Norwood Residents: Exercise Your Power!

Help Shape Norwood’s 10-Year Plan

When it comes to keeping your local streams clean, protecting your drinking water, adding parks and trails, and deciding how your community grows, it’s not the federal government calling the shots. It’s your city or town!

And the best part? YOU have real power to help shape those decisions.

Right now, the Town of Norwood is creating a new Comprehensive Plan—a roadmap for the next 10 years that will guide development, climate resilience, public health, and overall quality of life in Norwood.

Norwood residents — this is your chance to speak up and help shape the future of your community.

Norwood is making it easy (and even fun!) to get involved:

Visit the Norwood Comprehensive Plan website for more details.

Not from Norwood?
Check your town’s website—there are lots of ways to get involved and make a difference where you live.

Norwood Free Tree Program Helps with Flooding and Heat

March 2025 —

Over the past year, NepRWA has been working with the Town of Norwood on a grant-funded project to help the community prepare for climate change.

Together, we’ve focused on:

Connecting with residents who are most affected by climate change.
Updating town rules to better handle flooding and heat.
Supporting Norwood’s new stormwater utility.

We’re excited to share that Norwood’s new Community Liaison, Julie Ngo, has joined the team and is leading a free tree program for Norwood residents. (Ends June 30, 2025)

By planting more trees, Norwood is helping protect homes and families from the effects of climate change.

This program focuses on neighborhoods that are more vulnerable to flooding and extreme heat. Residents who take part get a free tree to plant in their yard and agree to take care of it for at least 3 years.

Why trees? Trees are a simple way to make a big difference. They help soak up stormwater, cool down hot neighborhoods, and clean the air and water.