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APCC Issues A Guide to Pond Stewardship – How to Start a Pond Association
The purpose of this guide is to provide a "how to" manual for residents living on the Cape who want to be active in caring for a pond they love. One way is to form a pond association. While there are many existing conservation and pond preservation groups throughout...
APCC Pond Stories: Swimming With Turtles Video
This video, by Monte Ladner who graciously volunteered his talent and time to APCC, tells the story of Susan Baur and her connection to the Cape’s freshwater ponds. Monte has two more videos in the works. We can’t wait! Dr. Susan Baur is an 81 year old clinical...
APCC Pond Stories: Mapping Ponds, 10-Year-Old Style
Get to know your pond and help others to do the same. Here’s an example of a mapping project you can do of your favorite pond. Submitted by 10-year-old Jack Martin. (How cool is this kid?) Got a Pond Story (song, poem, photo, video) you want to share? Email Kristin...
CapeNews: Sandwich Enlists Help To Test Ponds For Cyanobacteria
For the first time in its long history of testing the water at public beaches, the town has partnered with an outside agency to help ensure that Cyanobacteria are kept at bay. The Association To Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) has already begun testing several of the town’s...
Pond Stories: Saving Deep Pond, Falmouth
About a year ago, a handful of neighbors in the Hatchville section of Falmouth began talking about what was happening to our beloved Deep Pond: mats of weeds appearing at the water’s edge; murky, warmer water; fewer frogs and turtles. We also noticed an increase in...
Boston Globe: ‘Forever chemicals’ pervade drinking water sources on Cape Cod, study finds
The compounds have been linked to cancer, low infant birth weights, and suppression of the immune system. The primary source of drinking water for tens of thousands of people on Cape Cod has elevated levels of toxic chemicals, according to a new study. Scientists at...
Painted Turtles
One summer I was invited to spend several days on Naushon Island, the almost mythical vacation home of the Forbes family, established in 1842 and located across the water from Woods Hole.
The Northern Quahog
The result of a Marine Biology class assignment, where we had to research a marine organism, write a paper and create a short video explaining some highlights of the organism.