Quick facts
ILF Funding: $405,000
ILF Service Area: Coastal South Service Area
Project Location: Murdock Street, Middleborough, Massachusetts (latitude 41.9335165, longitude -70.931154)
Property size: 95 acres in two parcels (90 acres and 5 acres)
Project summary
The Nemasket River Preservation Parcel includes over a mile of frontage on the Nemasket River. It is located in the upper Tauton River watershed and is important for connectivity, ecological integrity, and climate change resiliency. Permanent protection of this 95-acre property preserves important high quality palustrine wetland and riverine resources in the Coastal South Service Area. The Long Term Management Plan for the property addresses vegetation management and other best management practices to ensure protection of endangered species and aquatic resources on site. This property was under the threat of development for up to 13 house lots. The Nemasket River Preservation Parcel is owned by MassWildlife.
Ecological attributes
- Aquatic Core
- Wetlands Core
- Species of Conservation Concern Core
- BioMap2 Critical Natural Landscape (CNL) Landscape Block
- Department of Environmental Protection Important Habitat
- The Nature Conservancy resilient site