Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, March 28 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
Environment
GEAR
Cape Lobstermen Would Rather Wait Than Switch
Trials of ‘on-demand’ and ‘ropeless’ fishing are underway, but not in Cape Cod Bay
PROVINCETOWN — A 21-year-old North Atlantic right whale known as Porcia was observed in Cape Cod Bay on March 18. The whale was seen swimming with her 2023 calf by […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, March 21 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
CONSERVATION
Wiley Park Sustains Damage From Overuse
Eastham Dog Owners Association fears repercussions
EASTHAM — In the past couple of years, Wiley Park has seen an uptick of foot and paw traffic that has led to increased destruction of habitat and vegetation, according […]
DPW PROJECTS
Mill Pond Road Plans Have Truro Riled Up
A road debate and a $30M building
TRURO — Residents are rallying against Dept. of Public Works Director Jarrod Cabral’s plan to replace a damaged culvert that is restricting tidal flow into Mill Pond. Cabral told the […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, March 14 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
This Week’s Bird Sightings Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, March 7 included the following, based on a report prepared […]
ENVIRONMENT
Reports Show Steady Deterioration in Coastal Water Quality
Center for Coastal Studies work points to need to replace septic systems
PROVINCETOWN — Reports in recent years from the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC), which uses data collected by the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) at more than 100 testing […]
WATCHING BIRDS
In Arizona, a Familiar Face
Hoping for verdins, a birdwatcher meets a robin and ponders the wonders of migration
I was lucky enough to be able to get away last month. My friend Bob, who lives in Tucson, always offers his warm hospitality during these cold months. But it […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 28 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN TOWN MEETING
Voters Will Reconsider Breaching the Breakwater
The rapid collapse of the West End marsh has revived a stalled effort
PROVINCETOWN — Voters at the April 3 annual town meeting will consider a plan to create a 40-foot gap in the town’s West End breakwater, more formally known as the […]
ENVIRONMENT
A Major Wastewater Funding Source Is Drying Up
The Cape Cod and Islands Water Protection Fund has an unbalanced budget
WELLFLEET — The Cape Cod and Islands Water Protection Fund may be running dry. Financial models in last year’s annual report projected that the fund would be in arrears by […]
ELUSIVE FELINES
Wellfleet Discovers — and Freezes — Its First Bobcat
‘It was clear it wasn’t a house cat,’ says animal control officer
WELLFLEET — Provincetown has bears, Truro has its puma, and now Wellfleet has bobcats — or rather, a bobcat. Or at least it did have one. A lone bobcat was […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 21 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
LAND USE
Great White and GFM Get Their Contractor Yard
Town and excavators strike a deal, but neighbors feel betrayed
WELLFLEET — Lawyers for Great White Realty and the town have asked a state Land Court judge to sign off on an agreement that could put an end to three […]
