Irene and Oyster Pond 2011

Some Wonder Why Black Socks Are Hanging On Shore Road Signs Sediment traps placed by the Coastal Systems Group at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution along Surf Drive to measure the size and composition of material that gets washed or blown from the beach during the storm. Traps were also placed on the bottom of Oyster and Salt Ponds. photo by Gene Marchand, Falmouth Enterprise

Trunk River completely clogged up with eel grass from Irene's storm surge. photo by Lou Turner

The Watershed Newsletter Archives

The Watershed Summer 2011 (PDF)

• Bird Photographer Craig Gibson Featured Speaker at OPET Annual Meeting
  Fish News
  Mysterious Big Fish
  Falmouth passes $2.7 million funding package for Wastewater Treatment
  Summer Student studies Oyster Pond
  Battles of the Invasives - 2011
  Treetops Transistions to Organic

The Watershed Summer 2010 v. 14, n. 1 (PDF)

This issue features:

• Annual Meeting 2010 Notice July 22 SEA Education Association
• Letter from OPET President
• We are Winning the Phragmites Battle
• OPET's New Web Site is Launched
• The 2010 Herring Run
• Officers and Directors 2009-2010
• Clearing the Pathway to the Sea

The Watershed Summer 2009 v. 13, n. 2 (PDF)

This issue features:

• Annual Meeting 2009 Notice July 16st at Woods Hole Research Center
• Letter from OPET President
• The Weir and The Water Witch A Success Story
• Things You Can Do To Help Oyster Pond
• Pond Friendly Lawn Care Tips
• Officers and Directors 2008-2009
• OPET Osprey Nest Update and Photo

The Watershed Winter 2008-09 v. 13, n. 1 (PDF)

This issue features:

• The Big Stink Update
• OPET President Message
• Update: Phragmites Work
• 2008 Herring Migration Report
• Trunk River and Lagoon Problems
• Bob Livingstone Receives FACES Award
• OPET Celebrates 20th Anniversary
• Officers and Directors 2008-2009
• OPET Board Member News

The Watershed Summer 2008 v. 12, n. 2 (PDF)

This issue features:

• Annual Meeting 2008 Notice
• Letter from President Lou Turner
• OPET The Early Days by John Dowling
• The Battle To Create Zinn Park by Bill Kerfoot
• Oyster Pond: A Personal History by Wendi Buessler
• Officers and Directors 2007-2008
• Falmouth Pond Watchers on Oyster Pond by Barry Norris

The Watershed Winter 2007 v. 12, n. 1 (PDF)

This issue features:

• Letter from OPET's President:
  Our Accomplishments from the Past Year and Upcoming Projects
• Invasive Plant Work Update
• White Perch Fish Stories
• Beetle Sitters Wanted
• Our Second Year of Phragmites Work
• Improving Trunk River Outflow
• Help Wanted: OPET Needs a Treasurer for 2008
• Officers and Directors 2006-2007 and Board Meeting Schedule
• Board Member News: Dana Rodin receives FACES 2007 Award.
• Welcome new board members and thanks to retiring board members.

The Watershed Summer 2007 v. 11, n. 2 (PDF)

This issue features:

• OPET 2007 Annual Meeting, July 25 at 7 PM, Woods Hole Research Center
• A Modest Model Proposal concerning nitrogen in Oyster Pond
• Mercury Studies in Oyster Pond
• Understanding the impact of hurrican disturbance on coastal pines and scrub forests
• Osprey Platform Raised at Oyster Pond
• Membership contribution notice
• American Eel - Oyster Pond's Other Important Resident
• Thank you Americorps for help with Zinn Park in 2006
• Officers and Directors
• Board Member News: Spohr Gardens representative changes

The Watershed Winter 2006 v. 11, n. 1 (html  | PDF)

This issue features:

• OPET Annual Expenses Article
• Plant Inventory Finds Nearly 100 Species in Zinn Park
• Trunk River Maintenance
• View of Oyster Pond from Bike Path Restored
• The Value of Year Round Sampling of Oyster Pond
• OPET Plants to Install Osprey Platform
• Zinn Park Plans
• Board Member News
• OPET Calendar 2007: Osprey Platform Installation - Early Spring, Invasive Plant Removal in Zinn Park - Late Spring, OPET Annual Meeting - July, Phragmites Removal Work Day - Late August to Early September

