OPET Job Opportunity
It's been my privilege and honor to work for OPET, but after nearly 18 years on the job, I'm stepping down. I've enjoyed my job immensely, but it's time [...]
2020 Cyanobacteria Report for Oyster Pond
Worried about a repeat of the terrible algal bloom from the summer of 2016, OPET hired the Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod (APCC) to sample the pond [...]
October 2020 Salinity Levels now too high
Many thanks to Mike Spall who tests the salinity pond nearly every month from his kayak. Mike, a member of the OPET Board and a scientist at WHOI, had [...]
2020 Newsletter
Summer 2020 Newsletter A Message from Melinda Hall, OPET President Preserving the Beauty of Falmouth, by Bill Kerfoot, OPET Board Member Town Dredging Improves Pond Salinity, by Mike Spall, [...]
Update to the Oyster Pond Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan
Last August the WQMC held a meeting for Oyster Pond residents and discussed two options for cleaning up Oyster Pond. Plan 1 required 189 dwelling units around the pond [...]
Nitrogen Treatment Options for Oyster Pond
On August 15, 2018, the Town of Falmouth Water Quality Management Committee (WQMC) held a meeting to discuss options for removing the excess nitrogen from Oyster Pond. It is [...]
2019 Newsletter
2019 Newsletter Bats: Miraculous Mammals of the Night - OPET Annual Meeting Thursday, August 8th, 7pm It’s a Wonderful Life … on the Pond? A Message from Melinda Hall, [...]
2019 OPET Annual Meeting
Bats: Miraculous Mammals of the Night Did you know that one bat can eat up to 3,000 insects a night – including mosquitoes and crop pests? Come learn about [...]
2018 Newsletter
2018 Newsletter How to Create a Butterfly Friendly Garden: Attracting Butterflies & Bees with Beautiful & Easy-to-Grow Plants - OPET Annual Meeting Thursday August 2nd, 7pm Falmouth’s Plan to [...]
2018 OPET Annual Meeting
“How to Create a Butterfly Friendly Garden: Attracting Butterflies & Bees with Beautiful & Easy-to-Grow Plants” is the featured talk by MaryKay Fox at the Oyster Pond Environmental Trust [...]