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What's inside the Neponset River Watershed?

Natural History

Neponset Natural History Calendar    (NepRWA)

Dive into New England Natural History    (Nature of New England)

A Guide to Seasonal Natural History in Massachusetts    (Mass Audubon)

What's in a Neighboring Watershed?   (Taunton River Journal)

MA Biodiversity Conservation     (Biodiversity Partnership)

What There is to Conserve   (Conservation New England)

Wildlife

Living With Wildlife

Get Familiar With a Variety of MA Wildlife    (MassWildlife)

Endangered, Threatened & Special Concern Species    (MassWildlife)

Learn About Animals by Tracking Them    (DirtTime)

Coyotes in MA    (J. Way's Eastern Coyote Webpage)

Learn to Identify Birds by Listening    (USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Ctr.)

Birding in MA    (Massbird.org)

Seabirds - Who Are They?    (New England Seabirds)

Marine Life!   (NOAA Fisheries)

Aquatic, Invasive Species    (NEANS)

Plants & Fungi

Local Fungi    (Boston Mycological Club)

MA Forests   (MA Forestry Association)

Visit Libraries -- of Named Plants!    (Harvard University Herbaria)

See Native Plants in a Woodsy Garden   (NEWFS)

What are Exotic, Invasive Plants?   (NEWFS)

Some Help with Avoiding Invasive Plants    (MA Dept. of Agr. Resources)

Aquatic, Invasive Species    (DCR)

Learn to Recognize Invasive, Aquatic Plants (PDF)   (DCR)

It's a Water-y World!

River Ecology    (UMass-Amherst)

What's Growing Along a MA River    (UMass-Amherst)

All About Wetlands...    (Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association)

Salt Marshes    (City College of New York)

What's Groundwater?    (The Groundwater Foundation)

More About Groundwater    (American Groundwater Trust)

Aquatic Ecosystems    (Missouri Botanical Garden)

We recommend getting out on the water and taking a look around. Blue Hill Adventures rents canoes at the Signal Hill Trustees of Reservations property in Canton (take Dedham St. to University Rd. to Signal Hill), weekends and holidays, 9AM-4PM, from April 5 - October 26. Call 781-326-0079 or 781-821-2996 for more information. Also, The Boston Natural Areas Network, the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation, Massachusetts Audubon Society, the Neponset River Watershed Association and other organizations host canoe trips along the Neponset River each year. Check here for regular listings.

 

 

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