Upper Childs River/Farley Bog Restoration: Phases 1 & 2
Location: Upper Childs River/Farley Bog
Applicant: Falmouth Rod and Gun Club, Inc.
Allocation: $150,000 (Ph 1); $151,498 (Ph 2)
Year/Article: April 2018, A41; April 2020 A40
The Falmouth Rod and Gun Club, Inc. applied to the CP Fund in order to begin to rehabilitate and restore passive recreation uses and preserve open space at Upper Childs River and Farley Bog, an approximately 12.5-acre parcel of land commonly known as Farley Bog. April 2017 Town Meeting authorized transfer of Town-owned land comprised of approximately 12.5 acres north of Carriage Shop Road know as Farley Bog to the FR&G, Inc. subject to a conservation restriction to be held by the Falmouth Conservation Commission. Community Preservation funds will be used for the purpose of rehabilitation and restoration of the Upper Childs River and restoring Farley Bog to a wetlands habitat. The proposed project consists of final design/engineering and initial construction associated with removal of an earthen dam and abandoned concrete fish ladder; removal of impounded sediment; and construction of a new channel through the former impoundment. The project also entails removal of invasive plant species. A conservation restriction was required for this project and was completed in December 2018.
The Phase 1 CPA appropriation was fully expended in March of 2021, but the FR&G received several gifts and grants totaling approximately $3 million from federal, state, local, private, and non-profit organizations to fund the continuing restoration work. And with almost 30 project partners, the project has broad scale support and investment in its success. While Covid-19 delayed the project’s completion by several months, the FR&G and project partners have continued the important restoration work that is nearing completion. As of spring 2022, remaining items include planting natives in the newly created ponds to benefit wildlife, mitigating stormwater runoff from Carriage Shop Road to eliminate erosion onto the project site, establishing trails and installing signage.
To learn more about this project, please explore Sporting, Safety, Conservation, & Education Fund website.
For more information about the Childs River Restoration project visit the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) and Restore America’s Estuaries websites.
Download the The Upper Childs River Restoration Project Brochure
