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HCT's Priority Ponds Project
The Trust's Priority Ponds Project is important since according to a two-year regional study called the Cape Cod Priority Ponds Project (www.compact.cape.com, click Regional Projects) conducted by The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, a land trust service center, many Harwich ponds are at risk. Capewide, The Compact identified 200 high priority pondfront lands, which, if acquired as open space, could help protect water quality, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities. Harwich holds 10% of the total Capewide priority acreage. Lands are strung across 14 ponds in Harwich, tied with Barnstable for the most ponds with priority parcels. With its Priority Ponds Project, the Trust hopes to protect some of these sensitive ponds.
The Trust has helped conserve sensitive pond resources throughout Harwich, including:
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