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41.747841, -70.65603 41.743908, -70.65409 41.739286, -70.65761 41.735222, -70.647941 41.740748, -70.669349
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65
Broad Cove/Muddy Cove
One sampling station: BD1
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68
East River
One sampling station: ER1
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76
Inner Onset Bay
Four sampling stations: OB1, OB3, OB3A, OB6
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82
Outer Onset Bay
Five sampling stations: OB2, OB7, OB8, OB9, OB10
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61
Shell Point Bay
Three sampling stations: SB1, SB2X, OB4
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Help the Buzzards Bay Coalition keep an eye on the health of the water in your community. Become a Baywatcher, and you can volunteer as a "citizen scientist" on the water this summer.

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Top Stories on Onset Bay

Staff Spotlight: Devon Bolt
Staff Spotlight: Devon Bolt
Jan 09, 2024

Devon Bolt, student at Northeastern University, reflects on her time as a Research Assistant with the Coalition as part of Northeastern's Co-Op program.

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Your guide to summer 2024 at the Onset Bay Center
Your guide to summer 2024 at the Onset Bay Center
Jan 09, 2024

Onset Bay Center Summer Camp registration is officially open! Find the best activities for your young adventurers in our comprehensive summer guide.

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Onset Bay Center Hosts 260 Student Scientists from Wareham Public Schools
Onset Bay Center Hosts 260 Student Scientists from Wareham Public Schools
Nov 06, 2023

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.

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Working to Save Buzzards Bay

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported organization dedicated to improving the health of the Buzzards Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research, and advocacy.

We work to protect clean water on the Bay and on the land:

On the Bay
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