Jack’s Marsh was presented as a cranberry bog restoration example at a national conference in San Francisco.
In the Watershed Articles
The 100 acres purchased by the Coalition with this recent deal includes the entire former Beaverdam Creek footprint, making it possible to restore the original creek back to its original form and function.
Eleven acres in Acushnet were recently acquired to fill in some crucial areas to conserve on the Fairhaven/Acushnet town line.
As sea levels rise, salt marshes need gently sloped places to establish, and a restored cranberry bog adjacent to a tidal waterway can be the perfect location for that. This is climate adaptation in action.
A 100-acre waterfront purchase by the Coalition on the north side of the bay has expanded the opportunities for people to access and enjoy this extraordinary, rich and diverse natural shoreline.
A $100,000 grant from the state DCR’s Recreational Trails Program (Mass Trails) will support construction of 1.2 miles of 10-foot-wide, two-way, fully accessible trail at the main entrance to the property.
More than one hundred Plymouth residents engaged with Coalition Senior Restoration Ecologist Sara Quintal and Inter-Fluve geomorphologist Nick Nelson.
Removing remnant agricultural features would allow water to flow naturally through the site again, allowing expansion of more valuable salt marsh habitats and promoting greater biodiversity.
With our first-ever habitat management grant, the Coalition will continue the work of thinning the vegetation to restore grasslands and protect island residents.