Sagamore
Marsh Project
Tidal flushing of the Sagamore Marsh was restricted
in the mid-1930s when the Cape Cod Canal was widened and deepened,
thus creating a fresh and brackish water system. The Scusset River
previously provided tidal flushing to Sagamore Marsh as it flowed
into Cape Cod Bay, north of the present canal's jetty.
In the years since, a combination of factors have
conspired to reduce needed flushing, including the disposal of dredged
material in the marsh, the natural accretion of material to the
north of the jetty, and a small 48-inch diameter culvert that was
inadequate to provide sufficient flow to maintain the salt marsh.
Most of Sagamore Marsh has changed from an area that consisted of
predominantly salt marsh and ecologically valuable estuarine habitat
to an area that is dominated by relatively low-value, common reed
(Phragmites). Absent intervention, Sagamore Marsh would continue
to...(more)
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Ed
Bill's Project
Ed Bill's
Pond riverine migratory corridor was the first project to receive
funding from the newly established Connecticut Corporate Wetlands
Restoration Program (CWRP). The kick-off meeting for CWRP
was June 2000.
The CWRP wanted to demonstrate that it could make
a difference to aquatic habitat restoration in Connecticut through
the funding of it's first project prior to it's second outreach
meeting on October 31, 2000. Connecticut DEP, a Coastal America
partner and leader in the state in the field of habitat restoration,
reviewed potential projects and discovered that the Ed Bill's Pond
project was ...(more)
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