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 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.
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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