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Category: What We Do At BCWC

That’s a Wrap!

On Dead Neck Sampson’s Island (DNSI), years of erosion and longshore drift have resulted in sand from the eastern end (Dead Neck) moving and depositing at the western tip (Sampson’s) of the island. The recent three-year maintenance dredging project on DNSI that began in November 2018 wrapped up early in November 2020. Upon completion, over […]

A Note from The Helm

Over twenty years ago, Three Bays Preservation was founded with a mission to protect our bays with a primary focus to preserve the barrier island known as Dead Neck Sampson’s Island (DNSI). Four years ago, we changed our name to Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC), as we recognized that everything we loved about Cape Cod […]

Exploring Solutions to Excess Nutrients: Restoring Cape Cod’s Waters

Welcome to the bulletin on the Environmental Protection Agency’s research to address excess nutrient loading in Cape Cod’s waters! This will be a biannual update for interested community members on what EPA scientists based in the Office of Research and Development and Region 1, Boston, MA, and our many research partners and stakeholders, have been […]

All About the Birds

All About the Birds BCWC and the Massachusetts Audubon Society co-own and co-manage Dead Neck Sampson’s Island (DNSI). Did you know that DNSI is a private wildlife sanctuary where protected species of shorebirds, spend the spring and summer nesting and feeding? Read on to learn more about four feathered DNSI visitors.   Piping Plover: Charadrius […]

Weather Station at Fair Acres Country Day School — Making Science Fun

For any project, gathering data is vital – how else can we understand the results of our efforts? For the Shubael Pond Innovative and Alternative Septic System Project, it is important for us to be able to measure how much wastewater and rainwater is flowing into the ground. It is also critical to understand and […]

Note from the Helm

We’ve all heard the saying, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” At the core of this proverb is the idea of partnership. Stellar results in business and in life usually have partnerships at their foundation, which has proven to be the case for BCWC’s work […]

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)   Atlantic population: Threatened (Massachusetts status and Federal status) They are a protected species under the Endangered Species Act as of January 10, 1986 and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 Northern Great Plains: Threatened Great Lakes Population: Endangered Summer on Great Plains and along Great Lakes Winter along Gulf […]

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 […]

Volunteer Spotlight

Volunteer Spotlight: Chuck Gifford What is left to do when you already spend your time fishing, cycling, hiking, acting, traveling, sailing, and volunteering for the Rotary Club? For Chuck Gifford, the answer was volunteering with BCWC – and we are the luckier for it. One day, Chuck saw our posters advertising for herring count volunteers […]