Mark your calendars for January 4th at 12:30 at BATV (Billerica Access TV) 430 Boston Rd. Billerica. For the opening reception of the photography show of Billerica outdoors including photos of Shawsheen river paddles. All are welcome. Article and photos by Brian Henderbiscuit of the SRWA.
Led by Marlies, 7 enthusiastic paddlers braved the gray skies and paddled the Shawsheen River from Grace Drive in Wilmington to Ballardvale in Andover. Thanks to the many volunteers who removed parts of fallen trees from blocking the river over the past few years, this was the first time [ Read More ]
River Herring Network Annual Meeting – Thursday October 17 – Andover Hello River Herring Network Members, Below is the agenda for our upcoming annual meeting. This year the meeting is being hosted by the Town of Andover. Registration is FREE thanks to support from several organizations. If you [ Read More ]
Details: October 12, 2019! SRWA members and friends – let’s Join MarliesPaddles for an epic paddling event “La Grande Riviere Shawsheen” (or, The Grand Shawsheen!). This trip is planned, pre-scouted, and led by Marlies. Meet at 9:00 at the Grace Drive, Wilmington put-in (for GPS use 48 or 49 Grace [ Read More ]
Join the Shawsheen River Watershed Association for a paddle clean-up on Tewksbury’s ½ Way to Earth Day Clean-up. Meet at 9:00 at 2000 Whipple Street, Tewksbury (The Launch). We’ll drop kayaks/canoes, spot cars at either The Overlook (across from The Elks, South Street, Tewksbury) or 30 Bridge Street, and shuttle [ Read More ]
View The Foundations of Change: Season 3 Episode 15 Guests: Brian and Marlies Henderson with SRWA help Janine dive into Shawsheen River cleanup. August 24, 2019 CLICK HERE !!!
We had our “Plein Air” day on a hill overlooking the Shawsheen at the Vale Reservation on 7.27 in Andover. It’s a beautiful spot. Marlies and Brian and Ed paddled down from Dale Street and disembarked at the hill where Suzanne, Al , Sharon and Larry, Leo and Laurie, and [ Read More ]
6:00 AM – 8:30 AM, Shawsheen Pines to Ballardvale, Andover. Shawsheen Pines Reservation is located on Lowell Junction Road, Andover across from Pfizer. Meet at 6:00 at The Pines, we’ll spot cars in Ballardvale, then shuttle back to the put-in. Dress appropriate; if low water, expect easy portages. Bring coffee [ Read More ]
Put-in at 30 Bridge Street, Tewksbury (intersection of Bridge and Shawsheen Street) at 10:00 AM; work downstream to create navigable space at downed trees and snags. Wear appropriate clothing! Helpful items to bring: gloves, hand saws, loppers. The put-in is private property but we have permission from the owner to [ Read More ]
