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Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program GPRA 2008 Report Summary by Habitat Category


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2008 Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program
NEP Habitat Category Acreage


2008 Buzzards Bay Pie Chart showing NEP Habitat Category by Acreage

Total Acreage: 552.26


The Buzzards Bay NEP has protected and/or restored a total of 552.26 acres of habitat in 2008. The pie chart shows the proportion of acreage devoted to each habitat-type, including 87% for Upland habitat, 13% for Wetland habitat, and less than 1% for Beach and Dune habitat.

The Table immediately below provides brief summary information about the protection and/or restoration projects completed and reported by the NEP in 2008.

Year 2008 Projects
Project Name Activity Project Description Habitat Type Acreage Linear Miles
Artemisia Realty Trust Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the western portion of the watershed in the Town of Westport. Forest/Woodland 67.4 0
Back River Salt Marsh Restoration Reestablishment Project involved restoration of a tidally-restricted salt marsh through the creation of a channel, by removal of a berm, connecting it to tidal flows. The project was located in the eastern portion of the watershed in the town of Bourne. Tidal Wetland 3 0
Boreiko/Coolidge Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the western portion of the watershed in the Town of Westport. Forest/Woodland 42.6 0
Delima Preserve Protection/Maintenance Donation of a property by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purposes of habitat protection. Property is located in the south central portion of the watershed in the Town of Mattapoisett. Forest/Woodland 0.41 0
Devol Farm Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the western portion of the watershed in the Town of Westport. Forest/Woodland 82.6 0
Digesse Parcel Protection/Maintenance Purchase of a property in fee by a local land trust for the purposes of protecting open space. Property is located in the southeastern portion of the watershed in the Town of Wareham. Forest/Woodland 8.14 0
Fay Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the western portion of the watershed in the Town of Dartmouth. Forest/Woodland 11.5 0
Garfield Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the western portion of the watershed in the Town of Dartmouth. Tidal Wetland 18.29 0
Gaumont Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the central portion of the watershed in the Town of Rochester. Field/Meadow 7 0
Gendreau Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the western portion of the watershed in the Town of Dartmouth. Forest/Woodland 73.45 0
Gleason Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the southeastern portion of the watershed in the Town of Wareham. Forest/Woodland 4.36 0
Mattapoisett Neck Salt Marsh Restoration Reestablishment Project involved restoration of a tidally-restricted salt marsh by removing of an undersized culvert. The project was located in the central portion of the watershed in the town of Mattapoisett. Tidal Wetland 21 0
Popes Beach Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a municipality to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the south centeral portion of the watershed in the Town of Fairhaven. Beach 3.5 0
Red Barn Farm Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the central portion of the watershed in the Town of Rochester. Forest/Woodland 60 0
Ross Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the western portion of the watershed in the Town of Dartmouth. Field/Meadow 4.2 0
Scott Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the western portion of the watershed in the Town of Westport. Forest/Woodland 9.7 0
Shachoy Preserve Protection/Maintenance Donation of a property by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purposes of habitat protection. Property is located in the south central portion of the watershed in the Town of Mattapoisett. Forest/Woodland 6.26 0
Sylvan Trust Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a Conservation Restriction by a private citizen to a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the western portion of the watershed in the Town of Dartmouth. Forest/Woodland 55.1 0
Turtle Rock Farm Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Purchase of a Conservation Restriction by a local land trust for the purpose of protecting open space. Property is located in the western portion of the watershed in the Town of Westport. Forest/Woodland 45 0
Washburn Park Wetland Restoration Reestablishment Project involved removing fill from a former freshwater wetland and restoring it to its former habitat type. The project was located in the central portion of the watershed in the town of Marion. Forested Wetland 0.75 0
Waterline Conservation Restriction Protection/Maintenance Donation of a conservation restriction by a municipality to a local land trust for the purposes of protecting open space. The property is located in the central portion of the watershed in the town of Marion. Forested Wetland 28 0
Total 552.26 0

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