In Little Compton, Baywatchers now collect data on three coastal ponds: Quicksand Pond, Tunipus Pond and Briggs Marsh. Coastal salt ponds like these are harbingers of change on Buzzards Bay. With shallow waters that aren’t well flushed, these rich habitats are more sensitive to the harmful effects of nitrogen pollution.
Bay Health data is funded in part by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
