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Cape Cod Coastal Resilience Week

BE PREPARED. BE FLEXIBLE. BE STRONG. JUNE 8 – JUNE 15, 2024   Communities across Cape Cod are improving their readiness to weather natural disasters and environmental change. Our ability to withstand and “bounce back” after events such as hurricanes, coastal storms, and flooding is called coastal resilience. Preserving dunes is a primary defense against…

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Announcing Cape Cod Coastal Resilience Week

Cape Cod Coastal Resilience Week Raises Awareness of Coastal Vulnerabilities and Promotes Solutions – while having a bit of fun at the same time Eight days of events across Cape Cod Download event flyer Cape Codders have experienced their fair share of extreme weather in recent years, with stronger storms and larger storm surge reshaping…

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A Tale of Two Capes

Explore the diverse ecosystems and some of the sustainability challenges common to Cape Cod and Cape Verde! An exhibit created by WHOI Sea Grant intern Carolyn King and featured at the Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center in East Falmouth, MA. AN INTRODUCTION: By Carolyn King BORN OF FIRE AND ICE: Origin Stories…

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June 2018 Newsletter

Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter June 2018 From the Director With the summer upon us, many locals and frequent visitors to the Cape will be returning to their favorite beaches to find them quite different than last year. Perhaps there are fewer parking spaces or the beach access has been relocated. The past…

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Study Provides Measurement of Nitrogen Removal by Local Shellfish

Towns along Cape Cod and the Islands are looking to shellfish not only as tasty culinary treats, but also for help cleaning up waters degraded by excess nitrogen in the region. While nitrogen is essential for all plants and animals, too much nitrogen in ponds and waterways—often caused by fertilizer runoff and septic tanks—can fuel…

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