Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program – Established in 1985 as the Buzzards Bay Project, our mission is to protect and restore water quality and living resources in Buzzards Bay and its watershed through the implementation of the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.

Salt marsh tidal creek in Westport near Cockeast Pond. Photo by Molly Weiner.

Buzzards Bay NEP Seeks Director

The Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (NEP), housed within the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, is a federally funded, science-based partnership dedicated to protecting and restoring the water quality and ecological health of Buzzards Bay and its watershed. Working collaboratively with municipalities, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and state and federal partners, NEP provides funding, technical assistance, and strategic leadership to advance water quality improvement, habitat restoration, and coastal resilience initiatives throughout the region.

The NEP seeks a self-directed, goal-oriented, and strategically minded Director who can continue the NEP’s growth.

This position will be located at the NEP Offices at 81B County Road, Suite E, Mattapoisett, MA

Job Description – Director, Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (BBNEP) (2600049D)

Plans for Action

This is an information resource website in support of the efforts to implement the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan and the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (NEP). The Buzzards Bay NEP Management Conference is composed of federal and state agencies, a regional planning agency, and two non-profits.

The Buzzards Bay NEP is an advisory and planning unit of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. We receive funding from, and are part of, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program. We exist to promote implementation of the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan by municipalities and other stakeholders. Our principal customers are the municipal Boards of Health, Conservation Commissions, Planning Boards, Boards of Selectman, Public Works departments, citizens, and environmental nonprofits in our watershed. Our work is non-regulatory, and science based. We support municipalities through grants and technical assistance, including project development, stormwater remediation design, plan review, permitting assistance, technical evaluations, planning, GIS support, and environmental analyses.

This technical resource site features information, data, reports, and links about the water quality and natural resources of Buzzards Bay and its surrounding watershed, and the actions needed to protect and restore them. Just tunnel down into one of our many topic areas.

Buzzards Bay and its surrounding watershed.

We also host several other special sub-domain sites that may interest you including:

climate.buzzardsbay.org – Our website predicting changes in storm impacts, flood zones, and salt marsh migration with sea level rise.

stormwater.buzzardsbay.org – Our website of in support of the stormwater collaborative; includes maps of all stormwater discharges in Buzzards Bay.

Stormwater Collaborative Interactive Map

Stormwater Collaborative Interactive Map.