NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Five Star and Nature Restoration Trust
Project Title: Restoring a Retired Cranberry Farm into an Atlantic White Cedar Wetland Habitat Complex (MA)
Organization:
Bridgewater State University
Project ID:
1301.20.067179
Description:

Restore a 42-acre retired cranberry farm into a wetland complex dominated by Atlantic white cedar swamps and floodplains to provide habitat for native reptile and wetland plant species. Project will engage 50 local residents, 200 secondary school students and eight educators in educational outreach activities, as well as train four undergraduate students in restoration ecology.

Award Amount:
$49620.84
Location:
Foothills Preserve in the Town of Plymouth, Massachusetts