How Healthy is Your Water?
41.623367, -70.633222 41.62412774, -70.63892303
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Herring Brook – Marsh
Two sampling stations: HB3, HB4
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Herring Brook – Mouth
One sampling station: HB2

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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 Herring Brook

12 spots around Buzzards Bay for awesome spring striper fishing

In April and May, striped bass begin to return to our shores – and so do the fishermen and women who love to catch them. Try your hand at catching a striper, tautog, or scup this spring at one of these spots around Buzzards Bay.

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Coalition appeals Falmouth wastewater permit to protect Herring Brook and Old Silver Beach

A new wastewater permit approved by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection puts Herring Brook’s health in even greater risk.

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10 beautiful beaches on Buzzards Bay to visit this summer

Some of these Buzzards Bay beaches are crowd favorites, while others are hidden gems waiting for you to discover.

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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: