New Interpretive Signs At Upper Coonamessett Celebrate Indigenous Culture

The 300 Committee Land Trust, in partnership with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, has installed three interpretive signs along the newly restored Upper Coonamessett River. The signs celebrate the Tribe’s past and present relationship to the river, showcasing indigenous uses of the river and cultural connections across the centuries.

On a sunny day in late October, project partners gathered to view the new signs and tour the restored upper section of the Coonamessett River, which opened to the public this summer and includes one mile of ADA-accessible walking trails. The restoration project transformed the abandoned cranberry bogs into a free-flowing river and contiguous floodplain with thriving wetlands.

During the tour, Jason Steiding, one of the Tribe’s natural resource officers, spoke to