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5 places to rent a kayak or paddleboard on Buzzards Bay
Try your hand at paddling without having to purchase any gear – these five local outfitters rent kayaks and stand-up paddleboards so you can set off on a paddling adventure today.
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Buzzards Bay health shows slight improvement during dry, hot summer of 2016
Last summer’s dry weather conditions seemed to help boost Bay Health numbers in dozens of waterways from Westport to Woods Hole – but a wet start to 2017 may mean that the Bay gets larger dose of harmful nitrogen pollution this spring.
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Permanent boat waste pumpout service coming to Cuttyhunk in 2018
The Coalition is working with the town of Gosnold to install a free, permanent boat waste pumpout station in Cuttyhunk Harbor, which will begin service in June 2018.
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Bike for clean water at Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride on Oct. 1

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A new adventure is waiting for you to discover.

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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Two treasured coastal farms on Buzzards Bay protected this summer

Two treasured coastal farms on Buzzards Bay protected this summer

Aug 10, 2017

This summer, the Coalition permanently conserved two treasured coastal farms in Fairhaven and Dartmouth to protect clean water, preserve coastal habitats, and create new places for people like you to explore.

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This Rochester teen biked 35 miles for clean water last year. Now she’s getting her whole school involved.

This Rochester teen biked 35 miles for clean water last year. Now she’s getting her whole school involved.

Jul 26, 2017 · By Kim Meneo

When Emma Keeler, 16, successfully biked 35 miles from Rochester to Woods Hole at last year’s Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride, she vowed she would return in 2017 – and this time, she promised to bring some friends along.

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5 places to rent a kayak or paddleboard on Buzzards Bay

5 places to rent a kayak or paddleboard on Buzzards Bay

Jul 20, 2017

Try your hand at paddling without having to purchase any gear – these five local outfitters rent kayaks and stand-up paddleboards so you can set off on a paddling adventure today.

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Upcoming Events

Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride

Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride

Sun, October 01

Sakonnet Point to Woods Hole,
Falmouth

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Yoga at the Fort

Yoga at the Fort

Mon, August 21

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Fort Taber Park,
New Bedford

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“Keep Our Waters Clean” New Bedford Harbor oil spill community meeting

“Keep Our Waters Clean” New Bedford Harbor oil spill community meeting

Tue, August 22

2:00PM

Waterfront Grille,
New Bedford

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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 8,000 members who support our work to protect clean water.

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