WELLFLEET — In the late 1960s, the Chequessett Neck tide gate on the Herring River started to rust. As a result, the tide pushed through openings and into parts of […]
Herring River Restoration Project
ENVIRONMENT
Herring River Restoration Project Wins $29M Grant
Permitting steps remain, but construction could begin as soon as November
WELLFLEET — The Herring River Restoration Project is $29 million closer to beginning phase one. On April 27, the Cape Cod Conservation District announced that the project would receive $29 […]
OPEN MEETING
The Flawed Governance of the Herring River Restoration
Announcing plans isn’t the same as involving the community in planning
An article in the April 22 Independent reminded us that the Herring River Restoration Project has progressed to the phase of seeking state and federal approval. The project’s nearly completed […]
ENVIRONMENT
Golf Club to Get $6.7M for Herring River Project
The agreement includes two years of lost revenue
WELLFLEET — The town and the Chequessett Yacht & Country Club have reached an agreement that will allow the Herring River Restoration Project, the largest wetland restoration in New England, […]
HERRING RIVER
Fishing for Public Comment
The Friends of Herring River has a new survey for the public about the Herring River Restoration Project in Wellfleet and Truro. The survey is part of the project’s permitting […]
RESTORATION
Support, and a Few Doubts, at Herring River Hearing
Long-planned Cape Cod Commission review is underway
WELLFLEET — Speakers lined up at microphones at the Council on Aging Monday to support the Herring River Project, which over 20 years could repair 570 acres of a salt […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 12, 2020
From Butch Mullaney and Barbara Brennessel
Pot Profits Should Stay Here To the editor: After reading about Provincetown’s financial woes it dawned on me: why couldn’t this town and others run the marijuana distribution business instead […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, March 5, 2020
From Susan Baumgarten, John T. and Judith Kwiat Cumbler, Paul Mendes, and Jane Peters
An Experiment on the River To the editor: Your front-page article “How Restored River Will Alter Wellfleet Views” (Feb. 27) leaves unanswered many questions about the Herring River Restoration Project. […]
How Restored River Will Alter Wellfleet Views
A tour of five places that Herring River project will change
WELLFLEET — After two decades of planning, the official review of the massive Herring River Restoration Project will begin on March 9 when the Cape Cod Commission considers the first […]
