Wicked Local
LINCOLN A pair of Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries have been awarded $150,000 through an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program to promote resilient ecosystems of clean water, healthy diverse habitats, and sustainable communities in Southeast New England.
The funding is provided through the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Watershed Grants, a partnership between EPA and Restore America s Estuaries, which selected Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Dartmouth and Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary in Wareham among its 2020 grant recipients. Mass. Audubon will use the grant to restore saltmarsh habitats and make them more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Community partners for the saltmarsh restoration project include the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust, Wareham Land Trust and town of Wareham, Providence-based Save The Bay, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.