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I’ve taught as an adjunct instructor in the biology department at Merrimack College for over 20 years. But I’m not teaching this year. Because of the pandemic, the college has temporarily cut back on the use of adjuncts. I usually teach an ecology lab in the fall. Most sessions are outdoors, providing the opportunity to… Continue reading 10/11/20:The Shawsheen River, along a trail in the Dale Street Conservation Area in Andover.By Don Lyman, Globe Correspondent

  SRWA Hike along the River through the Shawsheen and Vale Reservations…Laurie, Julia and I really appreciated the amazing fall colors!

  The Shawsheen River and tributaries signs are up and they look great! Thank you to EMD Serono & Select Board community grant, Billerica DPW and Billerica Conservation for your contributions to this process. Contributor: Brian Henderbiscuit

0.3.2020 Town of Tewksbury fall clean-up: SRWA cleans from Knights of Columbus to the beaver dam at the end of the Overlook marsh (Bridge Street). Thanks to Tom, Tommy, Bobby, and Sharon for their help on this beautiful day! We were able to gather two large black trash bags from the uplands and the KOC… Continue reading Town of Tewksbury fall clean-up: 10/5/2020

         And on the same day on the same Shawsheen River,  paddling from Shawsheen Pines, Andover.     Photos from Laurie, Marlies, Mike D, Alice      

From the Shawsheen River to the Merrimack River with Pizza from Sal’s in Lawrence To learn more about sewerage overflow in the Merrimack River click here. For Video 1 click here For Video 2 click here For Video 3 click here For Video 4 click here    

A home safe, a toilet plunger, lots of shoes, bottles, a little ceramic dish, plastic bags, tires, bike tires, a deflated raft, a tarp, corroded iron pipes, a coconut, … just some of the memorable artifacts discovered beneath the river. To see us on the front page of the Eagle-Tribune click here:      … Continue reading Treasures from the Shawsheen River Cleanup at Sacred Heart Reservation (Balmoral Park) 8/30/20

A cool day for a fun paddle beginning a Horn Bridge in Andover.     Happy bees enjoying wild flowers on the River, video by Alice     New Steps to the river in  Ballardvale, video by Marlies     Images by Alice Friedenson, Marlies and Brian Henderson

  It is is always fun to explore other rivers with good friends. We used the Petapawag Boat Ramp Put In Groton, MA and paddled to the Pepperell Dam.     swan Nashua River video     Nashua River swans video