Friends of Herring River
Mission: To inspire and accelerate restoration of estuaries and ecosystems for the benefit of nature and all people.
Friends of Herring River was incorporated in 2009 as a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Temporary Bridge is Open on Chequessett Neck Road!
CHEQUESSETT NECK BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Following a brief pause, the installation of utility poles, conduits, manholes, and safety features were the final steps before Eversource and Verizon transferred power and telecom utilities across the temporary bridge. On...
Vegetation Removal for Herring River Restoration Project to Continue
Cape Cod National Seashore, in partnership with Ducks Unlimited and the National Park Foundation, will begin to remove trees and shrubbery from areas of the Herring River floodplain. Clearing the vegetation will help promote the growth of native saltmarsh vegetation...
Herring River Restoration
The overall goal of the Herring River Restoration Project is to create a productive, natural environment that will sustain itself with improved water quality and a strengthened ecosystem by restoring tidal flow to the estuary.
Restoration Area Maps
Maps of the Herring River from 1887 until today, showing it originally as the free-flowing river it was for thousands of years, to the impaired and degraded river it is today after being diked in 1909.
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Friends of Herring River
1580 Route 6 #5 (mailing address, 1.1.24)
Wellfleet, MA 02667
(508) 214-0656
info@herringriver.org
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