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75 students on 4 cesspools on the edge of West Falmouth Harbor? Let’s fix this.

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is facilitating the installation of a new large nitrogen-reducing septic system in West Falmouth that helps demonstrate another way that neighborhoods around the Bay can reduce nitrogen pollution.

On the promise of a rainy day in March

A rainy day may seem to make life drearier, but it also promises brighter times ahead. 

Town of Mattapoisett and Coalition ask court to compel property owner to restore damaged wetland

The Buzzards Bay Coalition and Mattapoisett join forces in court to seek restoration of damaged wetlands

$1.4 million grant for Cuttyhunk pushes campaign close to 90 percent of the way to success

Through a program designed to promote climate change resilience, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has awarded $1.4 million to the Buzzards Bay Coalition to purchase and protect 68 acres of critically important barrier beach, marshland and upland habitat on Cuttyhunk Island.

Horseshoe Mill dam comes down, opening over 3 miles of fish habitat on the Weweantic River

Removing the dam will help a diverse population of fish and strengthen the river against climate change.

10 reasons why 2019 was another great year for Buzzards Bay

As a supporter, you know that Saving Buzzards Bay is accomplished through ongoing pollution cleanup, focused land protection, active restoration and community engagement, in projects and initiatives like these 10 from the past year.

Explore our newest reserve, Carvalho Farm, on Nasketucket Bay

On November 26, town officials and members of the public gathered in a Fairhaven meadow in the November sunshine to celebrate the opening of Carvalho Farm, the Coalition’s newest public reserve.

Rhode Island groups support funding for Cuttyhunk protection

Four Rhode Island groups support re-allocating funds, set aside for bird conservation projects, to the Coalition’s Cuttyhunk Conservation Project instead.

Addressing the unintended consequences of composting

Through a series of workshops this winter, the Coalition will examine how to reduce nitrogen pollution from small composting practices.