Preserving and enhancing our natural resources in the Herring Ponds region for generations to come.
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With your help we have:
- Sampled water quality in Plymouth’s Great and Little Herring Ponds since 2008
- Raised $38,380 to help with the Town CPC purchase of the 54-acre Condon property on Roxy Cahoon Road. It is an important recharge area for Great Herring Pond
- Preserved with CPC 43.6-acres between Little Herring and Triangle Ponds, now the David E. Alper Nature Preserve
- Established a Pine Barrens Plant ID Trail at Alper Preserve
- Built 100 Screech Owl and Bluebird nest boxes
- Printed and distributed Watershed Stewardship and Volunteer Action Guide to 2500 households
- Remediated storm water runoff with the Town of Plymouth at 2 sites on Great Herring Pond
- Protected five acres along the Carter’s River(by Plymouth CPC for conservation restriction)
Summer 2024 Newsletter