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Cranberry Farmer Restores 30 Acres to Wetlands in MA

9/25/2025

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Jarrod Rhodes, cranberry farmer in Carver, Massachusetts, restores 30 acres to wetlands.
The Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration's Cranberry Bog Program pays farmers to convert unproductive bogs, funded by local and federal grants, about $1 million.
The restoration is nearly complete; native plants are expected to return.
Massachusetts has restored over 500 acres in 15 years, plans for another 500.

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Story summary

Jarrod Rhodes, cranberry farmer in Carver, Massachusetts, restores 30 acres to wetlands.
The Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration's Cranberry Bog Program pays farmers to convert unproductive bogs, funded by local and federal grants, about $1 million.
The restoration is nearly complete; native plants are expected to return.
Massachusetts has restored over 500 acres in 15 years, plans for another 500.