The map shows what areas of DNSI are open and closed. Also, please keep off the closed areas indicated by the symbolic fencing and run the entirety of beach in front of it. The closed areas include both the eastern and western tips of the island, as well as all the ocean-side and part of the channel-side. This is to help protect the threatened piping plovers and least terns that scare easily.
BCWC on WCAI
September 25, 2026
The past, present, and future of water quality protections Barnstable Clean Water Coalition’s executive director was on WCAI’s The Point to discuss water quality issues