Health of Herring Bay
Vegetation
The marshes, fields, and woodlands in the Herring Bay region provide diverse habitats for native species of plants, birds, amphibians, and mammals. Here's how AHB is working to protect those sensitive habitats:
Eradicating phragmites: AHB helped coordinate a collaborative effort between residents and the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service to eradicate stands of phragmites (also known a reed grass) along the beaches in Fairhaven and the inlet near Town Point.
Monitoring biodiversity: Help us identify the vegetation along Fairhaven Road near the lake. Check out these photos and email us your results!
Monitoring SAVs: In the summer, members survey the submerged aquatic grasses in certain tributaries. Extensive stands of horned-pondweed were found near the headwaters of the Fairhaven lake and near Colony Cove between Fairhaven and Rosehaven.
We're eradicating phragmites by our beaches and Tacaro. 
