Notice: The NEP is on a hybrid work environment. Besides calling, please also email staff to reach out.
How to Contact Us and Program Structure
The Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program is an advisory and planning unit of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. We receive funding from, and are part of, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program. Created in 1985, the Buzzards Bay NEP completed a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the Bay in 1991. This plan is a blueprint for the protection and restoration of water quality and living resources in Buzzards Bay and its watershed, and was updated in 2013 (go to our CCMP page for more information). Today, the Buzzards Bay NEP provides funding and technical assistance to municipalities and citizens to implement the recommended actions contained in the Management Plan.
Address
Photo by Sarah Williams.
Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program
81-B County Rd, Suite E
Mattapoisett, MA 02739
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Staff & Communications
Staff and Phone extensions (program main numbers are 508-291-3625 or 774-377-6009):
Dr. Joe Costa is the Buzzards Bay NEP Executive Director. Extension 1 or 774-377-6000.
Sarah Williams is the Buzzards Bay NEP Regional Planner. Extension 3 or 774-377-6002.
Kevin Bartsch is the Buzzards Bay NEP Stormwater Specialist. Extension 4 or 774-377-6003.
Bernadette Taber is the Buzzards Bay NEP Stormwater Specialist. Extension 5 or 774-377-6004.
Email:
kevin.bartsch@mass.gov
sarah.williams@mass.gov
bernadette.taber@mass.gov
joe.costa@mass.gov
A brief report, “The Big Picture.” A PDF file