More than 11 years after Buzzards Bay's last major oil spill, the Bay is finally seeing funding to restore some of the shorelines, aquatic life, and shellfish beds that were damaged by the spill.
The Coalition is taking an active role to ensure that Cape Cod’s coastal waters are clean again. Most recently, we've been advocating for better decisions to reduce nitrogen and plan for the future.
The Buzzards Bay region is home to dozens of communities that are beautiful to bike through, offering spectacular views that are best enjoyed on two wheels.
At spots all around Buzzards Bay each summer, approximately 100 people collect a simple series of water samples that form the foundation of all the Coalition’s work.
This month, the Land Trust Accreditation Commission announced that the Coalition is now an accredited land trust. This is the highest recognition that a land trust can receive.
Brandt Island Cove in Mattapoisett is facing a brighter future now that owners of a local marina have agreed to replace old polystyrene foam floats that are sending litter into a nearby salt marsh.
The Coalition has permanently protected 140 acres of forests, fields, and salt marshes in Fairhaven and Mattapoisett, completing the first half of the Nasketucket Bay Land Conservation Project.
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: