Upper Quashnet River Restoration: Site Walk
A guided walk of the Upper Quashnet River restoration site with town conservation staff, engineers and ecologists, and a chance to shape trails, parking and signage.
A guided walk of the Upper Quashnet River restoration site with town conservation staff, engineers and ecologists, and a chance to shape trails, parking and signage.
A moderate 3-mile hike on the trails along the Quashnet River, leashed dogs welcome. Hosted by The 300 Committee Land Trust; limited to 10 people.
The Falmouth Select Board meets in Room 105 at the Lawrence School. One item on the agenda matters for the Bay: the board will consider a request from the town's Wastewater Division to apply for a $243,000 grant from the state's Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Area Grant Program. The money would pay for watershed management […]
The Falmouth Board of Health meets in person in the Selectboard Meeting Room. Around 6:30 PM it returns to a draft revision of the town's local septic regulations (FHR 15.00), with maps showing where innovative/alternative (I/A) nitrogen-reducing systems would be required at different setbacks from coastal ponds. Earlier in the evening it hears three requests […]
Ocean Encounters, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s online event series, turns to the future of food from the sea. Commercial fishing, aquaculture and the seafood supply chain support an estimated one million livelihoods in the U.S., and billions of people around the world rely on food from the ocean. Scientists and a commercial fisherman talk […]
The project team presents the 50% design plans for the Upper Quashnet River restoration and gathers input on trails, parking, signage and long-term care.
The Sandwich Conservation Trust gathers for its annual meeting at the Grange Hall at the Nye Museum, starting with cider and light refreshments at 2:00 p.m. A brief business meeting follows, including a vote on the board of trustees. After the business meeting, Gilbert Newton gives a presentation on the ecology of a Cape Cod […]