Weekly Action Alert - Protecting, Preserving and Stewarding the Land & Water Resources of Southeastern Mass

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Aug 31, 2026, 4:22:48 PMAug 31

Dear Friends,

Careful stewardship asks us to think about our own time—what how can we meaningfully spend our time to ensure a brighter tomorrow?

The decisions being made in our communities today will shape Southeastern Massachusetts for decades to come. Here are this week's opportunities to help ensure that forests, wetlands, clean water, wildlife habitat, and the places we value are protected for the future.

Organizing Call: Don't Kill Fearing Hill!

Wednesday, September 2, 9:30 - 10:30 am
On Zoom (link below)
Why it matters: Fearing Hill is an iconic natural land feature in Wareham. Featuring one of the tallest hills in Wareham, it consists of untouched, continuous expanses of forest, home to native species, and forms a local wildlife corridor with surrounding landscapes. Ancient ways trod by Indigenous people cross the hillside. Read more about the natural features and conservation values at Fearing Hill in our blog. Watch the latest drone footage of this beautiful hill here. A solar developer has been fighting hard to place 20 acres of industrial solar on the hill - on steep slopes, upgradient of private wells, and in a manner that cuts down 20 acres of forest, disrupts natural stormwater patterns, and threatens the stability of the hillside.
How you can help: Can you join a dedicated group of volunteers willing to take "the last stand" on Fearing Hill? We're looking for volunteers who can commit to joining our call, reviewing site plans and court documents, attending meetings, and forming a coalition to save this parcel. Please sign up using this link!

Topic: Wareham - Don't Kill Fearing Hill!
Time: Sep 2, 2026 09:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89192177627?pwd=aIpCy5zeoAQwGGKu7VdXODZBEuKJT7.1

Meeting chat link
https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/89192177627

Meeting ID: 891 9217 7627
Passcode: 331994

Grassroots Action Hour!

Wednesday, September 2, 6 pm - Sign up using this link!
Carver Library and on Zoom
Why it matters: Grassroots action needs just that - action. We'll set aside a dedicated hour once a month to work together, and strategize on local issues.
How you can help: Bring the topic you want to work on. We have greater impact when we work together to support each other. Come to the Carver library to help design a campaign to make a difference in your town or neighborhood. Sit down with us to write a letter, call your rep, prepare for an upcoming meeting, or help us design the next phase of action on sand mining, solar, and reckless development.

Topic: Grassroots Action Hour
Time: Sep 2, 2026 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84553439155?pwd=PQuic7FGSnxCmtmahYfd42zvhaKdVT.1

Meeting chat link
https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/84553439155

Meeting ID: 845 5343 9155
Passcode: 604575

Plymouth Airport Commission

Thursday, September 3, 7 pm
Plymouth Municipal Airport Conference Room, 246 South Meadow Road, Plymouth
Why it matters: The Plymouth Airport seeks to expand one of its runways, which could lead to expanded airport traffic. Private jets are a major source of carbon dioxide, and private jet traffic contributes to climate change. Private jets create noise and air pollution and degrade our quality of life, yet benefit only a very few.
How you can help: Attend the airport commission meetings and voice your concerns about runway expansion. Learn more at TakeBackOurPlymouthAirport and Stop Private Jet Expansion - a luxury our planet cannot afford!

Carver Earth Removal Committee

Tuesday, September 8, 3 pm. Let us know you can go using this link!!
Carver Town Hall
Why it matters: The Carver Earth Removal Committee is responsible for handing out permits worth millions of dollars to extract sand and gravel from our aquifer. These permits cause air pollution, noise pollution, cut down thousands of acres of trees, and threaten our water quality.
How you can help: Attend the next Carver Earth Removal Committee and tell them no new permits until a comprehensive study on the impacts to our drinking water is complete!

Wareham Planning Board

Monday, September 14, 6 pm. Let us you you can go using this link!
Wareham Multi-Service Center and on Zoom
Why it matters: This will be the last public hearing on the solar-gone-wrong Fearing Hill solar project. This project proposes cutting down 20 acres of trees on a hilltop for solar - all adjacent to conservation land. The community has been fighting this project for years - this will be the last chance to make an impact.
How you can help: Download the latest version of the project plans from the Planning Board website the week before and attend the meeting and describe any discrepancies you see between what they propose and what they promised. Read our blogs on the project here, here and here. Join our organizing call on Tuesday, September 2, at 9:30 am (see above).

Host Your Own Grassroots Action Hour!

Are you concerned about sand mining, industrial solar, or reckless development? Do you want to do something to protect the future of Southeastern Massachusetts?
Is there a new project proposal in your neighborhood or town that you'd like to get more involved in?
CLWC can help you host your very own grassroots action hour, in your home, a local library, or other location. We can help with invites, agendas, and information, and a presentation.
Invite your neighbors to discuss recent development proposals and how to take action. Meet new friends and neighbors through community advocacy.
Contact us to learn more!

"Fire on the Land: A Conference on the Wampanoag practice of landscape burning and the uses and symbolism of fire in traditional culture"

Saturday, October 17, 1 - 5 pm
Location: Plimoth Patuxet, Warren Avenue, Plymouth
Facilitated and led by Aquinnah and Mashpee Wampanoag Elders Linda Coombs and Leslie Jonas
Contact CLWC to co-sponsor, email rac...@communitylandandwater.org

Stay Connected

Thank you for being part of a community that is thinking not only about the challenges of today, but about the legacy we leave behind. Every action we take now can help protect the land and water of Southeastern Massachusetts for generations to come. Please share this email with friends, relatives and neighbors who want to know more and get involved. Together, we make a difference.

With gratitude,

Community Land & Water Coalition

Community Land & Water Coalition

Our Mission:

To preserve, protect and steward the land and water resources of Southeastern Massachusetts. We are losing them fast.

www.communitylandandwater.org

Check out our report & video: Sand Wars in Cranberry Country: An investigation into the money, politics and corruption behind sand mining and its silent environmental crisis in Southeastern Massachusetts

https://www.sandwars.org/

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