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DER’s Cranberry Bog Program now includes 3 completed projects and 7 active projects totaling approximately 800 acres
DER has partnered with MassAudubon to restore 15-acres of existing grassland back to a floodplain forest community.
Removal of the Holmes dam improves public safety and provides numerous ecological and public benefits.
DER is working with DCR to support Public Water Suppliers and Water Districts trying to restructure their water rates.
DER is working to identify sites where dam management can be altered to provide ecological benefits while balancing in-lake needs.
DER will work with interested landowners to complete on-the-ground wetland restoration projects on retired cranberry farms.
Finding Balance at Town Creek in Salisbury
DER worked with consultants to advance the three top projects to concept plan level.
This spring, important advancements were made at two sites.
Phase 1 is complete and included restoration of 11-acres of former cranberry bog.
