, for reveling in a little qu... May 15, 2013
      What's your favorite site in the Neponset Watershed, for reveling in a little quiet time? In some cities, there's an app for sharing these spots -Crowdsourcing a City's Quiet Cornerswww.theatlanticcities.comA new app called Stereopublic is your guide to urban silence. […]
  • Flickr

2173 Washington St., Canton, MA 02021. Directions>
Contact Us: staff@neponset.org, 781-575-0354 p, 781-575-9971 f

Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Facebook

  • About Us
    • Introduction
    • Action Plan
    • Contact & Directions
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Partners
    • Volunteers
  • Your Watershed
    • Issues
    • Explore Neponset Watershed
    • Natural History
    • Neponset Infrastructure
  • Our Projects
    • Publications
    • Cleaning Up Stormwater
    • Water Quality and CWMN
    • Water Quality Monitoring
    • Restoring Ecosystems
    • Water Conservation
    • Reducing Exotic, Invasives
    • Protect Natural Areas
  • Do Your Part
    • Join or Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Get Neponset Email
    • Conserve Water
    • Climate Change: Take Action
    • Home and Garden
    • Organize a Cleanup
    • Work for the Neponset
  • News & Blogs
    • NepRWA Blog
    • Neponset Nature Blog
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Events