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The Reservation Welcomes Your Help
Over the past ten decades, volunteers young and old and from near and far have spent countless hours preserving and protecting Duxbury Beach. The Duxbury Beach volunteer community has taken on everything from testing new erosion control methods, to organizing planting and cleanup efforts, to protecting and improving the beach through signage, outreach, events and a multitude of other projects.
Beach Status
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see the latest beach status information
from the
Duxbury Beach Operations Division.
We welcome volunteers of any background, skill level, or interest! If you are looking to get more involved with Duxbury Beach Reservation, fill out the volunteer survey below and one of our staff will be in touch to plan your volunteer experience!
SPRING BEACH PLANTING - April 1st 10am-12pm
Help us stabilize our dunes by planting native grasses and other plants. The plants’ roots will help keep the sand in place during windy and stormy days and strengthen the dunes that provide protection for Duxbury Bay and shoreline. Ages 16 and older please. Dress warmly and bring water, snack, work gloves, and shovel. Instruction will be provided.
Invasive Plant Management: Japanese Knotweed
DBR is undertaking a proactive way of handling this invasive species by cutting stems at the base every two weeks throughout the growing season. Our goal is that by the first frost in the fall, we have exhausted the plant’s energy stores and they die off over the winter. We’ll continue this process for several more years with the goal of continually exhausting the plants while simultaneously planting natives that have the best chances to out compete the invasive ones.
Help us control this invasive plant that is encroaching on Duxbury Beach. Work takes place May-September. Check back Spring 2023 for more information.
Appropriate for adults and students age 16 and older.