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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.

Putting our roofs to work for the Bay

The Coalition currently generates 21 percent of its own electricity from solar and its committed to further reducing reliance on fossil fuel by applying the lessons its learned from installing its current solar systems to new projects.

Saving Doggett Brook Farm

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is partnering with the Rochester Land Trust to forever protect a scenic 60-acre farm and adjacent woodlands to keep clean water flowing to the Bay, support habitat for plants and animals, and maintain Rochester's unique character.

Seventeen places to see (hear and smell) the signs of spring

The best way to celebrate the spring season is to get outside and savor the re-awakening that is taking place. You’ll find the signs of spring in the woodlands, wetlands, salt marshes, and waters of Buzzards Bay. Here’s a quick list of places you are most likely to spy hopeful signs of the warmer weather that is on its way as well as some pointers on what to look for.

Get outside and go Wild for Wareham during April school vacation week

The Wareham Land Trust, Mass Audubon, and the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Onset Bay Center are joining forces to provide for a full week of outdoor activities that highlight Wareham’s wild side during April school vacation.

Coalition completes protection of the Apponagansett Bay Farm

The Coalition and our partner, the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (DNRT), finalized a conservation restriction on the privately-owned Apponagansett Bay Farm, the final piece in a rich patchwork of historic farmlands, woods, and wetlands that border Dike Creek in Dartmouth.

Coalition seeding new scientific investigations into Bay restoration with broad publication of 27-year water quality record

The first 28 years of Baywatchers water quality data has been published in the international scientific journal, Scientific Data, improving access to the information for researchers around the world.

Strengthening the conservation community

The Coalition co-sponsored a virtual gathering of regional conservation leaders at the annual Southeastern Massachusetts Land Trust Convocation, to share new trends and best practices.

Taking the time to be mindful in nature can be good for our health

A mindfulness walk can be good for mind, body, and soul. Best of all, it's an activity that can be done at any park or reserve near your home.

Fair winds for sailing program through partnership with Mass Maritime

The Coalition and Massachusetts Maritime Academy have established a partnership to facilitate instructional sailing programs at the Onset Bay Center (OBC) this summer.