The best way to celebrate the spring season is to get outside and savor the re-awakening that is taking place. You’ll find the signs of spring in the woodlands, wetlands, salt marshes, and waters of Buzzards Bay. Here’s a quick list of places you are most likely to spy hopeful signs of the warmer weather that is on its way as well as some pointers on what to look for.
In the Watershed Articles
The Coalition and our partner, the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (DNRT), finalized a conservation restriction on the privately-owned Apponagansett Bay Farm, the final piece in a rich patchwork of historic farmlands, woods, and wetlands that border Dike Creek in Dartmouth.
The Wareham Land Trust, Mass Audubon, and the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Onset Bay Center are joining forces to provide for a full week of outdoor activities that highlight Wareham’s wild side during April school vacation.
A mindfulness walk can be good for mind, body, and soul. Best of all, it's an activity that can be done at any park or reserve near your home.
For February vacation, the Coalition has organized a set of child-friendly activities and guides that can be used by children, adults and families. The goal is to spend time in the outdoors and discover the beauty of the Buzzards Bay region’s natural resources, while following social distancing precautions.
The Coalition has won a $75,000 grant to support testing a faster and more efficient approach to monitoring the effectiveness of nitrogen-reducing septic systems.
In 2021, people are setting New Year's resolutions that center on celebrating nature in the thousands of acres of open space preserved for public access from Sakonnet Point and Westport to Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Cuttyhunk.
This year, the Buzzards Bay Coalition made significant progress on every front—ongoing pollution cleanup, focused land protection, active restoration, and community engagement—thanks to our supporters and partners, and together we will accomplish even more in 2021.
More than 50 acres of woods and wetlands that border the massive Southeastern Massachusetts BioReserve and drain toward the East Branch of the Westport River will be permanently protected from development through a partnership between the City of Fall River and the Buzzards Bay Coalition.
Jennifer Downing, a nonprofit executive with 20 years of experience in fostering positive change, has been named Vice President of Engagement for the Buzzards Bay Coalition.