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Sea level rise poses a serious threat to low lying areas and shorelines around the world. Consequences include increased intensity of storm surges, tides, flooding, and damage to these coastal areas. In many cases, this is where large population centers are located, in addition to fragile ecosystems and habitats. According to glaciologists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Report, the climate change impact on Cape Cod could result in the Cape and Islands being partially submerged in 50 years. Learn how sea level rise could impact an area in Hyannis that faces Nantucket Sound and where an open space is being considered for a new housing development.
Learn more about Bosun, a Monomoy life-saving surf boat that was donated to Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC) and has since been restored. Bosun was once used by the U.S. Coast Guard and now has a new rescue mission, one that will help those that visit and live on Cape Cod understand the sense of urgency needed to save our local waters.
Learn about the monitoring wells that were installed in the Sand Shores neighborhood along Shubael Pond in Marstons Mills (Barnstable, Massachusetts). These monitoring wells will help measure the groundwater quality and flow in support of the innovative and alternative (I/A) septic systems project in this neighborhood.
Laura Erban, one of the scientists we work with from U.S. EPA ORD, installed a weather station this past August at Fair Acres Country Day School in Marstons Mills. The school is located on the pond’s shore, just opposite the Sand Shores neighborhood where the septic system pilot project is being conducted. This weather station was designed to collect, and record data every fifteen minutes and this data can then be viewed remotely.
Since 2009, BCWC has been an active member of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management’s (CZM) Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative (MIMIC). MIMIC is a network of trained volunteers, scientists, and staff from state and federal agencies who monitor marine invasive species throughout the Northeast.
Learn about cyanobacteria from Karen Malkus-Benjamin, Coastal Health Resources Coordinator for the Town of Barnstable Health Division. Karen discusses the reasons why these toxic blooms have become more prevalent in local ponds over the last few years.
Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC) held its Annual Open House virtually on June 25, 2020. Hear about the innovative work BCWC is doing to improve water quality on Cape Cod. And special thanks to our guest speaker Chris Kilian from the Conservation Law Foundation for his presentation on the recent Supreme Court decision that upholds the Clean Water Act and how it impacts and protects clean water for all.
Some of the things Barnstable Clean Water Coalition was able to do in 2019.
Learn about how point source and nonpoint source pollution affects a watershed, and the ways to prevent pollution.
Stormwater is a contributor to Cape Cod’s nitrogen loading issues. Did you know there are solutions that you can implement to help ease the impact? The Association to Preserve Cape Cod, the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, the Barnstable Land Trust, and the Town of Barnstable are working together on a plan to create stormwater solutions in the Three Bays area.
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 the Barnstable Board of Health resumed it’s discussion regarding a proposed modification to the Interim Saltwater Estuary Protection Regulation to limit its applicability to the Craigville Beach Zoning District.
BCWC Board Member Jack Ahern and his students presented at a Barnstable Town Council Meeting regarding sea level rise and coastal resiliency.
For the summer series on endangered natural treasures, head to Cape Cod, a peninsula in the eastern United States, a paradise today threatened by the proliferation of green algae.
In 2017, the organization known as Three Bays Preservation transitioned into the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC). BCWC’s new mission addresses clean water issues throughout watersheds in the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts.