NRWA 50th Anniversary Celebration!
It’s the 50th Anniversary of the Nashua River Watershed Association! Join our year-long celebration!
We are proud of the tremendous progress we’ve made restoring our rivers, protecting their greenways, and inspiring tomorrow’s stewards. We look forward to our collective future—working together to protect this beautiful place we call home.
Free Community Program Series
We want to celebrate with you, and we’re offering opportunities to paddle on our rivers, hike on our trails, tour our cities, and observe our wildlife. In 2019, there will be a free program in each of our 32 communities. Everyone is invited to attend. Come to one program or come to all!
View our 50th Anniversary Calendar of Free Community Programs. For details on specific programs, view our Upcoming Programs and Events.
Anniversary Video Series
We've made a series of short videos to share our story with you. Watch for more chapters to come.
Chapter 1: The Beginning (2:38 min.)
Chapter 2: Protecting Water (2:28 min.)
Chapter 3: Protecting Land (2:20 min.)
Chapter 4: Providing Education (release date Dec. 19)
Chapter 5: Supporting Recreation (release date Dec. 26)
Chapter 6: Looking Forward (release date Dec. 29)
Timeline
Together, over the past five decades, we have had tremendous impact. View the Timeline highlighting our progress. NRWA has always served as a forward-thinking, regional leader, with both the deep-rooted knowledge of our watershed, and the connections and expertise to collaborate with hundreds of partners—state and federal legislators and agencies, local communities, schools, businesses, land trusts, outdoor sporting groups, and sister organizations. The breadth of this work cannot be accomplished alone. We are deeply grateful to the thousands of members and volunteers—like you—who make these achievements possible. Thank you!! Celebrate what we’ve accomplished together!!
Thank you to all of the businesses that are supporting our 50th Anniversary celebration!
Presenting Sponsor
Anniversary Sponsors
Event Sponsors
Anniversary Friends
Better Homes & Gardens, The Masiello Group
Bob Feldman, Marketing and Sales Advisor
Durand and Anastas Environmental Strategies
Greatscapes by R&R Landscaping
The Groton Inn and Forge & Vine
Jeff & Sons Carpentry
Maureen Giattino
Rotary Club of Groton-Pepperell
Shirley Package Store
Thank you to those who provided images for our 50th Anniversary Calendar of Free Community Programs. Cover: Great blue heron by Harvey Serreze. Back cover: Cindy Knox Photography. Interior (in calendar order): Nashua River in winter by Bill Nickerson; family eco-adventures by Gaynor Bigelbach; Baltimore oriole by Harvey Serreze; curious about nature by Gaynor Bigelbach; fishing on the Nashua River by Martha Morgan; Marion Stoddart kayaking by Nancy Ohringer; and River Classroom canoes on the Squannacook River by Nancy Ohringer.
