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How-To guide released: Installing a nitrogen-reducing septic system

The process of installing a nitrogen-reducing septic system can be daunting and expensive. Our guide walks you through the installation process, provides contacts for local engineers, and updates you on available financing tools.

New replica lifeboat preserves maritime history of Buzzards Bay Coalition's Horseneck Point Life-Saving Station

The Buzzards Bay Coalition has commissioned Newport’s IYRS School of Technology & Trades to construct a new replica lifeboat for the Horseneck Point Life-Saving Station.

Safeguarding 436 acres for clean drinking water

Two key projects, one complete and one in progress, will preserve a total of 436 acres of land in the Mattapoisett River Valley and Dartmouth’s Paskamansett River Valley, protecting local public drinking water supplies. 

Construction of Mattapoisett Bogs wetland restoration underway

Since breaking ground in October, construction at Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Mattapoisett Bogs wetland restoration site has made considerable progress.

Onset Bay Center Hosts 260 Student Scientists from Wareham Public Schools

This fall saw 260 enthusiastic students disembarking from school buses and stepping onto the shores of Buzzards Bay, ready for a full day of immersive outdoor learning at the Onset Bay Center.

Marsh Island Salt Marsh Restoration Celebrates Major Milestone

The Marsh Island Salt Marsh Restoration Project’s first phase of construction is now complete, revitalizing six acres of the salt marsh at the site.

BBC and Partners Release 10 Years of Water Quality Research on Cranberry Bogs

Over a decade in the making, a new report entitled “Cranberry Agriculture and Water Quality in Buzzards Bay'' addresses the role that cranberry bogs play in the management of nitrogen and phosphorous in our region.

UPDATE: Mattapoisett River Reserve wetland restoration continues, The Bogs and Tripps Mill trails temporarily closed

Construction to restore natural habitats at the Mattapoisett River Reserve is currently underway. Trails at The Bogs are currently closed, and the trails and parking area at Tripps Mill will be temporarily closed starting Tuesday, January 16. Please enjoy other nearby trails that will remain open.

Saving Wide Marsh Farm in Fairhaven

The Coalition’s acquisition of the 27-acre Wide Marsh Farm in Fairhaven will help protect valuable adjacent salt marshes by giving them protected space to move to over time.

Buzzards Bay Water Quality Improved Since 2015

Improved 2022 State of Buzzards Bay Score reflects significant reductions in nitrogen and toxic pollution, as well as new challenges due to climate change.