Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is a non profit public interest harbor advocacy organization. We are made up of thousands of citizens, as well as scientists, and civic, corporate, cultural and community leaders whose mission is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, and the marine environment and share them with the public for everyone to enjoy.

Click here to download our latest copy of SPLASH, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay's newsletter.

The Metropolitan Beaches Commission was established by the Massachusetts Legislature in 2006 to:

- Take an in depth look at each of the region’s beaches
- Identify the current conditions on each beach
- Identify the best management practices across the region
- Make recommendations that would bring our beaches to their fullest potential as significant recreational and economic resources, ultimately improving the quality of life for residents and visitors, and strengthening our capital city and the region.

For more information on the Metropolitan Beaches Commission and to download a copy of the report click here.

Today, Boston Harbor – the natural foundation on which Boston’s economy was first built – is once again at the center of the City’s future. Residents from across the city and region are reconnecting to the Harbor and the waterfront in new and exciting ways.

The re-emergence of Boston Harbor and the waterfront as the City’s leading center of growth has happened in large part because of the massive public investments during
the past seventeen years in the Harbor itself and in the waterfront that surrounds it.

Download a copy [410 KB] of Save the Harbor's economic analysis of the impact of the investment in Boston Harbor and our waterfront.

Over the next 20 years, Boston Harbor will play an even greater role in the life of the city and region. To track its progress, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, in partnership with the City of Boston and the Boston Foundation, undertook an extensive process to formulate a new framework of goals and measures.

Already, this effort has led to significant policy changes and exciting new initiatives that will expand access to Boston’s revitalized Harbor and Waterfront - stunning resources waiting to be fully imagined and fully utilized. Undoubtedly, Boston will once again host one of the world’s greatest urban harbors.

Download a copy of our Boston Harbor Indicators Report [3,554 KB]

The Boston Harbor Island National Park is a fanatstic recreational resource for our city and region.

Click here to find out about Save the Harbor's successful campaign opposing the propsoed LNG facility on Outer Brewster Island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Park.

In March of 2004 Save the Harbor/Save the Bay's Science Advisory Committee released its report on the causes of the beach closings in South Boston and Dorchester. This report provided critical information to better evaluate the proposed solutions to the problem.

Click here to download a copy of our Beaches Science Report [986 KB]