Dear Friends and Neighbors,
As fall moves into winter, and Thanksgiving gives way to colder temps here on Popponesset Bay, Save Popponesset Bay (SPB) remains hard at work maintaining and preparing the Spit and the Bay for next spring and summer. Our volunteer leadership is in contact with the Town, County and State in an effort to review any potential issues, focusing on sustaining our dunes and channels.
We are presently investigating various options for increasing dune grass on the Spit. This effort will vastly improve both the short and long-term life of the Spit, as well as the inner and outer channels. Having successfully implemented the Longer, Wider, Deeper (LWD) project, it remains essential for us to take precautionary measures such as dune grass to further protect and improve the Spit. The grass also provides much needed protection for the various endangered species of birds which call the Spit home.
Mother nature is constantly challenging us with more severe storms. We at SPB are doing all we can to ensure the sand we dredged during LWD remains on the Spit. We await late winter measurements of the approach channel, anticipating a need for some additional dredging for maintenance purposes. Both the dune grass and potential dredging will be costly.
SPB operates on an annual budget of only $300,000, which only covers the cost of ongoing maintenance (such as minimal dredging). As SPB is a completely volunteer run organization, we are asking our friends and neighbors to please consider making a year end gift to SPB to help us with the dune grass and additional dredging. To make a gift, simply click here: Donate — Save Popponesset Bay
There are various ways one can give to SPB. In addition to cash or credit card, consider gifting stock (which has significant tax benefits), making a gift directly from your IRA (again, significant tax benefits for those 73 and older), leaving a portion of your estate to SPB though your will (which may help reduce taxes on your estate), or making a gift from your Donor Advised Fund. SPB is a 501-C-3 not for profit, where all money raised goes directly to ongoing maintenance and improvements of the Spit and the Bay. For questions related to making a gift to SPB, please contact Eric Brandt (ebrandt14534@gmail.com). Thank you for your consideration and best wishes for a healthy and most enjoyable holiday season.
