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Recent Successes

Together with our partners, we work to permanently protect the Bay's most precious forests, wetlands, and farmlands. We are pleased to report some of our accomplishments here.

• Valuable Waterfront and Wildlife Protected in Mattapoisett

• New Bedford Harbor Island Permanently Protected
  
  
• 153 Acres of Bay Farmland, Bird Habitat Protected in Dartmouth
  
  
• Coalition Partnership Helps Secure Funding for Protection of
  Tiverton, RI Farm
  
  
• Viveiros Dairy Farm Preservation Project : 400+ Acres of Critical Coastal Habitat
  
  
• North American Wetlands Conservation Act: Coalition-Led Effort Protects 1150 Acres of Migratory Bird Habitat
  
  
• Nulands Neck Conservation Project: 95 Acres of Fairhaven Coastal Lands Protected
  
  
• Landmark Rounseville Deal Protects Drinking Water for Bay Towns

We've also provided vital assistance to a number of local land conservation organizations to preserve more than 300 acres from Westport to Wareham, including:

• The Chapin White Farm: a former dairy farm that includes 91 acres of salt marsh, forested uplands, and freshwater wetlands on the East Branch of the Westport River;

• Center Village: 28 acres of wetlands and forest abutting the Haskell Swamp Wildlife Management Area in Rochester;

• Church Tract: 163 acres on the Mattapoisett River in Rochester to become a Wildlife Management Area;

• Sperry Tract:  More than 13 acres of forest and wetlands, including a state-certified vernal pool, in Rochester.

• Whitlock Landing: one acre on Wareham’s Agawam Mill Pond that will provide a much needed public access point to the Agawam River;

• Tweedy & Barnes: 25 acres in Wareham that will provide public access to the Sippican River.

Related Article:

Coalition Expertise Helps Local Land Trusts Protect Open Space