Three Bays Preservation Inc

PER YOUR APPLICATION REQUEST DATED MAY 28, 2021, THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS BEING AWARDED INCREMENTAL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 TO THREE BAYS PRESERVATION INC.. THESE FUNDS WILL ASSIST IN CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MARSTONS MILLS WATERSHED AS A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND PROGRAM (SNEP) PILOT WATERSHED INITIATIVE AS OUTLINED IN THREE BAYS PRESERVATION INC.'S APPLICATION. THIS AWARD WILL ALLOW THE GRANTEE TO RESTORE AN ACTIVE CRANBERRY BOG USING NOVEL TECHNIQUES THAT WILL BOTH RESTORE HABITAT AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF NITROGEN LEAVING THE BOG INTO THE WATERSHED. THE GRANTEE WILL ALSO MONITOR WATER QUALITY IN THE AREA NEAR THE BOG AS WELL AS DOWNSTREAM IN THE RECEIVING WATERS AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES FOR THIS KIND OF RESTORATION PROJECT. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF SNEP PILOT WATERSHED INITIATIVE FUNDING IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONCENTRATED, COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND HOLISTIC (WATERSHED SCALE) PLANNING TO ADDRESS COMMON ENVIRONMENTAL CHAL