US Department of Agriculture — Agricultural Reserch Service

People

Casey Kennedy

Research Hydrologist

Molly Welsh

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Adrian Wiegman

Former Postdoctoral Research Associate

Projects

Mattapoisett Bogs Wetland Restoration

Mattapoisett Bogs Wetland Restoration

Potential Nitrogen Removal by Restoring Wetlands on Retired Cranberry Bogs

Potential Nitrogen Removal by Restoring Wetlands on Retired Cranberry Bogs

Coonamessett River Restoration Project

Coonamessett River Restoration Project

Quantifying Nutrient Transport and Transformation in Stream Channels Associated with Active, Retired, and Restored Cranberry Farms

Quantifying Nutrient Transport and Transformation in Stream Channels Associated with Active, Retired, and Restored Cranberry Farms

Publications

Casey Kennedy, Adrian Wiegman, Molly Welsh, et al. “Ecological Restoration of a Cultivated Wetland to Enhance Nitrogen Retention in a Rapidly Developing Watershed,” Water Resources Research, August 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR041361.

Adrian Wiegman, Casey Kennedy, Chris Neill, et al. “Modeling attenuation of nitrogen loads delivered to coastal bays from ecological restoration of cultivated wetlands,” Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, September 2025.