HARWICH – What was once a cranberry bog could be restored back to its original wetland and coastal stream habitat, and a public presentation on that project will be held this weekend.
An eco-restoration project on the Harwich Conservation Trust’s (HCT) Robert F. Smith Cold Brooke Preserve will be detailed by a Mass. Department of Ecological Restoration Specialist and members of the Trust on February 25th at 2 p.m. at the Harwich Community Center.
HCT will explain the upcoming project’s three phases and answer questions about the work, which will remove decaying water control structures, restore natural hydrology and remove barriers to fish migration.
Executive Director of HCT Michael Lach said that the day will allow the organization to update the community regarding the project’s progress.
“It is focusing on restoring the ecological sustainability of the habitats and natural processes of groundwater and surface water which move through the area on their way down to Saquatucket Harbor and Nantucket Sound,” Lach said.
The land was used for cranberry growing for many years, and Lach said that, as a result, changes were made which reduced water quality and fish migration access.
When the Trust acquired the land in 2001, agriculture had long been abandoned.
The event on the 25th is open to the public with a recommended donation of $5.
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