Newsletter: June 2009

The summer 2009 issue of Baywatch opens with a geocaching treasure hunt on Reserve properties and a list of things to see at the Visitor Center this summer. Inside: member donations large and small, AmeriCorps member Davis Brush on estuary lessons for East Falmouth third graders, Mashpee Shellfish Constable Rick York’s scallop update, the steering committee’s objection to the design of a proposed research dock, CPWB’s part in DCR meetings, and the 2009 raffle.

In this issue

• Treasure Hunting on the Reserve
  Four geocaches are hidden on Reserve properties, with plans for one on each of the Reserve’s 13 properties.
• Summer Season at the Visitor Center
  Ten things to see, from the osprey nest and the organic demonstration garden to the new interpretive sign on the bluff.
• Donations come from Members in All Sizes
  A sold-out Earth Day Coffee House funds the organic garden, and a lemonade stand and a Wayland High School biology class raise money for the Reserve.
• CPWB 3rd Grade Project 2009
  AmeriCorps member Davis Brush describes estuary lessons and a field study at Green Pond for East Falmouth third graders.
• Annual Meeting
  The July 14 meeting in the Boat House features the DCR Island Manager on summer activities at the Reserve.
• Scallop Update
  Mashpee Shellfish Constable Rick York on seeding scallops in a bay that has lost its eelgrass and the predators that eat the young seed.
• Recent CPWB Activities
  The steering committee objects to the design of a proposed Reserve research dock, and members take part in DCR stewardship and partnership meetings.
• Our Annual Raffle
  Raffle books are enclosed, with the drawing at the Reserve’s August 4 Block Party.