Save Popponesset Bay is the owner of 2/3 of the Spit, with the eastern third, owned by Mass Audubon. The Popponesset Spit is a fragile, natural barrier peninsula and wildlife sanctuary that protects Popponesset Bay from Nantucket Sound, Mashpee’s watershed, and other land throughout Mashpee and Cotuit. Since its most depleted state in 2014, Save Popponesset Bay has raised and invested hundreds of thousands of dollars for trucking sand, dredging sand from the outer channel leading to Nantucket Sound, and the purchasing/planting dune grass to anchor the new sand for the Spit. We also provide security in partnership with PBA and our partner Mass Audubon. These dredging and construction activities are critical to keeping the area healthy and safe for all that enjoy it.
Over 150 members of our community gathered on the Spit last week to enjoy live music, play yard games, eat Polar Cave ice cream, and watch the full moon rise! It was so fun seeing all of the kids running around the beach, and families enjoying this special place.
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Hey, hey, what do you say?
I say, YEAH, what a summer on Popponesset Bay! The weather has been glorious, the Spit and various channels feeding the bay have stayed in great shape. Plovers and other birds have born their young, kids have a great time searching for sea creatures in the inner channel,
Read more...Thank you for partnering with us in 2021 to protect the nesting shorebirds on Popponesset Spit. Coastal birds face many challenges along our busy coastline as they lay their eggs on the sand and raise their young amidst the beach-going public.
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