NRWA Internships: Learning on the Job
The Nashua River Watershed Association offers paid and unpaid internships to individuals interested in learning more about the fields of natural resource protection, environmental education, and non-profit communications and development. Interns have an opportunity to work closely with NRWA’s professional staff on a specialized project or with a broader exposure to the range of work conducted by the Association. Interns have worked with our water monitoring program, assisted our educators with classroom lessons, field trips, as well as leading outdoor summer youth programs. Interns may assist with development and publicity work with activities ranging for helping to organize large mailings to creating displays for outreach events. Questions? Please contact Joanne Ward, NRWA Office Administrator, at (978) 448-0299, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Employment Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in the Nashua River Watershed Association. The NRWA is an equal opportunity organization and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability. The NRWA does not have any openings currently.
Governance
The NRWA Board of Directors and Executive Director hold themselves, and the Association, to the highest standards of governance and accountability, and ensure that the organization is in compliance with all laws applicable to non-profits. It is their goal to further the mission of the NRWA, create a sustainable organization, and maintain the integrity of the Association on behalf of our members, donors, and supporters.
Governance Structure
The Nashua River Watershed Association is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the Association’s membership at our Annual Meeting. The legal responsibilities of the NRWA Board of Directors are to set policy, approve budgets, hire the Executive Director, and generally oversee the affairs of the organization. The Board has a minimum of seven directors with no maximum. The Board of Directors meets every other month. The Executive Committee fulfills the obligations of the full Board between meeting sessions. The NRWA’s professional Executive Director is responsible for the daily operations of the organization and hiring of staff.
Current NRWA Board of Directors and Staff.
Annual Report
Financials
FY2023 Financial Highlights - unaudited
FY2022 Financial Highlights - audited
FY2022 Balance Sheet - audited
FY2021 Financial Highlights audited
FY2021 Balance Sheet audited
NRWA Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
NRWA Articles of Incorporation
NRWA Bylaws (adopted Nov. 2, 2019)
NRWA Policies
Administrative Policies
Anti-terrorism Compliance Measures
Board Member Job Description
Code of Conduct Policy
Conflict of Interest Policy
CORI Policy
Data Security Policy
Document Retention Policy
Investment Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Program Policies
Conservation Restriction Policy
Dam Removal Policy
Sustainable Water Use Policy
NRWA Tax Documents
NRWA Publications: Online and For Sale
The following publications are available through the NRWA. To obtain any of the hard copy publications or to purchase Publications which are for sale, visit the River Resource Center.
View Online
NRWA Annual Report
2023 Annual Report
FY2023 Financial Highlights - unaudited
NRWA Newsletters
The NRWA newsletter is mailed quarterly to members, free of charge.
2020 Newsletter Fall Issue
2020 Newsletter Spring Issue
2015 Newsletter Issue 2
2015 Newsletter Issue 1
2013 Newsletter Issue 2
2013 Newsletter Issue 1
2012 Newsletter Issue 2
2012 Newsletter Issue 1
2011 Newsletter Issue 4
2011 Newsletter Issue 3
2011 Newsletter Issue 2
2011 Newsletter Issue 1
Be sure to sign up for NRWA Enews to receive our monthly enewsletter with updates on our project work and advance notice of upcoming programs.
Other NRWA Publications
1995 to 2020 Vision for the Nashua River Watershed
The 2020 Plan establishes a Vision for the watershed in the next quarter century, with goals and strategies for achieving the Vision. Developed by NRWA with input from watershed communities and many local groups, agencies, and individuals.
Books for Sale
Nashua River Canoe & Kayak Guide
Sixth Edition
Published June 2017
NRWA's newly revised pocket-sized Nashua River Canoe and Kayak Guide provides information on canoe put-ins and take-outs, river hazards like dams and rapids, portages, and mile-by-mile notes for all paddleable segments of the Nashua, Nissitissit, Squannacook, North Nashua, and Stillwater Rivers. The Guide is full color, 120-pages, spiral bound for easy use, and pocket-sized to fit in your jacket pocket or backpack (4.5” x 6”).
Price: $20 per Guide (plus shipping and handling if mailed) Order Online Now.
You can also purchase the Nashua River Canoe and Kayak Guide at Nashoba Paddler in West Groton.
National Geographic's
Written in Water: Messages of Hope for Earth's Most Precious Resource
(Hardcover)
In 1993, National Geographic chronicled the story of the clean-up of the Nashua River in its special Water edition. Water resources have become increasingly recognized as a top priority for local and international communities around the globe to assess and protect. With that in mind, National Geographic turned to the world's leading water scientists, authors, and activists to share their thoughts and stories of their work to ensure that there will be enough clean water for all in the future. The result was Written in Water: Messages of Hope for Earth's Most Precious Resource, a collection of essays from world leaders in the field of water supply protection and clean water innovations, including NRWA founder, Marion Stoddart. Other essayists, include Alexandra Cousteau, social environmental advocate and granddaughter of legendary marine scientist Jacques Cousteau; Peter Gleick, environmental visionary and winner of a 2003 MacArthur "genius grant"; Bill McKibben, bestselling author and winner of a Guggenheim fellowship; and Sandra Postel, director of the Global Water Policy Project and National Geographic’s first Freshwater Fellow.
Price: $26 (Plus $5.00 shipping and handling if mailed).
Note: $13 of your purchase goes to support the work of the NRWA!
A River Ran Wild
by Lynne Cherry
(Hardcover)
www.lynnecherry.com
The true story of the history, the polluting and the clean-up of the Nashua River. Lynne Cherry is the author and/or illustrator of over thirty award-winning books for children. She is also a conservationist whose books are used to launch campaigns to save land, clean up rivers, save forests and help migratory birds.
Price: $17 (Plus $5.00 shipping and handling if mailed).
Note: $6 of your purchase goes to support the work of the NRWA!
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