Cyanobacteria
Although often referred to as a blue-green algae, Cyanobacteria is in fact a bacteria and not an algae. Cyanobacteria blooms have been prevalent in our ponds and lakes this summer, leading to many beach closures across the Cape. Contact with cyanobacteria can cause skin and eye irritation to humans. In addition, water contaminated with cyanobacteria […]
Dead Neck Sampson’s Island Dredging
Dead Neck Sampson’s Island (DNSI) is a barrier island south of Grand Island in Osterville that is co-owned and managed by BCWC and Mass Audubon. Years of erosion and longshore drift has resulted in sand from the eastern tip (Dead Neck) moving and collecting down at the western end (Sampson’s) of DNSI. Consequently, the Cotuit […]
Coalition Quarterly – Issue 14 (Winter 2021)
Coalition Quarterly – Winter 2021 Newsletter Click on image to read more >>