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In Plymouth, the Coalition tracks the health of Red Brook, which flows from White Island Pond to Buttermilk Bay in Wareham and Bourne. Baywatchers volunteers have collected water samples at 3 stations on Red Brook at the Trustees’ Lyman Reserve.

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Buttermilk Bay/Red Brook
Three subembayments: Buttermilk Bay, Little Buttermilk Bay, Red Brook
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Bay Health data is funded in part by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
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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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