Stop the Boardwalk, Save Wing Island

11/05/2024

Last year’s Nature Night was amazing.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH 5:30PM Join us for dinner at Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club on this special night as the Museum honors the 2024 Nature's…

06/01/2024

Marsh sunset.

06/01/2024

Beautiful.

06/01/2024

Gorgeous sunset over Wing island.

03/02/2024

Terra Firma Hugel Terrace “Learning by Doing” Workshop
March 23, 8:30 – 12:00
The Church of the Holy Spirit
204 Monument Road, Orleans
Facilitated by Peter Jensen and Lynn Van Norman
Terra Firma Permagardens
A hugel terrace is a deep, organic matter rich, water capture and purification
technique particularly useful when mitigating erosive road runoff. Once created,
this provides a space for a new native, pollinator-friendly, meadow which will be
planted in early summer once subsoil moisture has been fully recharged. This is a
free workshop, hosted by the Church of the Holy Spirit and co-sponsored by
Orleans Conservation Trust and Terra Firma Permagardens. Attendance is
unlimited and working is NOT required…but you will learn better if you do!
Bring gloves and suitable work attire. This will involve light digging and movement
of material on level ground by 5-gallon bucket and wheel barrow.
Pre-Registration is Appreciated.
Contact Lynn Van Norman @ [email protected]

02/22/2024

Sea Camps Forum.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=802958505203036&set=a.237062198459339&type=3&mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

The 4th Community Planning Forum for the Sea Camps is available to watch online! Use the following link https://buff.ly/49j9v4J
Interested in flipping through the presentation slides? The presentation, link to the video, and final plans can be found on the Town website - https://buff.ly/4bDbvXj

02/01/2024

You’ll notice there’s no mention on the latest survey of how much these “improvements” will cost us taxpayers $3,000,000.

You will have to read between the lines on this survey….

01/29/2024

Here is the Town’s survey:

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01/27/2024

Please join this new fb page and spread the word.

https://facebook.com/61555860515637

This page was created to inform voters, hold the town accountable, and protect our beloved park.

01/22/2024

Drummer Boy Park- Here We Go Again

After reading Rich Eldred’s Jan 11 article in the Chronicle, I recently attended a meeting of Brewster’s new Drummer Boy Park Planning Committee. That meeting’s agenda included finalizing an online survey (targeted for Jan 22) asking Brewster residents to weigh in on improvements to the park.

The committee’s initial plans for enhancements have a preliminary price tag of nearly $3M. At the meeting, I pointed out that there weren’t any low-cost options or a choice to simply to do nothing; leave the park alone!

In the meeting it was revealed that expensive stormwater remediation is ONLY necessary for further development of the park. Yes, we know there is a puddle when it rains a lot. But there is plenty of alternative parking available, even for the largest events. With no planned development, stormwater remediation is not required. In other words, we can do nothing.

Why do I bring this up? In my opinion, the Town is still pushing to develop Drummer Boy Park. More paving, more parking spaces, a new playground…..what’s next? This is only one phase; an expensive phase that will no doubt lead to more development of this unspoiled resource.

I urge everyone to go online and take the survey! This is the only way that we can be heard! Tell the town again to leave Drummer Boy Park alone! With $66 million for the CCSC development and other critical expenses looming, is this a necessary use of our tax dollars?

-John Depuy

11/01/2023

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History will be holding its first Annual Nature’s Night Awards Dinner on December 14, 2023, at the Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster. I have attached a flyer and hope that you will not only attend, but also share it with everyone you believe supports the Museum’s mission to “inspire an appreciation, understanding and stewardship of nature.”

The fundraiser is to support the Museum’s Restoration Ecology projects & education programs. This year we are honoring several groups and individuals with the “Nature’s Ambassador” Award:

Sue Finnegan, for her 23 years managing Wing’s Island Bird Banding Station. This summer she banded her 60,000th bird.

The Friends of Wing’s Island, for their grass roots leadership to save Wing’s Island for restoration rather than recreation.

Fran Smith of Trout Unlimited for his 50 year commitment on the Quashnet River Restoration Project, that is now a National Model for Native Sea Run Brook Trout Habitat.

The tickets are $100 each and tables of 10 for $1,000 with a plated dinner with meal choices available. There will be a cash bar.

Our Keynote Speaker will be NYT Best Selling Author William Martin who wrote the book “Cape Cod” about the never-ending struggle between land preservation and development that used Wing's Island as inspiration.

For tickets:
https://www.simpletix.com/e/natures-night-tickets-149010