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Saving Farms and Future Salt Marshes at Fairhaven’s Wide Marsh

Three abutting properties on Sconticut Neck in Fairhaven will conserve land and provide space to which the salt marsh can migrate.

Why I Run: Rachel Maguire

This Oregon resident flies back to the East Coast each year and runs the Falmouth Road Race with family members. She is raising money as a tribute to her environmentally-minded father and grandfather.

Why I Run: Meg Good Murner

“My whole family has enjoyed fishing and swimming in Buzzards Bay,” says Meg Good Murner. She’s running for the Coalition this month as she has for the last two years because “I want it to be here for my kids, grandkids and great-grandkids.”

Why I Run: Jenny Ross

The Connecticut native has run the Falmouth Road Race many times, but this year she has decided to run for a cause: raising money for the Buzzards Bay Coalition.

Coalition Completes First Sewer Hook-Up in Dartmouth as Part of Subsidy Program

Dartmouth resident who wished to do his part by transitioning from septic to sewer took advantage of the Coalition's Connect-to-Protect program.

Coalition Testifies in Support of State Funding Alternatives For South Coast Town Wastewater Projects

Beacon Hill seeks to establish a commission to recommend funding alternatives that the state's revolving fund does not meet.

A Community with Purpose Comes Out for Buzzards Bay Swim in Onset

Implementing the backup plan ensured this annual event took place and the Swim's legacy continued.

Largest-Ever 1,652-Acre Land Purchase Will Protect Weweantic and Sippican Rivers

Recent deal with Slocum-Gibbs Cranberry Company will allow continued farming, as well as wetlands restoration.

Why We Swim: Remembering Emma Whittaker with Laughter, Love, and Goggles Full of Tears

Emma Whittaker's father shares why Buzzards Bay and the Swim were so important to his daughter and how the team has come together since her passing.

Gooseberry Impact Report Finds Causeway Not Responsible for Shoreline Changes

Scientists found that the Gooseberry Causeway is not affecting the flow of water to the Westport River or its water quality and is not causing or accelerating erosion at East Beach.