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Pond Stories: The Mystery Pond Plants
by Susan Baur Several years ago, Falmouth residents who swam in local ponds began to notice a small army of feathery weeds moving in. At first, they were novelties. One popped small white flowers above the pond surface in August. Another created underwater patches of...
Boston.com: Toxic algae is back, this time on the Cape
It’s that time of the year. At least two Cape Cod ponds have posted advisories regarding algae blooms. As of Sunday, people and pets were warned not to swim or ingest water in any way from the Mashpee-Wakeby Pond due to a cyanobacteria bloom. Full Article
It Matters
It has never been easier than now to think that nothing you do matters. Large forces are moving us in certain directions and that motion seems unstoppable. The planet is warming at an accelerating and alarming rate. There is historic and long-term drought in the...
Cape Cod Times: A possible toxic bloom discovered at Bearses Pond in Barnstable
BARNSTABLE — The Association to Preserve Cape Cod documented a potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom at Bearses Pond in Barnstable on June 13. APCC recommended residents avoid contact with the pond water, specifically citing ingestion of pond water that can occur when...
It’s Not All About the Benjamins
Sitting through a recent discussion about a town’s assessment of wastewater management options, I heard a lot about cost effectiveness of competing approaches. The adequacy of this approach is limited in a few ways, particularly the deference often given to the option...
Summertime
Summer is upon us, and it is already very busy on the roads, at the stores, in restaurants and on beaches, trails and waterways. Almost everyone has stories about long lines and delays that are endemic, enhanced as they are by a well-documented labor shortage, to a...
Pond Stories: Long Pond Musings
By Steve Waller I cherish the calm days when I can get out on Long Pond in Centerville in the canoe while the sun is high. I can see the fish and bottom vegetation very well, down ten feet or more. Paddling along in the springtime, I see lots of six-inch bass, often...
CapeCod.com – New Map Identifies Overlapping Housing and Conservation Interests
HYANNIS – A local environmental official highlighted a new mapping tool from Grow Smart Cape Cod that will be used to keep both conservation and housing interests in mind. Grow Smart was recently unveiled as a partnership between Housing Assistance Corporation and the...
How did that happen?
In the world of advocacy, the establishment of priorities and the allocation of resources, nothing good happens by accident. This adage is especially true when the issue requiring attention has a serious “yuck factor” associated with it. No issue is inherently yuckier...
Pond Stories: Perch Philosophy Through The Eyes of Socrates
By Susan Baur (See more stories by Susan here.) At the beginning of May, I took an unusually early swim using a new 5 mm wet suit with a hood. The pond stretched out before me like a piece of wide wale corduroy with line after parallel line of little waves running...