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One way to improve Cape Cod's water quality? Return unused cranberry bogs to wetland.

A pair of old cranberry bogs in Mashpee, Chop Chaque, are about to be restored to wetland. The transformation is part of a growing trend on Cape Cod.

Cyanobacteria Warnings In Place For Mashpee Ponds, Make-A-Splash Event Changed To Boating Only

Cyanobacteria warnings are in place for Ashumet, Santuit and Wakeby ponds in Mashpee and Sandwich as of Friday morning, September 8.

In a Massachusetts pond, toxic algae is disrupting tribal heritage

The Santuit Pond in Mashpee was used for thousands of years by members of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to play, teach, bathe, hunt and conduct ceremonies. It's now unsafe to eat fish and use the pond in other ways, as warming temperatures and excess nutrient runoff lead to more blue-green algae blooms.

In a New England pond, toxic algae is disrupting tribal heritage

More intense storms, rising sea levels, toxic algae blooms, and other environmental crises are making it harder for tribes to practice their culture and to pass it on.

In a New England pond, toxic algae is disrupting tribal heritage