COVENTRY â On the eastern side of Coventry, a small body of water has long been a favorite spot of swimmers, kayakers and anglers, alike. But with aquatic invasives threatening its future, a group of residents is on a mission to restore the lake they love by keeping the troublesome plants at bay.Â
âWe wanted to save the lake,â Tom Pendergast, vice president of the newfound Upper Dam Pond Conservation Association, said during a beach cleanup event over the weekend.Â
Like many bodies of water across southern New England, Upper Dam Pond is plagued by aquatic invasive plants. Tangled among the native lilies that dot its surface, variable milfoil has begun to choke the pond, known locally as Breezy Lake.Â
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Wild for Wareham,” a collaboration by the Wareham Land Trust, Mass Audubon, and Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Onset Bay Center is a full week of outdoor activities highlighting all of the natural wonders that Wareham has to offer. The programs run during school vacation (April 17 – 24, 2021). Some of the events are funded by grants from organizations including the Wareham Cultural Council and the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) of the EPA; some are co-sponsored by additional organizations including the Wareham Garden Club & the Wareham Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Committee (see individual links for program details & partnerships).
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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.