Bassett Island Cleanup – PWQC in action!
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Bassett Island Cleanup – Saturday, May 8th!
Volunteers needed for Bassett Island cleanup, May 8, 2021 | 8:30am ’til done
Hen Cove Restoration Project is Underway
Hen Cove Beach Restoration!
Work begins week of March 29, 2021!
Member Updates – Spring 2021
5 Things that YOU can do to for Pocasset Water Quality
Our local water quality is greatly impacted by the nitrogen loading coming from ground runoff. Here are 5 easy things YOU can do to help: Reduce fertilizer use: Test your soil to see how much fertilizer you need. Limit fertilizer use to 1-2 times per year. Try organic slow release water insoluble fertilizer in the fall. Don’t fertilize on windy days or before a rainstorm. Keep fertilizer off the pavement. Avoid fertilizing close to the edge of the yard if…
Invitation to join the coalition!
Last September 3, more than 80 frustrated Pocasset residents jammed into a meeting before the selectmen at the Veterans Community Center in Buzzards Bay to demand action to address the increasing pollution in Hen Cove. Frank Gasson urged the Town to support a plan to remove the sand and mud dredged up from Hen Cove in 1960 and deposited on the wetlands between Hen Cove and Barlow’s Landing, stopping the flow of all seawater between the two bays. Frank said…
Where Has All the Marshland Gone?
This 1917 Mass Department of Commerce map shows the natural flow of water between Barlow’s Landing Harbor and Hen Cove. These marshes and waterways enabled plant and marine life in Barlow’s Landing, Wing’s Neck inlet and Hen Cove to thrive for millennia. Before the 1880s, water flowed freely between the two bays. In the mid-1880s, the Town constructed a dirt road and a wooden bridge to span the channels. This structure was replaced with a concrete bridge in the 1920s. …
PWQC in the news!! Again!
Please see wonderful article about PWQC and ongoing efforts to improve marine water quality in Pocasset by Michael Rausch in The Bourne Enterprise from 9 MAY 2020! (click the News tab for the link)
PWQC is 501(c)(3) exempt!
The Department of the Treasury notified us that PWQC qualifies for exemption from Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and that donors may deduct contributions to PWQC.