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Massachusetts Maritime Academy partnership will offer Programming to New Bedford Public Schools aboard the Schooner SSV Ernestina-Morrissey

By purchasing this Sow & Pigs beer, you’ve made a direct impact to protect our local waters. Fifty-percent of the proceeds from this refreshing Kölsch-style ale are donated to the Buzzards Bay Coalition.

To say thanks and welcome you as a member, we’d like to send you a Buzzards Bay Coalition sticker. Enter your address below.

What does the Buzzards Bay Coalition do?

Founded in 1987, The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a member-supported non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration, protection, and sustainable use and enjoyment of Buzzards Bay and its watershed. 

Recent Accomplishments  

• Buzzards Bay Water Quality Improved
• Mattapoisett River Reserve Wetland Restoration
• Gooseberry Causeway Impact Study
• Riverside Auto Junkyard Clean Up

Interested in giving more to protect the Bay?

If you love Buzzards Bay as much as you love good beer, why not consider making an addition gift to support the Coalition’s work? As a thank you, we’ll send you a limited-edition Buzzards Bay Coalition tote bag.  Whether toting veggies home from the farmer’s market or your book to a Bay beach, this tote will signal to others that you believe in protecting our regional environment.

By donating, you’re helping to protect our local waters by investing in the Coalition’s mission-critical work to improve the health of the Bay ecosystem for all through scientific research, land protection, advocacy, and fostering outdoor exploration. With more than 12,000 members, hundreds of volunteers, and participants of all ages enjoying our no or low-cost outdoor exploration programs, the Buzzards Bay Coalition is grateful for the partnership of those who support our mission.

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Our finish line Emcee, Gazelle, is heading off the beach and into the Bay for this year’s Buzzards Bay Swim. Read about his training journey and how you can join Team FUN 107.

The Buzzards Bay Coalition has been working closely with area towns to identify high-priority culverts, both on freshwater and tidal streams, that need replacement; replacing these with properly sized structures can make roadways less prone to flooding, and would also foster many ecological benefits. 

The single most important thing our Westport members can do to help the Westport River this year is Vote YES on Question 1 at the April 9th local election.