Association to Preserve Cape Cod - this week... |
Swamp Rose Mallow. Photo by Sue Machie |
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| APCC's 2022 Annual Meeting Sunday, September 11th at 1 p.m.
at the Dennis Inn, 25 Scarsdale Road - Dennis MA - 02638 Space is limited and registration is required.
For more information and to register, information will be up on our website sometime this week. |
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Governor Charlie Baker signed a major climate bill into law [last] Thursday that will accelerate the clean energy transition in the state by boosting offshore wind and solar, and — in a first for Massachusetts — allowing some cities and towns to ban the use of fossil fuels in new buildings and major renovations. - The Boston Globe
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Level 2 Drought ~ What does that mean for you? |
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| This designation, Significant Drought, limits outdoor watering to hand-held hoses or watering cans, before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. So, go shut off your irrigation system if you have one.
Most Cape towns have instituted mandatory outdoor water use restrictions. Check with your town for details. Even if you have your own private well, the water source is the same. Please be mindful of your water usage. It's a resource that belongs to all of us. |
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LOOK! APCC has some new webpages we hope will interest you. |
Stormwater Management at Public Boat Ramps - Learn more about this project that aims to address untreated stormwater that directly impacts water quality in freshwater ponds and coastal embayments. You'll find an interactive map and you can sign up for public meeting announcements and project updates.
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River and Bog Restoration - Read about the value of restoring these wetland ecosystems. Two important projects are highlighted. |
Cape Cod Pond Network - First convened in June, 2022, the network is hosted by the Cape Cod Commission and APCC, bringing pond groups together to further the stewardship of the Cape's freshwater ponds. On this page, you'll find links to resources and recordings of past meeting recordings as they become available. And you can sign up for future meeting notices and updates.
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Lower Cape TV - Summer Cyanobacteria Spike Hits Cape |
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APCC's Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program ~ Interns and volunteers make it work!
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| It's that time of year when our summer interns are moving on to the next adventure in their lives. We thank them for their hard work over the last several weeks and wish them well in their next endeavors!
Thank you, Chiara, Brooke, Meribeth, Leah and Taylor! |
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Meet Joyce Williams and Marilyn Sink who volunteer for Friends of Chatham Waterways in its pond program that is conducted in collaboration with the town of Chatham. They sample Schoolhouse Pond in Chatham. (You may have seen them in the video below!) Thank you, to all of our volunteers. You are essential to monitoring our freshwater ponds and caring for them. |
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My Living Landscape ~ Stories from the garden by APCC members |
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Fun with Lawn Alternatives by Karen Pierson, Orleans |
This is our 'messy habitat backyard’ that 700+ people toured as part of last year’s Orleans Garden tour. We did a partial no-mow experiment then, and have kept it. Our ‘lawn’ has different types of clover, fescues and native barren strawberries, which compete nicely with inevitable crabgrass. The no-mow triangles host whatever lands like Joe Pye weed and Queen Anne’s lace …with a few carefully added plants like the amaranth, purpletop vervain (Verbena bonariensis) and catmint to prove it’s all intentional. These whimsical additions change yearly.
A mowed path runs through and along the edges next to deep planted beds. Insects welcome and wanted so we leave the leaves! ‘Living mulch' connects native and some near-native shrubs. We dug in a 36-inch “pond” in 2020, surrounding it with different shapes and colors of stone and brick; frogs sunbathe on the stones, a sort of ‘sculpture’ replacing grass. Our front yard is slightly more demure with a gravel and stone Zen garden, natural stones amidst planting beds with “grass” embedded with clover, fescues and wild strawberries.
Most importantly, no new fertilizers or pesticides seep into nearby Town Cove from our half-acre since we bought in 2011 [emphasis added]. Since then, we’ve added three to four dozen native and near-native shrubs and small trees, from viburnums of all sorts to my favorite Fothergilla, along with beach plum, winterberry, spicebush, beautyberry, clethra, vernal witch-hazels, Aronia and sweetspire. The different densities and lengths of their root systems, along with the oaks, hemlocks, and firs that were here before, help filter all that flows towards the Cove.
And, as native shrubs tend to have striking textures, structure, and autumnal color, all seasons offer beauty. This is fun and a win for us all. |
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The Birds and the Bees: How converting our lawn to native plants brought life to our yard. - Alison Leschen and Scott Lindell, Falmouth |
If you'd like to share photos of your yard that demonstrate how you are nurturing nature and being a good steward of the Cape's natural resources, we'd love to share them! Please send to [email protected] with your story and photo(s). |
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Pond Stories is a collection of writings and other media from Cape Codders and visitors who love the almost 1,000 local ponds that dot the Cape. We hope this collection of stories awakens your inner environmentalist to think deeper about our human impacts to these unique bodies of water. |
Send us your favorite pond photo, story, poem, video, artwork--we want to share with everyone why the Cape's ponds and lakes are so special! Email your pond connection to [email protected] |
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| Water Use Restrictions Posted in Your Town?
How about a rain barrel (or two) to harvest rainwater for your garden! |
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| APCC Rain Barrel Program
$99 includes delivery to your door via FedEx.
Upcycle Products repurposes food barrels, otherwise destined for the landfill, to make these rain barrels. Choose your color - gray, black, blue, or terracotta. For more information and to order online,
CLICK HERE. For a how-to-use video, check this out from
Brewster Conservation Trust! |
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A Cape Cod Native Plant-finder ~ to help you choose the perfect native plant for your garden location. |
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Rose Milkweed - Asclepias incarnata |
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Email [email protected], 482 Main St, Dennis, MA 02638 and we'll send you a CapeCodNativePlants.org decal. |
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Looking for a speaker? Check out APCC's Speakers Bureau. APCC staff speak on a variety of topics and are available by Zoom. If interested, please contact the staff person directly to make arrangements. |
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Are you thinking of going solar? We hope so! In partnership with SUNPOWER BY E2 SOLAR in Dennis, APCC receives $500 for every solar installation when APCC is named as referral. |
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| Thank you to the homeowners who just contracted to install solar panels through E2 Solar. May the sun always shine for you! |
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| Every cup of coffee you drink could be supporting APCC's work and a local Cape Cod business.
But ONLY if it's Coastal Cape Blend from Cape Cod Coffee!
Order online. A portion of the proceeds for every bag of Coastal Cape Blend sold is donated to APCC. It's important to know that Cape Cod Coffee sources beans are Fair Trade & Rainforest Alliance certified,
and grown without the use of pesticides. |
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Expressions Gallery 578 Main Street, Chatham
CLICK HERE |
Cape Cod Businesses ~ Cape Cod photography to enrich the workplace
Ocean to Office. APCC has partnered with EXPRESSIONS, a fine art photography gallery located in Chatham center, to provide Cape businesses the opportunity to beautify their offices with coastal photography while directly supporting protection of our cherished environment. This special offering gives back to APCC. CLICK HERE to learn more. |
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Thank you to our business sponsors |
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