The Origins of Barnstable’s Drinking Water (1/13/17)
The Origins of Barnstable’s Drinking Water January 13, 2017 By: Michael J. Egan One of our most critical components to life here in the Town of Barnstable lies just beneath our feet. But have you thought of exactly where our drinking water come from? All drinking water in the Town of Barnstable comes from the ground. We don’t […]
Clean Water is a Fundamental Right of Citizenship (11/11/16)
Clean Water is a Fundamental Right of Citizenship November 11, 2016 By: Michael J. Egan Access to clean water is a fundamental right of every citizen in the Town of Barnstable. After public safety and security, it’s the second most important municipal service we as residents provide to ourselves. And our water, that one resource aside from […]
Three Bays Preservation – Vol. 56 (Fall 2016)
Save Our Struggling Ecosystem Cotuit Town Dock Rain Garden Update Dead Neck/Sampson’s Island 2016 Bird Report Summertime 2016 Click here to read Newsletter >>
Three Bays Preservation: Wastewater is everybody’s problem (9/30/16)
Three Bays Preservation: Wastewater is everybody’s problem September 30, 2016 By Michael J. Egan Everyone in Barnstable should be worried about a polluted ecosystem, every teenager, adult and senior citizen – but once they are, what can be done? That’s what I’ve been thinking whenever the concern about the nitrogen crisis in the Three Bays […]
Told You So (8/22/16)
Told You So August 22, 2016 By: Michael J. Egan If ever there was a sign that West, North and Cotuit Bays are severely wounded from toxic doses of excess nitrogen, look no further than the large, ugly masses of brown algae grasping into the water column across the 1,251-acre estuary, leaving a community and […]
Three Bays Preservation – Vol. 55 (Summer 2016)
How Does Your Rain Garden Grow? Cape Cod Academy Water Day Herring Count 2016 In Memoriam Scholarship Winners Upcoming Events Click here to read Newsletter
Three Bays Preservation: We are one Cape (7/1/16)
Three Bays Preservation: We are one Cape July 1, 2016 By Michael J. Egan It’s an uncomfortable conversation everyone should have, even at the dinner table: excess nutrients seeping from septic systems, fertilizers and stormwater runoff overloading our freshwater ponds, rivers and marine estuaries. Click Here to Read Article
Three Bays Preservation – Vol. 54 (Winter 2016)
Mike Egan – A Vision for Three Bays Preservation Meet Zenas Crocker Mill Pond Improvement Update Dead Neck/Sampson’s Island 2015 Field Summary Be a Volunteer Herring Counter In Memoriam: George R. Hampson Upcoming Events Click here to read Newsletter
Three Bays Preservation – Vol. 53 (Summer 2015)
One Cape: Moving Closer to Wastewater Solutions Proposed Schedule for Preparation of the Watershed Report Anchors Aweigh! Nesting Bird Update 2015 Herring Count Interns and Scholarship Winners
Three Bays Preservation – Vol. 52 (Spring 2015)
One Cape: Designing Solutions for Clean Water 3 Bay Area Economic Impact Study Helping Out with Water Quality Sampling Waiting for Spring… and the River Herring 2015 Events & Activities Click here to read Newsletter