Weir River Watershed

The Weir River Watershed Association is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting awareness and stewardship of the Weir River watershed. The river and nearby Straits Pond are vital habitats for local wildlife, and the association works to keep them clean, including by mobilizing volunteers to keep plastic pollution from reaching the Atlantic. Its most famous residents are Weir and Willow, a nesting pair of ospreys whose activity the group shares on Facebook and Instagram.

Each spring the association organizes a watershed cleanup, sending volunteers out from the Weir River Estuary Center to stations in Hull, Cohasset and Hingham to remove trash from ponds and riverbanks. The day ends with a community cookout and ice cream social. The group also led a successful campaign to name the local water company after its source, hoping residents who know where their water comes from will help protect it.

What to Know

• WRWA is a 501(c)(3) organization supported by member dues and donations.
• New and renewing members can enter an Osprey Hatch-Off contest guessing when the first chick hatches.
• Cleanup volunteers are asked to bring boots, gloves and a rake or grabber, and bags are provided.
• Nona’s Ice Cream has supported the cleanup with treats for volunteers.