Update on the Marstons Mills Cranberry Bog Eco-Restoration Project es n el Jo ach R y to b o Ph BCWC is excited to announce recent grant awards for - An anonymous foundation has given BCWC a our Marstons Mills Cranberry Bog Eco-Restoration generous challenge grant of $800,000 to help fund Project. BCWC is restoring 64-acres of retired construction costs for the 64-acre restoration. cranberry bog property along the Marstons Mills River. Our goal is to reduce nitrogen loading to the Three - The Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration Bays estuary by restoring this site to healthy, self- awarded $540,000 to fund construction costs for sustaining, and dynamic wetlands that will naturally 10-acres of a comprehensive study area within the remove excess nitrogen and improve water quality. This 64-acre restoration site. innovative eco-restoration project is now at the “90% design and permitting” phase, which means we hope to - The Horizon Foundation is helping to fund an begin construction within the next 12 months. outdoor environmental education amphitheater overlooking the comprehensive study area with a Along with receiving a $200,000 grant from the US $15,000 grant. EPA Southeast New England Program this summer (see back cover for more details), BCWC has also received STAY TUNED FOR MORE BOG RESTORATION several other grants: UPDATES IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER! BCleanWater.org Fall/Winter 2025 | Barnstable Clean Water Coalition | 11