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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 to have some new blood in the organization. Job Opportunity – Oyster Pond Environmental Trust Oyster Pond Environmental Trust (OPET), [...]
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 for cyanobacteria in the latter half of the summer. Their report for the 2020 season is now available. Levels remained [...]
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 been tracking the pond's salinity and temperature levels every month using a CTD ( conductivity, temperature, and pressure) instrument borrowed [...]
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, OPET Board Member In Praise of Beech Leave, by Elizabeth Saito, columnist for the Falmouth Enterprise and author [...]
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 connect to low-pressure collection sewers. Plan 5 required 226 dwelling units to upgrade to an Advanced Innovative/Alternative septic system. [...]
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 looking for public input on the proposed plans for Oyster Pond. Video of the meeting is available and there 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, OPET President Monitoring Changes in Oyster Pond by Mike Spall
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 our local bats and the valuable role they play in our ecosystems at the Oyster Pond Environmental Trust (OPET) Annual [...]
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 Clean-up Oyster Pond A Message from John E. Dowling — OPET President Planning for the Future OPET’s & Yours, by [...]
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- OPET Job Opportunity
- 2020 Cyanobacteria Report for Oyster Pond
- October 2020 Salinity Levels now too high
- Oyster Pond is Safe for Swimming!
- 2020 Newsletter
- WHOI Scientists Helping us Understand the Pond
- Followup to the October 5, 2019 Meeting on the Oyster Pond Nutrient Treatment Plan
- Update to the Oyster Pond Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan
- Nitrogen Treatment Options for Oyster Pond
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OPET Newsletters
2004 – 1994 Newsletters
By opetadmin|2021-03-04T13:42:48-05:00March 3rd, 2021|Categories: Newsletters|
Winter 2004 Oyster Pond 2004 Alewife Report Profile on [...]
2020 Newsletter
By opetadmin|2021-02-08T10:23:54-05:00August 1st, 2020|Categories: Featured, News, Newsletters|
Summer 2020 Newsletter A Message from Melinda Hall, OPET [...]
2019 Newsletter
By opetadmin|2021-01-27T11:20:08-05:00August 1st, 2019|Categories: News, Newsletters|
2019 Newsletter Bats: Miraculous Mammals of the Night - [...]
2018 Newsletter
By opetadmin|2021-01-27T11:22:49-05:00August 1st, 2018|Categories: News, Newsletters|
2018 Newsletter How to Create a Butterfly Friendly Garden: [...]
2017 Newsletter
By opetadmin|2021-01-26T15:31:15-05:00August 1st, 2017|Categories: News, Newsletters|
2017 Newsletter Chasing Ancient Hurricanes in Oyster Pond and [...]
2016 Newsletter
By opetadmin|2021-02-26T16:02:13-05:00July 26th, 2016|Categories: Newsletters|
2016 OPET Newsletter The Headwaters of Oyster Pond - [...]
2015 Newsletter
By opetadmin|2021-02-27T12:55:56-05:00July 22nd, 2015|Categories: Newsletters|
2015 Newsletter OPET Receives $500.000 grant from the MA [...]
2014 Newsletter
By opetadmin|2021-02-27T14:00:27-05:00July 27th, 2014|Categories: Newsletters|
2014 Newsletter Help Us Save the Oyster Pond Headwaters [...]
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- 2004 – 1994 Newsletters
- OPET Job Opportunity
- 2020 Cyanobacteria Report for Oyster Pond
- October 2020 Salinity Levels now too high
- Oyster Pond is Safe for Swimming!
- 2020 Newsletter
- WHOI Scientists Helping us Understand the Pond
- Followup to the October 5, 2019 Meeting on the Oyster Pond Nutrient Treatment Plan
- Update to the Oyster Pond Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan
- Nitrogen Treatment Options for Oyster Pond
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