by APCC | Oct 27, 2020 | In the News
CHATHAM — People have grown to expect that hot summer weather drives pond algae blooms. But with temperatures cooling into autumn, it was a little jarring last week to hear that Chatham had closed Goose Pond to people and pets after a cyanobacterial bloom was...
by APCC | Oct 27, 2020 | In the News
Nutrient pollution has long degraded Cape Cod’s bays and estuaries, but data analyzed by the Association to Preserve Cape Cod suggests the Cape’s freshwater ponds also might be nearing a state of crisis. In the second annual “State of the...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Oct 27, 2020 | What I'm Thinking
The change of seasons is making me think about winterizing my boat. My eye always gets drawn to external blemishes and rust. The real threat is not the visible surficial rust, but the internal corrosion that left unattended that will cause me the big problems. To...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Oct 20, 2020 | What I'm Thinking
People profess their love for America in many different ways; some make sense to me, some don’t. Love, like a lot of things, is subjective and assessing its depth and basis is fraught with peril. That said, we all have a chance to objectively prove our love of America...
by APCC | Oct 20, 2020 | In the News
In early August, carpenter Michael Forgione told his mother that he was heading out to go crabbing in the brackish waters of Chilmark Pond on Martha’s Vineyard. Carol Forgione, a 72-year-old nurse practitioner, wished him a good catch. “This is the pond,” she said on...