How Healthy is Your Water?
41.7586829, -70.62081064 41.762777, -70.605896 41.764441, -70.633547
65
Buttermilk Bay
Five sampling stations: BB1, BB2, BB3, BB4, BB5
59
Little Buttermilk Bay
Three sampling stations: LB1, LB2N, LB2X
NA
Red Brook
Three sampling stations: RBR1, RBR1A, RBR2
Bay Health data is funded in part by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
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Become a Baywatcher

Help the Buzzards Bay Coalition keep an eye on the health of the water in your community. Become a Baywatcher, and you can volunteer as a "citizen scientist" on the water this summer.

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Top Stories on Buttermilk Bay/Red Brook

Coalition members share 14 of their favorite places on Buzzards Bay

To kick off summer, our members shared 14 of their favorite places: harbors, beaches, trails, and all the other fantastic spots where people like you can discover Buzzards Bay summer long.

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This time, clean water won the day … big time

Wareham voters reject a proposal that threatened a sensitive stream and the sea-run brook trout that call it home, as well as a rare Pine Barren forest, Buzzards Bay, and the community’s s drinking water supply.

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Upper Bay towns are coming together to restore clean water in Buzzards Bay

A unique new project is bringing together three Buzzards Bay towns – Wareham, Bourne, and Plymouth – and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to tackle nitrogen pollution in the upper portion of Buzzards Bay.

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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: