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Pond Stories: The Punch Bowl at Beebe Woods, Falmouth
There are so many things to see and do on the Cape in the winter and taking an easy hike to a local pond is not only free, it's good for your mental and physical health. With everything happening in the world right now that is completely out of your hands, clear your...
Focus
It is hard to avoid, or ignore, the talk about high housing prices and the challenges that it creates for people looking for year-round housing. While the spotlight is important in raising awareness, it is also creating a great deal of pressure to add units to the...
Pond Stories: Paddle Boarding at 89 on Elbow Pond, Brewster
Thanks to Sanford Zevon for sending us these poetic images of Brewster’s Elbow Pond. How can you not fall in love with ponds and want to protect them based on how beautiful they are? And yes, that's Sanford paddle boarding at 89! Got a Pond Story you want to share?...
MVYRADIO – Joe Stickles Interviews Andrew Gottlieb, APCC Executive Director
Pond Stories: Patti Smith, Erin Brokovich & The Year of the Tiger
I recently finished reading Patti Smith’s The Year of the Monkey the day after Chinese New Year, this year, The Year of the Tiger. Smith's final thought in the book, “The trouble with dreaming is that we eventually wake up.” Sometimes. Before I dove into the brain of...
Buyer Beware
The days are getting longer, and thoughts are turning to spring. Seed catalogues command our attention and old fishing line is being replaced in anticipation of the return of open water. Another sign of spring is the arrival of contracts for lawn care and the ever...
Right Solutions for the Right Places
The discussion about the proper role for nutrient-reducing septic systems in municipal water quality restoration plans is heating up. Excess nitrogen from septic systems not originally designed to remove nitrogen from human waste is the primary cause of estuarine...
Pond Stories: Fresh Pond, Falmouth
by Leslie Spencer My husband Larry and I and our two dogs relocated from Boston to our home on Fresh Pond in August of 2020. It seemed like the perfect spot for us to enjoy in retirement. Fresh Pond is a small tranquil pond of less than 8 acres with a mix of...
Pond Stories: Out My Window, Ashumet Pond
By Dianne Chilingerian So often when I look out my window, I am struck by the beauty of Ashumet Pond and feel compelled to take a photograph. I’m not a professional photographer, but sometimes I am able to capture the magic, and that is exciting! In this photo of...
Now is the Time
A lot gets decided in the relative quiet of Cape Cod winters. Now is the time that town meeting warrants are assembled, municipal budgets are developed, and candidates for local boards declare themselves for elections that occur in the spring. What this all means is...