A widescale effort to restore hundreds of acres of salt marsh north of Boston has received a $1 million federal grant. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant.
May 1, 2021 | 10:39 AM
BOSTON (AP) A widescale effort to restore hundreds of acres of salt marsh north of Boston has received a $1 million federal grant.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant to the Trustees of Reservations announced this week will fund restoration of an additional 916 acres of the Great Marsh in Ipswich and Essex.
With a total funded scope of 1,274 acres, it represents the largest coastal or ecological restoration project in the 130-year history of the Trustees, and one of the largest restoration projects of its type in Massachusetts, the organization said in a statement.
The project’s goal is to repair what is called “ditching,” an agricultural practice dating to Colonial times that leaves the ecosystem vulnerable to floods.
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BOSTON (AP) - A widescale effort to restore hundreds of acres of salt marsh north of Boston has received a $1 million federal grant.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant to the Trustees of Reservations announced this week will fund restoration of an additional 916 acres of the Great Marsh in Ipswich and Essex.
With a total funded scope of 1,274 acres, it represents the largest coastal or ecological restoration project in the 130-year history of the Trustees, and one of the largest restoration projects of its type in Massachusetts, the organization said in a statement.
Naturalist Roland “Boot” Boutwell is conducting a spring nature walk at Haverhill’s Tattersall Farm.
The walk focuses on the identification of spring wildflowers and other plants and participants will observe several early flowering plants in the fields and woods. There will also be a discussion of the natural history of the plants.
Rescheduled from an earlier date, the spring nature walk takes place Sunday, May 23, from 2-4 p.m., at Tattersall Farm, 542 North Broadway, Haverhill. Donations of $10 are accepted. No registration is necessary. Participants meet at 1:45 p.m. in the parking lot. Dogs are not allowed and waterproof boots are suggested. Cancellation due to inclement weather will be posted on the Tattersall Farm Facebook page.