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     Just in: With the snow and freezing rain coming in today, we have unfortunately decided to cancel our Winter Solstice Celebration this evening. We apologize for the late notice, and we plan on hosting another winter event in January. 1.  Tim Kelly on NECN predicts a difficult afternoon commute north of Boston today,… Continue reading Friday 12/22, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Winter Solstice Celebration! Serio’s Grove Reservation, 53 Lowell Junction Rd., Andover

Seven members and friends of the SRWA participated in Half-way to Earth Day on 10/21. While some worked the banks of the Shawsheen both up and downstream behind the Knights of Columbus on Route 38, others paddled downstream to collect bobbing bottles, plastic cups, cans, grocery shopping bags, mylar balloons, and… a blender! The land… Continue reading 10/21/17 Tewksbury Half-way to Earth Day a Success!

The SRWA is happy to announce our participation in this year’s Halfway to Earth Day event in Tewksbury. We plan to clean the Tewksbury stretch of the river in 2 separate locations; the first being Brown St Access, the other being The Knights of Columbus on RT 38. Please bring your own kayaks, paddles, life… Continue reading Tewksbury’s Halfway to Earth Day Cleanup Event: 10/21, 8:30

The SRWA needs your help to clean and clear the Shawsheen River in Bedford on September 30th. Bedford is home to the headwaters of the river, so maintaining cleanliness is important for the whole watershed. We will have 2 seperate work stations to launch kayaks and canoes from. The first being the Sun Valley Sub… Continue reading SWRA Bedford Cleanup: 9/30, 9:30

With Herculean energy, expertise, and 2 hefty chain saws Ken Doran led a group of 10 SRWA volunteers to clear a portion of the Shawsheen River in Tewksbury so it can now be enjoyed by canoe and kayak enthusiasts. Forming a chain gang the crew hauled massive logs from the river as Ken attacked the… Continue reading Tree Removal Successfully Opens Shawsheen River in Tewksbury: 8/26/2017

On August 26th, the SRWA needs your help with a major cleanup and tree removal on the Shawsheen River in Tewksbury. Multiple trees have piled up and created an impassable dam in the river that needs to be removed. We will meet at the new canoe launch called Brown Street Access at the intersection of… Continue reading Shawsheen River, Tewksbury, Major Cleanup/Tree Removal: Saturday, August 26 at 9:00

The SRWA would like to give a heart felt thanks to the Appalachian Mountain Club Paddlers of NH as well as Al Suasco the “Trash Paddler” for their time and sacrifice to help remove 12 tires and over 10 bags of trash from the Shawsheen River in Billerica during the biggest cleanup that the SRWA… Continue reading SRWA and the Appalachian Mountain Club Paddlers of NH Clean the Shawsheen: May, 2017

Thanks to Ken Doran and Sharon Lapham  a group of paddlers shared a wonderful time on the Shawsheen River viewing a variety of  birds including a Great Blue Heron, Red-winged Blackbirds, and a gaggle of geese with their goslings. The cry of a lone gosling who had lost her mother was heart wrenching. Happily, she… Continue reading SRWA Celebrates Solstice on the Shawsheen River 6/11/2017: followup

The Shawsheen River Watershed Association is holding its annual meeting on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at the Andover Memorial Library.  After election of next year’s board members we are honored to feature an informative talk by Evelyn Retelle.  Mrs. Retelle has traveled extensively over the world and her talk will feature her trip with Road… Continue reading Galapagos Islands with Evelyn Retelle at the SRWA Annual Meeting, June 28, 2017, 7:00 pm, Andover Memorial Hall Library.