The Watershed Vol. 6, No. 3

The Oyster Pond Environmental Trust Newsletter, Summer 2002

OPET, P.O. Box 496, Woods Hole, MA 02543-0496

OPET Board meetings are open to all OPET members. Meetings are usually held on the third Sunday of the month, at 4 pm, in the Treetops Clubhouse. We'd love to have you come! For information call 508-540-7345.

OPET does not have an official phone, but you can leave a message call 508-540-7345.
We'll gladly get back to you! Or email opus132@rcn.com or brose@cape.com. And do visit our website, www.opet.org!

OPET Officers and Directors

Elected for the 2001/02 Term
Officers

Jonathan Davis
Birgit Rose
Co-Presidents

Eric Davidson
Vice President

Patricia Kerfoot
Clerk

Barry Norris
Treasurer

Directors

Susan Gagosian
Christine Gault
Melinda Hall
Robert King
Leonard Kreidermacher
Julie Rankin
Peter Valtin
Martin White

Honorary Boardmember

Robert Livingstone

Dr. Ivan Valiela to Address OPET Annual Meeting

Links Between Watersheds and Coastal Bays of Cape Cod: A Case Study of Oyster Pond will be the title of the presentation by Dr. Ivan Valiela at this year's annual meeting.

Professor Valiela has taught at the Boston University Marine Program, located on the Marine Biological Laboratory Campus in Woods Hole since 1969. He andhis students have authored scores of scientific papers on the ecology of coastal waters, with particular emphasis on studies in Waquoit Bay, here in Falmouth. Dr. Valiela has published two books; his most recent in 2001 by Oxford University Press, entitled Doing Science: Design, Analysis, and Communication of Scientific Research. He is, indeed, an excellent communicator who skillfully explains the significance of his scientific work to a non-science audience. In recent years, his class has focused on a local pond or estuary to help identify issues of concern for local "stakeholders" and to conduct scientific studies that address those concerns. Last autumn, his class studied Oyster Pond. He will use these studies and others to inform us of the important concerns of nutrient loading from septic systems and other issues related to the health of Oyster Pond.

The meeting will be held at Sea Education Association on Tuesday, July 16, 2002. Refreshments will be served at 7 PM, followed by a brief annual business meeting at 7:30, and Dr. Valiela's talk thereafter. All members of OPET and all other interested parties are encouraged and welcome to attend.

by Eric Davidson

PROFILE: Barry Norris, OPET Treasurer

Barry Norris, OPET's long-time treasurer, has been involved with OPET since its inception. In eight years as a board member, he has been OPET's "go-to guy" for all sorts of projects.

Barry and his wife of 50 years, Barbara, "found" their Treetops home 17 years ago. They were living in Connecticut at the time, where Barry worked for a general contractor, and they had been searching up and down the coast for a waterfront home. They have lived here full-time for nearly 15 years. Their location overlooking Oyster Pond is ideal for bird watching and inspired Barry to become directly involved with the pond's preservation. He was one of the original volunteers for the Pond Watchers program, started about 12 yers ago, and has remained active in that program ever since. Through the Pond Watchers program, he met OPET's John Dowling (see The Watershed, Vol. 6, No. 1 Summer 2000), who talked him into being one of the founding members of OPET.
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