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Waquoit Bay
41°34′N 70°32′W / 41.56°N 70.53°W
Waquoit Bay is a public national estuary, which is typically used as a research reserve. It is a part of Nantucket Sound and is located on the southern shore of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA. This bay forms the border of the towns of Falmouth and Mashpee, Massachusetts.
The name Waquoit comes from the Wompanoag word "Weeqayut" (Waquoit) meaning "Place of Light".
Due to the pressures on the coastal resources of the United States, Congress enacted the Coastal Zone Management Act which gave federal aid to operate estuarine areas as natural field laboratories. Waquoit Bay is one of these natural field laboratory zones. The areas that the Coastal Management Act Encompass the Visitor Center/Headquarters Property.
The Visitor Center is a 28-acre (11 ha) piece of land.
It is open year-round, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The center has a path to the beach below it and hosts many activities to educate visitors about the marine wildlife in the bay.
The eastern section of the reserve is 432 acres (175 hectares) and encompasses South Cape Beach State Park, Sage Lot Pond and Flat Pond. This eastern section offers a swimming beach that is a noted fishing site during the annual bluefish and striped bass migrations. It is also a sanctuary for protected species such as piping plover and least tern.
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Waquoit Bay
41°34′N 70°32′W / 41.56°N 70.53°W
Waquoit Bay is a public national estuary, which is typically used as a research reserve. It is a part of Nantucket Sound and is located on the southern shore of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA. This bay forms the border of the towns of Falmouth and Mashpee, Massachusetts.
The name Waquoit comes from the Wompanoag word "Weeqayut" (Waquoit) meaning "Place of Light".
Due to the pressures on the coastal resources of the United States, Congress enacted the Coastal Zone Management Act which gave federal aid to operate estuarine areas as natural field laboratories. Waquoit Bay is one of these natural field laboratory zones. The areas that the Coastal Management Act Encompass the Visitor Center/Headquarters Property.
The Visitor Center is a 28-acre (11 ha) piece of land.
It is open year-round, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The center has a path to the beach below it and hosts many activities to educate visitors about the marine wildlife in the bay.
The eastern section of the reserve is 432 acres (175 hectares) and encompasses South Cape Beach State Park, Sage Lot Pond and Flat Pond. This eastern section offers a swimming beach that is a noted fishing site during the annual bluefish and striped bass migrations. It is also a sanctuary for protected species such as piping plover and least tern.