Mattapoisett Bogs Wetland Restoration

Creating Sandplain Grassland Habitat

Because of permitting and cost, excavated materials from cranberry bog wetland restorations are kept on site. Increasingly these materials are being used intentionally create Sandplain grassland habitat. On Feb 5 Chris Neill presented the following talk to the Sandplain Grasslands Network, about early results from vegetation monitoring in created uplands at Mattapoisett.

Early Progress in the Creation of Sandplain Grassland within the Mattapoisett
Bogs Cranberry Bog Restoration Project. Chris Neill, Senior Scientist, Woodwell
Climate Research Center, Falmouth, MA.

Chris's Talk Starts at 1 hr 26 min 30 sec


By Adrian Wiegman
March 11, 2026