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 […]