2004 - 1994 Newsletters - Oyster Pond Environmental Trust

Mystery of the Dead Herring
Profile: Pat Kerfoot, OPET Secretary
Prof. Ivan Valiela: Reports on Health of Oyster Pond at Annual Meeting
Summer Studies of the Nutrient Limitations to Phytoplankton Growth in Oyster Pond

Environmentally Friendly Landscaping for Cape Cod is the Topic of Keynote Address at OPET’s Annual Meeting
Pond Management Report: Trunk River Project
Student Projects on Oyster Pond (WHOI and Falmouth Academy
The Shellfish/Herring Warden’s Report on the Weir and Jetty
Weir Stories
Focus on Vista Pruning
Pond Sampling Reports
In Memoriam: Jim Ferguson
Money Matters, Oyster Pond
White Perch, Vision Research, and OPET’s John Dowling

In Memoriam. OPET Life Member Friederun Jannasch
Great News: OPET Has Paid Off its Debt!
Eleanor Blevins Zinn Memorial Park Renamed Zinn Memorial Park
Focus on Invasives in the Pond
Pond Samplings: Weed and Fish Tales
More Serious Pond Samplings: Salinity and Oxygen. Fecal Coliform Bacteria
The Channel at the Weir: A Prime Spot for Fishing if You’re a Green Heron
Will the Jetty Repair Keep Trunk River Running and The Pond at the Desired Height and Salinity Level?
Loss of a Bit of Oyster Pond History: The Emery House.

Maggie Geist, Executive Director of the Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod, will speak at OPET’s Annual Meeting on July 13th
Student Projects Involving Oyster Pond
Pond Management Report: Trunk River Project
Pond Watershed Loses More Acres to Development
Focus on Pond Friendly Lawn CareBoard Member in the Spotlight – Eric Davidson

Year of the Swan in Oyster Pond
Focus on Nitrogen and Ponds, Septic Systems that Save Salt Ponds
Fall is for Frugal Fertilization
Pond Samplings
OPET Activities Throughout the Year
Y2K Appeal for Donations to OPET’s Land Conservation Fund
More Pond Studies (SEA Students and Botanist at work)
A building for the 21st Century: Architecture and Manners in a Full World, George Woodwell’s Annual Meeting Talk

George Woodwell, Director of World Renowned Woods Hole Research Center, to speak at OPET’s Annual Meeting
Donation Reduces Debt on Conservation Land to less than $10K
Oyster Pond Study by High School Student Nate Hart Wins Award at Science Fairs
Collaboration with WHOI Scientist will allow OPET to measure flow volume across the weir
Pond Management Activities
Pond Samplings, Winter Waterfowl tell of Abundance of Fish in pond
Rowan Davis’ Oyster Pond Fish Catch in Summer of 1998
OPET Receives grant to continue pond studies, Envirotech Labs donate 15 free sample analyses

OPET Receives Donation to Land Conservation Fund
Oyster Pond Fish Tales
Annual Meeting: The Year in Review
Grant from The Community Foundation of Cape Cod & Gift of Free E. Coli Analyses from Envirotech, Inc.
In Memoriam: Holger Jannasch
Update on The Spohr Gardens
Pond Management Committee Tackles Trunk River

Fund Raising Campaign to pay off debt on OPET’s conservation land off to a running start
Why We Need Conservation Land in the Oyster Pond Watershed
Large White Perch Make Comeback in Pond
OPET’s Book Project Receives $1000 Grant
Pond Samplings: Alewives, Bacteria Count, The Weir, The Trunk River Problem, The Spohr Gardens
OPET Sponsors Science Projects
OPET’s Annual Meeting Highlights: Six New Boardmembers.
A Brief History of OPET’s Conservation Land

Third Annual Meeting
Three Major OPET Projects – Project One: OPET’s Conservation land, Project Two: OPET reprinted A Coastal Pond… by K.O. Emery, Project Three: The
Oyster Pond Weir Gets Closer!
POND Samplings. How YOU can help Oyster Pond
In memoriam: Ruth Sager

2004 – 1994 Newsletters