Not-So-Scary Species: American Eel
The American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) is North America’s only freshwater eel. While they live mostly in rivers and estuaries, they are catadromous, meaning they migrate into the ocean to breed. …
Vote Yes for Clean Water
As a Mashpee resident, we urge you to please Vote YES on Article 4 at Town Meeting on May 4 and Vote YES on Question 3 at the Town Election …
So who was Rachel Carson anyway?
[reprinted from our Summer 2022 newsletter, in honor of Rachel Carson’s birthday, May 27, 1907.] Rachel Carson was a writer, scientist and ecologist, perhaps best known for her 1962 book …
AmeriCorps at Connamessett Fields Helps USGS Mill Pond Effort
On Monday, March 25, 2024, AmeriCorps Cape Cod took their talents to Coonamessett Fields in Falmouth to serve with Mark Kasprzyk of the Falmouth Conservation Commission. The team was led …
Connecting Students to Nature: My AmeriCorps Cape Cod Journey (Leonel Lainez)
(by Leonel Lainez, AmeriCorps Cape Cod) At the beginning of my AmeriCorps Cape Cod journey back in September, I was assigned to work with Joan Muller, the Education Coordinator from …
A Tribute to Bill McKay
Bill McKay was a great fan of the osprey cam during its first season (2022), as well as a frequent commenter on the site. I got to know him a …
Emergency Repair of Osprey Nest Platform
Unfortunately, at 12:30pm on April 1st, the osprey nest platform at the Waquoit Bay Reserve fell away due to high winds and rotted boards. After several hours of frantically exploring …
Members of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe are continuing a cherished tradition of harvesting shellfish
Members of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe are continuing a cherished tradition of harvesting shellfish and working to develop the First Light Shellfish Farm. On Monday March 27th, Tribe member Buddy …
Osprey Cam Update!
A lot has happened since the installation of the osprey nest cam. First, let’s rewind a bit! The camera installation was completed by Comcast in March at the Waquoit Bay …
Protecting Mashpee’s Ponds Presentation
On April 15th, Mashpee Department of Natural Resources hosted a comprehensive presentation on Protecting Mashpee/s Ponds. The meeting addressed issues and strategies with regard to four of Mashpee’s ponds – …