The Boston Globe, September 18th, 1988
Piping plovers nest there and shellfish beds lie offshore. There are salt marshes and tidal flats, rocky coves and sandy beaches. It is "rough, wild, and undisturbed," and best of all, it is now the property of Massachusetts and all its citizens. This treasure is West Island in Buzzards Bay, just off Fairhaven. Its eastern half, 338 acres, was purchased last week by the Department of Environmental Management for $1.65 million -- one of three important pieces of coastal property acquired this summer (with a fourth, Harlow Farm, overlooking Ellisville Harbor in Plymouth, likely to be acquired af...
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