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Swimmers head out into Onset Bay from the Shell Point Beach start.
Posted · By Scott Lajoie

Implementing the backup plan ensured this annual event took place and the Swim's legacy continued.

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Overhead of Sippican River in Rochester looking east
Posted · By Scott Lajoie

Recent deal with Slocum-Gibbs Cranberry Company will allow continued farming, as well as wetlands restoration.

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Connect to Protect Dartmouth property
Posted · By Scott Lajoie

Dartmouth resident who wished to do his part by transitioning from septic to sewer took advantage of the Coalition's Connect-to-Protect program.

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Korrin Petersen testifying
Posted · By Scott Lajoie

Beacon Hill seeks to establish a commission to recommend funding alternatives that the state's revolving fund does not meet.

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Members of the Team for Emma gather after the Swim in 2023.
Posted · By Phil Whittaker

Emma Whittaker's father shares why Buzzards Bay and the Swim were so important to his daughter and how the team has come together since her passing.

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Coalition staffer checks one of the new loggers.
Posted · By Scott Lajoie

These new water sensors will be deployed to collect important Bay data during intermittent times during the day.

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A shot of the boardwalk to Barges and and Channel Beaches at the Coalition’s Canapitsit Reserve that was recently installed.
Posted · By Scott Lajoie

The pumpout encourages boaters to reduce the amount of untreated wastewater that would directly be discarded into the Bay and the boardwalk provides access to Barges and Channel beaches.

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Gooseberry Island Report Part One cover
Posted · By Scott Lajoie

Scientists found that the Gooseberry Causeway is not affecting the flow of water to the Westport River or its water quality and is not causing or accelerating erosion at East Beach.

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Map shows protected land along Paskamansett River.
Posted · By Scott Lajoie

The Coalition made land and conservation restriction purchases with towns to protect the Paskamansett and Mattapoisett River watersheds.

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The Buzzards Bay Coalition, along with partners from Boston University, Woods Hole Group, and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, set out to study a series of scientific questions that focused on the Gooseberry Causeway and its effects on the beaches and water quality of Buzzards Bay between the Westport and Slocums Rivers.

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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: