Association to Preserve Cape Cod - this week... |
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Enjoy the Beauty of the Season! The Cape Cod landscape is not all just sandy beaches and ocean views. This fall field scenery was captured at Fort Hill Overlook in Eastham by Sue Machie. |
Fort Hill Overlook is easily accessible by car off of Route 6 in Eastham to an overlook parking area with spectacular view of the Nauset estuary. The trail is a short 1/4 mile loop trail. The property is within and maintained by the Cape Cod National Seashore. |
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A COURT OF KINGLETS by Jillian Glover
As I walk through the pitch pine-scrub oak forest and around the bog this month, the foliage has gradually infused with color. Leaves sway above; deep red of scarlet oak, mottled oranges of sassafras, bright yellow of green ash and brilliant red of glossy sumac. I am from Maine. There, the foliage is more brilliant, but the seasonal glow lasts for a shorter time. I am enjoying the slow simmer of the colors on Cape Cod. The month of October is a cue to the shift toward the winter season. The temperatures have been mostly in the 60s, and in some areas the nights have dropped into the thirties. Most noticeable has been the shortening days. By the end of the month, daylight hours will have decreased by one hour and 20 minutes from September. Bird song is no longer abundant. The cheery Carolina wren often fills the void. Throughout the non-breeding season, you mostly hear simple calls and chips. These vocalizations are used to warn, and communicate with others in their small roaming flocks.
The past two weeks I have wandered through areas where I hear a high pitched tsee tsee tsee tsee ringing in the treetops. Numerous very small energized, wing flicking birds are swarming among the branches. These are golden-crowned kinglets. While migrating in large flocks they are often referred to as a “court of kinglets.” This little bird is not much larger than a ruby-throated hummingbird. It earns it name by the bright yellow orange crown patch bordered by black. This crest is lifted when excited.
Monomoy Bird Observatory has recorded several large waves of golden-crowned kinglets moving through this month. These flocks are flying from areas farther north, spurred on by cold snap, only migrating as far south as needed, where sustainable food sources persist. Happily, on Cape Cod, we have a resident population. During the winter season, they reside in the understory where it is more protected rather than the high treetops of evergreens where they nest and feed in the summer.
It has been a pleasure to see these busy flocks of tiny birds pass through. Best of all is to know that the habitats found on Cape Cod can sustain a winter population. So, keep an ear open for the high pitched tsee tsee tsee rambling through the thickets and underbrush amongst other fellow wintering residents on a winter day. |
Enjoy learning? These are events hosted by others. |
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| Need for Seed: A Symposium
hosted by the Native Plant Trust
This two-day symposium focuses on establishing a groundbreaking network of native seed users and producers in New England, including government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Speakers from other parts of the country will share success factors in establishing a native seed network and discuss strategy, logistics, and tasks, from seed collection and storage to the uses of seed in restoration and nursery cultivation. Wednesday, November 2 & Thursday, November 3
10 a.m.-3 p.m. (1 hour reserved for lunch)
Live virtual Program Free.
Register to receive Zoom link |
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Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative's 5th Annual Net Zero Conference FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (virtual)
Register here |
Striving for Sustainability on Cape Cod
TWO SESSIONS: 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesdays, November 8 and 15 Location: Eldredge Public Library, Chatham Association to Preserve Cape Cod’s executive director, Andrew Gottlieb, will give APCC’s perspective on what sustainability means for Cape Cod. Critical issues facing Cape Cod will be covered, such as water quality, renewable energy, climate resilience, and a viable economy. Learn about recent regional achievements, projects underway, and actions still needed.
In the second session, Kristin Andres, APCC associate director for education, will provide practical tips for the property owner. Our managed landscapes have a role to play in the health of the Cape’s environment in both their design and maintenance. Learn about some ways to strive for sustainability at home by being climate-wise in your landscape choices, how to best support pollinators and birds, and ways to deal with drought and deluge.
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Learn all about pollinators from the experts in this weekly series on Fridays at 10 a.m., courtesy of The Ohio University. Here's a recording of last Friday's webinar with Harland Patch. To register for future webinars (it's free), click here. |
Boat Ramp Stormwater Meetings Next Week |
Join APCC staff on Zoom to review the initial stormwater system concept designs for each of the 20 proposed sites. Tuesday, November 1st (2-4 p.m.) meeting will include upper Cape sites located in Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich. Thursday, November 3rd (2-4 p.m.) meeting will include mid Cape and lower Cape sites located in Barnstable, Brewster, Dennis, Harwich, Orleans, and Yarmouth. Based on your interest, you are welcome to join one or both meetings. REGISTER HERE.
The goal of this project is to complete a regional assessment and prioritization to inform development of conceptual and permit-ready designs for stormwater management at priority boat ramp sites. Green infrastructure stormwater systems that use soils and native plants for pollution removal will be designed to maximize nutrient and bacteria reduction to improve water quality.
Partners - This project is in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game Office of Fishing and Boating Access and the following towns: Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Dennis, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Sandwich, and Yarmouth. Funding for this work has been provided by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Southeast New England Program Watershed Grant in partnership with Restore Americas Estuaries. |
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Video Share! - Temperature Record 101: How We Know What We Know about Climate Change from NASA Goddard |
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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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The Jewels of Cape Cod ~ Our Freshwater Ponds |
Rainbow over Wequaquet Lake. Photo by Paul Caniff.
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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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A Cape Cod Native Plant-finder ~ to help you choose the perfect native plant for your garden location. |
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Northern Bayberry - Morella caroliniensis |
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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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APCC Enewsletters. Our weekly newsletters will now be archived on our website and easily shared.
You can find past newsletters starting in July 2022 here.
Share this with your friends and they can sign up HERE. |
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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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Rick & Joan's rain barrel |
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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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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 |
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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