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14 places to learn how to sail on Buzzards Bay this summer
If you’ve ever watched sailboats breeze by in summer and wondered how you or your kids could learn how to sail, then you’re in luck. These 14 locations offer group and private sailing lessons that will help you get out on the water in no time!
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Nitrogen pollution cleanup plans released for four Falmouth waterways
The U.S. EPA has issued long-awaited nitrogen pollution cleanup plans called Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for four Buzzards Bay waterways in Falmouth: Quissett Harbor, Wild Harbor, and Rands Harbor/Fiddlers Cove.
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River otter sighting at Sawmill in Acushnet shows the power of urban habitat restoration
Last month, a local photographer captured an exciting sight at The Sawmill: the first recorded river otter in this portion of the Acushnet River since the Coalition restored and opened the property as a public park in 2015.
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Swim for clean water at the Buzzards Bay Swim on June 30

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It’s your Bay, so get outside and enjoy it! Whether on land or on the water, find an outdoor activity and discover Buzzards Bay today.

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State Appeals Court: Mattapoisett homeowner must restore damaged wetlands on Eel Pond

State Appeals Court: Mattapoisett homeowner must restore damaged wetlands on Eel Pond

May 03, 2018

Court decision upholds the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission’s 2015 enforcement order requiring that a Seabreeze Lane homeowner restore filled wetlands and buffer zone along Eel Pond, one of Buzzards Bay’s most delicate coastal salt ponds.

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10 Buzzards Bay herring runs to visit this spring

10 Buzzards Bay herring runs to visit this spring

Apr 26, 2018

With spring comes the sound of songbirds, the sight of colorful flowers, the feeling of warm sunshine – and migratory river herring returning to Buzzards Bay’s waters. Catch a glimpse of river herring at one of these 10 herring runs around the region.

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Decision Makers Workshops demonstrate real-world solutions to nitrogen pollution from septic systems

Decision Makers Workshops demonstrate real-world solutions to nitrogen pollution from septic systems

Apr 19, 2018

Local decision makers from around the region came together at two free workshops in April to learn about the results of the Coalition’s on-the-ground pilot projects to reduce nitrogen pollution from septic systems.

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Upcoming Events

Buzzards Bay Swim

Buzzards Bay Swim

Sat, June 30

6:30AM - 10:30AM

Fort Phoenix State Reservation,
Fairhaven

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2018 Falmouth Road Race

2018 Falmouth Road Race

Sun, August 19

Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights,
Falmouth

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Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride

Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride

Sun, September 30

Sakonnet Point, RI to Woods Hole,
Falmouth

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Working to Save Buzzards Bay

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported organization dedicated to improving the health of the Buzzards Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research, and advocacy.

We work to protect clean water on the Bay and on the land:

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You can help save Buzzards Bay. Join the Buzzards Bay Coalition, and become one of more than 9,000 members who support our work to protect clean water.

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