Conserving land helps protect clean water in Buzzards Bay. Across our region, the Coalition has forever protected more than 8,500 acres of land in some of the Bay’s most special places. Without saving our most important forests, streams, and wetlands, the Bay – its clean waters, scenic beauty, coastal habitats, and our quality of life – cannot survive.

Healthy streams and wetlands have been lost in all of Buzzards Bay’s communities. The Coalition is working to restore damaged streams and wetlands in places like the Acushnet River, the Weweantic River, and the Mattapoisett River to protect clean water and improve the health of the Bay ecosystem so fish, wildlife, and people can thrive.

Cranberry bogs are an important part of our landscape and heritage in southeastern Massachusetts. But with so many bogs in the Buzzards Bay region, cranberry agriculture can be source of nitrogen pollution to our waterways. The Coalition is now partnering with growers to develop new research on cranberry bogs to help solve this piece of the Bay’s nitrogen puzzle.