_{Construction gear and bypass progress at Chequessett Neck Road.}

Last winter and spring I had a few updates on the Herring River Restoration Project. Earlier this week I drove out to look at the sunset at Duck Harbor and was excited to see progress on the bypass bridge on Chequessett Neck Road. But even more, it’s wonderful to see new growth in the cleared Duck Harbor area. 

As reported in the Cape Cod Times, ground was broken for the new bypass bridge in March. The bypass will allow for the demolition of the existing dike bridge and rebuilding of a permanent bridge that will restore tidal flow to the Herring River. This will have a profound impact on the overall health of the Herring River Watershed. 

_{The continuing breach at Duck Harbor that caused the salt kill of the forest.}

Last spring, the land cleared in the ghost forest between Duck Harbor Beach and Bound Brook Island looked rather forlorn. But the growth of an emergent meadow gives one hope that the area will return to salt marsh once the Herring River Watershed begins to receive new tidal flow. It’s wonderful to imagine a lively future for this land that so recently was entirely salt killed.

And the sunset was spectacular. What a sky!

_{The regenerating salt marsh between Duck Harbor Beach and Bound Brook Island.}