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oil covering rocky shoreline of West Island after an oil spill
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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.

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algae on West Falmouth Harbor
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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.

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a group of people watching the sunset over Buzzards Bay from The Knob in Falmouth
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To celebrate the start of fall, we’ve compiled a list of 10 spectacular spots to watch the sun set over Buzzards Bay.

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two cyclists riding on the Phoenix Bike Trail in Fairhaven during the Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride
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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.

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Buzzards Bay Coalition employee testing water in West Falmouth Harbor
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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.

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protected farmland on Nasketucket Bay with Accredited Land Trust seal
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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.

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foam floating docks at marina on Brandt Island Cove in Mattapoisett
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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.

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an excavator digging a connection from Cuttyhunk West End Pond to Buzzards Bay
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A crew has finally reopened an inlet to connect Cuttyhunk's West End Pond with Buzzards Bay once again.

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a teenage boy wearing waders holding a quahog and a clam rake
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Digging for quahogs is lots of fun, and easier than you might think. Here’s everything you need to know about quahogging in Buzzards Bay.

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Little Bay and the mouth of the Nasketucket River
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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.

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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: