Innovative/Alternative Septic Systems (1/29/20)
Innovative/Alternative Septic Systems
John Smith, the president of KleanTu, will provide summary information and performance data on KleanTu’s two Innovative Alternative (I/A) technologies, the NitROE® Waste-Water Treatment System (WWTS) and the SanTOETM WWTS), for enhanced total nitrogen (TN) reduction, that are now being deployed and demonstrated on both Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod. Both the NitROE® and the SanTOETM WWTS’s are demonstrating the ability to consistently produce a highly treated wastewater, including significant TN reduction, in a low cost manner.
Click here to view John Smith’s presentation from CWW.
George Heufelder, co-Director of the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center will provide information on some of the innovative/alternative systems being tested.
River Herring (2/19/20)
We’ll be joined by Abigail Archer (Fisheries and Aquaculture Specialist, Woods Hole Sea Grant/Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Marine Program) and Betsy Gladfelter (Conservation Commissioner, Town of Falmouth). Abigail will discuss the life cycle and population status of river herring and the history of fish ladders on Cape Cod. Betsy will talk about the restoration of the Coonamessett River in Falmouth and the restoration’s impact on river herring habitat and fish passage.
Native Landscaping for Cape Cod (4/29/20)
Jack Ahern, Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and this talk is Designing with Nature on Cape Cod and the Islands. His talk will explain how to preserve the special environmental and visual character of the Cape and Islands through an “ecologically-based” approach to landscape design. This approach starts with an understanding of the Cape and Islands’ native plants and plant communities, which are well-adapted to local soils and growing conditions. Ahern will discuss how these plant communities can be designed for landscapes where people live, learn, work, and play. His approach will be illustrated with examples of landscapes on the Cape and Islands that have applied this approach. The talk is a preview of Ahern’s upcoming book “Designing with Nature on Cape Cod and the Islands”.
To view the slides from the presentation, click here.