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Trull out on the water engaged in seabird research It was only appropriate on a chilly February evening with a misty wind blowing across Town Cove that attendees heard from Peter Trull about terns, birds that are entirely at home over […] Read more »
On a rainy Tuesday evening in front of a cozy fireplace at the Orleans Yacht Club, Seth Rolbein spoke to a roomful of Orleans Conservation Trust members about the Cape Cod Fisheries Trust . The Fisheries Trust, under the Cape Cod Commercial Fisherman’s Alliance, was founded to ensure the […] Read more »
On Saturday, September 7, OCT members gathered at the White’s Lane Conservation Area to release northern diamondback terrapin hatchlings into the marshland along Henson’s Cove. White’s Lane is home to the Bob Prescott Turtle Gardens: human-made sandy areas designed to promote nesting of the threatened terrapins. Bob, past OCT […] Read more »
Mill Pond Conservation Area, given by the Tovrov family, has a new trail to enjoy! With the help of AmeriCorps Cape Cod, Orleans Conservation Trust staff created two new pieces of trail, closing off old dangerous sections that were becoming highly eroded. The first piece of new trail is just […] Read more »
We have scheduled a Special Meeting of the Members of the Orleans Conservation Trust for Thursday, May 29th, from 4:30 to 7pm at the Council on Aging in Orleans so that we can present the revised DRAFT Declaration of Trust, answer questions and receive input from our Members. This meeting is also in response […] Read more »
On Monday, April 7, 2014 at 7:00pm, the Orleans Conservation Trust (OCT) hosted the fourth of five presentations associated with our 2014 Winter & Spring Lecture Series at the Orleans Yacht Club. Dr. Richard (Skee) Houghton, III, Acting President and Senior Scientist at the Woods Hole Research Center gave his […] Read more »
On Monday, February 3, 2014 at 6:30pm, the Orleans Conservation Trust (OCT) hosted the second of five presentations associated with our 2014 Winter & Spring Lecture Series at the Orleans Yacht Club. Despite the steady snow beating against the Orleans Yacht Club windows, 20 hardy souls braved the miserable driving conditions […] Read more »
On Monday, January 6, 2014 at 6:30pm, the Orleans Conservation Trust (OCT) hosted the first of five presentations associated with our 2014 Winter & Spring Lecture Series at the Orleans Yacht Club. Brian Malone, retired Director of the Town of Dennis’s Natural Resource Department entertained over 50 residents and visitors with his […] Read more »
Allyson Stein OCT AmeriCorps Cape Cod Individual Placement On December 5, 2013, Kris Ramsay, Administrator of the Orleans Conservation Trust (OCT), led a small group of hikers on a mile-long walk through the Twinings Pond Conservation Area in South Orleans. Also on the walk was Allyson Stein, an AmeriCorps Cape […] Read more »
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 6:30pm, the Orleans Conservation Trust (OCT) hosted the last of three presentations associated with our Third Tuesday Fall Lecture Series at the Orleans Yacht Club. Dr. Charles (Stormy) Mayo, Senior Scientist and co-founder of the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS), captivated over 50 […] Read more »
