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Wicked Local: Association to Preserve Cape Cod monitoring 150 ponds for cyanobacteria
Six Cape Cod ponds have cyanobacteria blooms serious enough to possibly shut down swimming and lead to restrictions. Cyanobacteria can lead to serious illness and even death. Current ponds where use restrictions are recommended are Santuit Pond in Mashpee, Long Pond...
Carolina Dreamin’
If I wanted to live in the Carolinas, I would. I have chosen not to, but the heat of the last several weeks sure makes it feel like the Carolinas have come to me. Climate change models have predicted for years that the climate of the Northeast would become more like...
Looking Back
APCC is proud to debut our 2021 Annual Impact Report. It can be viewed here and will soon be arriving in your mailbox. The report is a source of great pride for me because it beautifully displays and summarizes the extraordinary work done by our exceptional APCC...
Pond Stories: The Secret Life of Ponds (Plant Communities)
Coastal plain ponds are ecologically unique and a globally rare habitat. We have coastal plain ponds here on Cape Cod, proving once again that we live in a very special place. The Cape’s freshwater ponds are connected to groundwater, which is recharged by the rain and...
Bone Dry
It was supposed to rain on Cape Cod Monday. It didn’t, nor has it recently, and as anyone with a garden knows, the soil is dry as dust. Belatedly, the state finally recognized last week what we have all known for some time: that Cape Cod is in the midst of a moderate...
Fiddlers
To paraphrase, we fiddle while Yosemite, the American Southwest, Europe, and pretty much anyplace else where it is summer, burns. We now know that the Congress will not pass legislation in response to the climate crisis. That reality, which with the benefit of...
Pond Stories: Reflections on Dean’s Pond
By Ann Zmudsky Within the heart of the Popponesset beach community, there exists a freshwater treasure, Deans Pond. This sparkling beauty graces the natural surroundings of a family-oriented community. The pond boasts some fame among locals for being one of the few...
You think it says what?
In case you were still wondering if Holtec, the limited liability corporation in charge of decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, can be trusted, read this letter from EPA. The letter speaks for itself, but in summary, EPA is definitively telling Holtec...
WCAI: Toxic blue-green algae blooms are back in local ponds
It's summer on Cape Cod and that means toxic blue-green algae blooms are back in local ponds. The algae is usually natural and harmless until it dominates an ecosystem and releases dangerous toxins, as has happened in Mashpee-Wakeby Pond on the Mashpee/Sandwich border...
Pond Stories: Memories on Eagle Pond, Cotuit
By Phil Odence I was just old enough to read and inquire about the somewhat crude sign that, among other restrictions, instructed, “No Fishing.” With poles in hand, my uncle and I strode right past. He explained that we had permission from Otis Barton. Uncle Gates...