Foundations of Change: August 24, 2019

Posted on September - 17 - 2019

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 !!!    

Bridge Street Clean-up, Tewksbury: Saturday, August 24, 2019

Plein Air Day 7/27/19

Posted on August - 8 - 2019
7.27.2019 IMG_5824 Leo, Sharon, Larry, & Suzanne

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 ]

Paddle from the Pines to Ballardvale May 2019 (8)

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 ]

Bridge Street, Shawsheen Road intersectio, Tewksbury, 9/2018

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 ]

shawsheen reflection 2006

Details DUE TO HEAT FORECASTS FOR THE WEEKEND, we are postponing the Plein Air art event to July 27, 2019 – same time, same place! Hope you can make it! Join us for a day of Plein Air art on Saturday, July 27, 2019, 10:00-1:00, Vale Reservation, Andover. This event  [ Read More ]

Imitation/Invitation

Posted on July - 5 - 2019
Sue's - Red Pine

    AVIS and the Andover Arts & Cultural Alliance have teamed up to give artists a chance to work out of doors. In a summers long exhibit, Art Along the Trails brings a variety of art to the AVIS properties.  Sharon Lapham’s project, Imitation/Invitation, is now installed at the  [ Read More ]

the chainsaw Bridge street Tewksbury 6/2019

A successful day on the Shawsheen, SRWA and two members of the Shawsheen River Greenway collaborated to open a section of the River in Tewksbury.  

Tewksbuty cleanup 5/2019

7/1 Mid-week paddle – Put in at Shawsheen Pines Reservation. We will meet at 10:00 at the Shawsheen Pines Reservation. This Reservation is located on Lowell Junction Road, Andover across from Pfizer. For GPS, use Pfizer’s address: 1 Burtt Road. We will paddle from Shawsheen Pines to Ballardvale. All are  [ Read More ]

Favorite places to swim and paddle. Fosters Pond in Andover: https://www.fosterspond.org/public_access.html Though privately maintained through the Fosters Pond Association, it is open to the public. Check out the website.   Pomps Pond in Andover: https://www.andoverrec.com/pompspond/index Can be reached from Shawsheen River if you put in at Dale Street, though it  [ Read More ]