As upland game season wraps up on Nov. 30, many local hunters worry that a longstanding tradition of pheasant hunting will soon be ending. Following a 2002 court challenge by […]
CIVICS
After Lagging, Local Planning Efforts May Now Pick Up
Cape Cod Commission works to spark plans that are actually implemented
Every town on Cape Cod is encouraged to have a local comprehensive plan, developed in accordance with its residents’ expressed priorities, updated every 10 years, and certified by the Cape […]
HEALTH
Threat to Roe v. Wade Spurs Outer Cape Women to Action
Lacking local access, but standing up for rights at state level
Laurie Veninger of Truro is organizing Cape Cod women to lobby lawmakers on Beacon Hill on Thursday, Nov. 14 in support of a bill aimed at protecting and expanding abortion […]
ECONOMY
With Small Groceries Closing, Outer Cape May Be a Food Desert
Economics drives a stake into independent markets
Five small groceries on or near the Outer Cape have closed in the past few seasons, limiting off-season food access for local residents. Bradford Natural, a Provincetown health food store, […]
KITCHEN TABLE
A Sweet Reward for Fall Foragers
The best applesauce mixes wild and cultivated flavors
A study published this summer in Science suggested trees are the best tool we have to stabilize our rapidly changing climate. We could increase the world’s forest cover by a […]
oysterfest 2019
OysterFest Goes ‘Plastic Free’
Beer and wine in cans and stainless steel mugs replace plastic cups
WELLFLEET — Organizers of the Wellfeet OysterFest announced last week that this year’s event will be “plastic free” in response to rising concerns about the environmental impact of single-use plastics. […]
kitchen table
Boletes Ask for Butter
Layer them over pan-grilled bread for a well-foraged meal
It’s been a good fall for mushrooms, with plenty of rain followed by some warm, sunny days. I’ve been out in the woods looking for boletes — being careful not […]
ENVIRONMENT
Warmer Water Leads to Lobster Die-off in Cape Cod Bay
Animals died while trapped in waters with unprecedented low oxygen levels
The reports of dead lobsters being pulled from Cape Cod Bay started on Sept. 23. The cause: warmer than average late fall water temperatures and low wave action that led […]
transportation
Bike Safety Is a Class Conversation
Immigrants and the poor have not been a part of discussion on transportation
WELLFLEET — Increasingly, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicate that America’s roads are safe only for those who drive on them. In 2018 for the second […]
ENVIRONMENT
Permaculture Expert Teaches How to Grow Food in Our Forests
Kids and adults learn how agriculture can restore ecosystems at Nauset H.S. garden
EASTHAM — Restoration Agriculture author Mark Shepard of Wisconsin visited the Nauset Food and Research Garden at Nauset Regional High School last week to speak with about two dozen community […]
PEOPLE
An Audubon Leader Fascinated by Humans
Melissa Lowe Cestaro on watching shifts in nature, culture, values
WELLFLEET — In September Melissa Lowe Cestaro became the director of Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. She succeeds Bob Prescott, who is retiring after nearly 40 years in the […]
CLIMATE
Libraries Team Up to Prepare for Crisis
‘Blue marble librarians’ aim to promote social resilience
WELLFLEET — As citizens organize to address the certainty of disruptive climate-related events here, librarians — including Wellfleet’s Gabrielle Griffis — are taking a leading role in urging communities to […]
ENVIRONMENT
23 Park Structures at ‘High Risk’ From Climate Crisis
Officials design movable structures in response to erosion
TRURO — The climate crisis is “the greatest threat to the integrity of our National Park Service that we have ever experienced, and we’re at the forefront of it,” according […]
environment
Sunscreen Chemicals Can Harm Marine Life
Hawaii, Key West, U.S.V.I. have imposed bans
A father sprays his son’s back with sunscreen and releases him into the water at Newcomb Hollow Beach to play. It’s a common scene: an estimated 1.9 million people visit […]
environment
Danger Blooms in Cape Cod Ponds
Closure of Gull Pond for 5 days may presage a toxic future
WELLFLEET — On the afternoon of July 11 the beach at Gull Pond was empty: no chairs in the sand, no children doing cannonballs and belly flops from the dock. […]
