Massachusetts turns retired cranberry bog into habitat for rare brook trout

Massachusetts is restoring a former cranberry bog in Plymouth and Wareham to complete protection of Red Brook from its headwaters to salt water. The Century Bog project will turn the retired cranberry farm into a functioning wetland and stream channel, creating a more connected habitat for native species, including a rare variant of eastern brook trout known as 'salters' or 'sea run brook trout'.According to Cape, Coast & Islands, the restoration is part of the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration’s Cranberry Bog Restoration Program. The programme works with farmers who want to move away from cranberry farming and put their land into conservation.