The Watershed Vol. 5, No. 2
The Oyster Pond Environmental Trust Newsletter, Winter 2000
OPET, P.O. Box 496, Woods Hole, MA 02543-0496
OPET does not have a phone to its name, but you can call 508-540-7345 and leave a message. We'll
gladly get back to you! Or e-mail us at
jdavis@molbio.mgh.harvard.edu or at
brose@cape.com. And do visit our website,
www.opet.org!
Opet Officers and Directors Elected for 2000/2001 Term
(No lawsuits or recounting of ballots in this election!)
Officers
Jonathan Davis and Birgit Rose: Co-Presidents
Melinda Hall: Vice President
Patricia Kerfoot: Clerk
Barry Norris: Treasurer
Dana Rodin: Legal Counsel
Directors
Eric Davidson, John Dowling, Lisa Graziano, James P. Ferguson, Christine Gault, Robert King,
Leonard Kreidermacher, Robert Livingstone, Julie Rankin, Robert Wilsterman*
*resigned
OPET Board Meetings are open to all OPET members. Meetings are usually held once a month on a Sunday,
at 4 pm in the Treetops Clubhouse.
We'd love to have you come! For information call 508-540-7345
In Memoriam.
OPET Life Member Friederun Jannasch passed away in June. Friederun and her husband Holger had
a special interest in Oyster Pond: in the 1960s they purchased 13 acres stretching from Oyster
Pond Rd to the Oyster Pond shore at Fells and Ransom Rd. The path connecting Fells and Ransom Rd
runs across this property. In 1995, they donated the acreage to WHOI. Both Jannasches had a
keen interest in preserving the beautiful nature of Cape Cod and they generously helped to secure
the Zinn Park for conservation. Friederun was an architect and potter. Her ceramics
expressed her strong originality and often featured local materials such as Nobska Beach sand. She loved
to take long walks and her delight in the wonders of Nature never ceased.
Great News: OPET Has Paid Off its Debt!
What a great way for us to end this millenium!!!! We really have done it! The title to the 7 acres of what used to be
referred to as the Fisher parcels and later was named the Eleanor Blevins Zinn Memorial Park, now
is ours, free and clear! Donations to the Land Conservation Fund by generous OPET members
have allowed us to pay off the last cent of the debt, and OPET's Board has heaved a deep and long
sigh of gratitude and relief when the Treasurer reported: outstanding debt balance is zero dollars!
Gratitude to all those donors and relief not just becuase finally this goal was reached but also because
the Board now no longer needs to listen to those persistent admonishments by the
Treasurer in each and every meeting: 'you know, we're paying 10% interest, so we'd better
find the money soon!' Well, now we won't be needled any more and can begin the new
millenium debt free! Thank you so much, all you generous donors!
The new sign at the entrance
to the Zinn Memorial Park on Ransom Rd. The sign is a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kerfoot
of Ransom Road. Photo by B. Rose
Eleanor Blevins Zinn Memorial Park Renamed Zinn Memorial Park.
Before OPET was founded and incorporated as a not for profit, 501(c) 3 charitable
organization, Oyster Pond Trust had raised moneys for the purchase of the Fisher parcels.
Donation pledges were received in memory of Donald Zinn's wife Eleanor, who had then just
died, and the land tract thus was named in her honor. In 1995, OPET incorporated
and took over the debt on the land and has since raised the funds to completely
amortize the debt. In 1997, Don Zinn, passed away, too. Don was a strong supported of
OPET and an avid nature lover, active in various local conservation efforts. Many donations
to OPET's land conservation fund were received in his memory. To also honor Don
and his contributions to nature conservation in Falmouth, OPET renamed the park
to "Zinn Memorial Park".
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