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Learn about our many environmental achievements in and around Nahant. From groundbreaking projects to industry accolades, we take pride in our accomplishments.
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Nahant's Most Common Invasive Plants
Invasive species are living things which did not evolve in a given region with the result that natural controls did not evolve to consume them. As a...
SWIM is Working to Eliminate the Use of SGARS in Nahant
Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) are a class of poisons that prevent blood clotting. When an animal ingests a lethal dose of an...
Technotrash Cans at our Library
SWIM donated two Technotrash Cans to our Library for public use. These are convenient collection boxes for CDs, diskettes, DVDs, ink cartridges, cell...
Mass Audubon gives Butterfly presentation
On September 10 the at the Nahant Library, Scott Santino of Mass Audubon gave a spectacular and informative presentation about butterflies, followed...
SWIM Donates Books to Library
SWIM donated 14 books about the natural world to the Nahant Public Library. Go check the out! For a full list of the books donated, please click the...
Composting Newsletter
Nahant Safer Waters in Massachusetts, Inc. (S.W.I.M.) has recently helped the town of Nahant boost Island Gold, its residential one-year free...
Right Whales Visit Nahant Again
Nahant was visited again in May by North Atlantic right whales.
Arbor Day Tree Planting at the Johnson School
On March 30, 2021, in celebration of Arbor Day, Johnson School Principal Kevin Andrews and students planted a tree donated by SWIM in front of the...
SWIM Sponsors Dune Grass Planting
On March 27, 2021, for the second year and thanks to our collaboration with DPW Superintendent Zach Taylor, volunteers planted dune grass seedlings...
Nahant becomes a Tree City USA
On May 31, 2021, SWIM's Vi Patek sent out an email to SWIM members announcing that Nahant had become a Tree City U.S.A., with a formal announcement...
SWIM Hosts Virtual Arbor Day Celebration
On August 29th, 2020, SWIM went virtual for Arbor Day (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and published its PowerPoint presentation celebrating Nahant...
Rodent Control
If you are putting down poisons to kill rats and mice you might have already killed pets and wildlife because the rodenticides are slow killers...
SWIM and Nahant's Arbor Day Proclamation
On April 5th, 2018, the Nahant Selectmen accepted the text of the Arbor Day Proclamation for 2018 and expressed support for planting trees around...
SWIM Donates Trees to Nahant
SWIM donated a Red Oak, two White Oaks and a Japanese Scholartree to the town. These four trees were planted in Marjoram park this summer as a gift...
What is Eelgrass
Massachusetts is home to 2 species of seagrasses eelgrass (Zostera marina) and shoalgrass (Rupia maritima). Of those 2 species, eelgrass is by far...
No Discharge Zones
Boat sewage can contain bacteria and viruses, nutrients, and chemicals that can be harmful to water quality and public health. No Discharge Zones, or...
Nahant: A Geological History
People often say that Nahant is "as old as the hills". Let's think about that for a minute.
Henry Cabot Lodge Memorial Park Management & Restoration Plan
East Point has a long and colorful history. The Native Americans used Nahant as a summer fishing site. Until 1853 Nahant was a part of Lynn, which...
Foodscraps are not Garbage
Composting is the natural process of recycling organic matter, such as leaves and food scraps, into a valuable fertilizer (compost) that can enrich...
Every Tree Makes a Difference
Sometimes there is speculation as to why SWIM works hard to educate the public about the importance of trees. After all, they are not in the water or...
Backyard Tips
A cheap way to make a back yard a better environment is to reduce the size of the lawn! The health of trees and bushes can be dramatically improved...
Understanding the Importance of Eelgrass
Eelgrass is not a grass—it is a flowering plant that lives underwater and produces pollen and seeds that look like grains of rice, and its leaves can...
Drinking Fountain Installed at Wharf
The next time you visit the wharf, try out the brand new water fountain attached to the wharf building’s wall. It features a bubbler and a water...
Short Beach Cleanup Held on September 16th
This fall, SWIM partnered for the second time with CoastSweep to clean our coastline, and this year our efforts coincided with International Coastal...
Re-use, Recycle, Refill
Please consider eliminating your use of disposable water bottles and changing over to refillable ones. Disposable water bottles are designed for...
SWIM Works with Greenscapes Program
SWIM is working closely with the town via our Greenscapes Program to satisfy the more stringent EPA regulations for its MS4 Permit Input (Municipal...
Nahant Bird Areas
Nahant is essentially an island with a predominantly rocky shoreline connected to the mainland by a rather narrow tombolo along which runs a...
SWIM Introduces 'A Guide to Exploring the Rocks of Nahant'
Nahant has a fascinating geological history and rocks are everywhere you look. Several years ago, Vi Patek, Director of Nahant SWIM, Inc., noted that...
SWIM Provides Scholarships for Nahant Students
Thanks to the continued support of generous donors, SWIM was able to start an annual program of providing scholarship funds for Nahant’s resident...
Right Whale Visits Nahant
SWIM spread the news via our distribution list (which is almost up to 400) and large numbers of people were alerted to admire this magnificent, rare...
SWIM funds tree work at Pleasant Street Playground
To further our goal of increasing the number of public trees in Nahant, SWIM made a donation to the Town which covered the cost of major tree...
The Algae that won't Leave our Beaches
The public and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are victims of the nuisance conditions generated by the algae because it inhibits...
How to Lanscape for a Healthier Planet
Why should we consider how we care for our yards and parks? Because caring for our land in a natural way supports the delicate interconnection of all...