BELLE ISLE MARSH RESERVATION: Important Bird Area Management Assessment; Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Department of Conservation and Recreation, January 2020.  This assessment provides an overview of the Belle Isle Marsh Reservation managed by DCR, the health of the ecosystem, habitat, bird species, and management recommendations. The full report can be accessed here: Belle Isle Marsh Reservation Important Bird Area Management Assessment (8 MB).

BELLE ISLE MARSH: Environmental Inventory, Coastal Modeling, and Restoration Assessment; Woods Hole Group, Mystic River Watershed, FBIM; December 2022. This study provides an environmental inventory that maps habitat distributions and observes hydraulic conditions (including tidal fluctuations, salinity, and water temperature) throughout the marsh. The full assessment can be accessed here: Belle Isle Marsh Environmental Assessment (35.9 MB).

BELLE ISLE MARSH: Environmental Inventory, Coastal Modeling, and Restoration Assessment; Woods Hole Group, Mystic River Watershed, FBIM; December 2022. This study provides an environmental inventory that maps habitat distributions and observes hydraulic conditions (including tidal fluctuations, salinity, and water temperature) throughout the marsh. The full assessment is not yet publicly available, however; a draft copy can be reviewed by contacting us.

Belle Isle Marsh, Collette Desjardin King
Belle Isle Marsh Environmental Inventory 2022