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Sagamore Marsh Project

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

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.

CWRP Brochure
CWRP
Brochure

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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