The Watershed, Volume 10, Number 2, Summer 2006 (html  | PDF)
This issue features:

• Oyster Pond Estuary Report Released
• OPET Annual Meeting Notice Remembering long time OPET Board Member Martin Keister White 1931-2006 Specimen Trees at Spohr Garden
  Excellent Run of Herring at Trunk River this Spring
  Plant Survey of Zinn Park Underway
  Upcoming Events: Phragmites Removal Work Day, Nature Walk at Zinn Park with botanist Mario DeGregorio

The Watershed, Volume 10, Number 1, Winter 2005-06 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• OPET Initiates Water Quality Monitoring Program for Oyster Pond
  Meet Two New OPET Board Members: Michael McNaught and Max Holmes
  State Enacts 3-year Moratorium on the Taking of Herring
  Oyster Pond's Invaders: Phragmites and Purple Loosestrife Update
  Upcoming Events for 2006

The Watershed, Volume 9, Number 2, Summer 2005 (html  |  PDF)
This issue features:

• OPET Annual Meeting 2005
  Purple Loosestrife and Phragmites: Aliens in our Backyard
  Herring Update,
  A Message from FACES
  2004 BUMP Research Projects
  OPET Photo Contest rules, In Memoriam: John and Freda Karalekas

The Watershed, Volume 9, Number 1, Winter 2004 (html  |  PDF)
This issue features:

• Oyster Pond 2004 Alewife Report
  Profile on Falmouth Herring Warden
  OPET Report on Summer Algae Bloom Problem in Oyster Pond

The Watershed, Volume 8, Number 2, Spring 2004 (html  | PDF)
This issue features:

• Spohr Garden - an OPET partner
  OPET Annual Meeting
  Oyster Pond to Benefit from Estuaries Project
  OPET Awards Science Fair Prize to FHS Student
  OPET Profile: Bill Kerfoot, In Memoriam: Pete Albert Swain

The Watershed, Volume 8, Number 1, Winter 2003 (html  | PDF)
This issue features:

• Wendi Buesseler joins OPET as Part-Time Consultant
  De-nitrifying Septic System to be installed at 110 Oyster Pond Road
  OPET Designs and Conducts Study of Oyster Pond
  An Environmental Tip to Help Oyster Pond (dishwshing detergent brands)
  Membership Survey, Spohr Gardens and OPET

V.8, N. 1 features Special Insert: Remembering Don Zinn by Dr. Robert Livingstone

The Watershed, Volume 7, Number 2, Summer 2003 (html  | PDF)
This issue features:

• Woods Hole Research Center to hold OPET Annual Meeting
  Profile: Bob Livingstone, Salinity Debate, Salinity and Water Temp Readings, Oyster Pond, Winter-Spring 2002, OPET Survey Seeks Input from Members

The Watershed, Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 2002 (html  | PDF)
This issue features:

• Mystery of the Dead Herring
  Profile: Pat Kerfoot, OPET Secretary
  Prof. Ivan Valiela: Reports on Health of Oyster Pond at Annual Meeting
  Summer Studies of the Nutrient Limitations to Phytoplankton Growth in Oyster Pond

The Watershed, Volume 6, Number 3, Summer 2002 (html  | PDF)
This issue features:

• Dr. Ivan Valiela to Address OPET Annual Meeting
  Profile: Barry Norris
  Calling all Members (committee member needs)
  OPET Awards First Annual Science Fair Prize
  The Oyster Pond Salt Flux Experiment
  BUMP Students adopt Oyster Pond
  Before you Clear the Brush- Check First

The Watershed, Volume 6, Number 2, Winter 2001 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• Zinn Park Dedication Held on September 1st
  Board Member News
  OPET Experiencing Growing Pains
  We need help, OPET seeks to contract Ombudsman/Newsletter Editor

The Watershed, Volume 6, Number 1, Summer 2001 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• Environmentally Friendly Landscaping for Cape Cod is the Topic of Keynote Address at OPET's Annual Meeting
  Pond Management Report: Trunk River Project
  Bronze Plaque Update
  Student Projects on Oyster Pond (WHOI and Falmouth Academy
  The Shellfish/Herring Warden's Report on the Weir and Jetty
  Weir Stories
  Focus on Vista Pruning
  Pond Sampling Reports
  In Memoriam: Jim Ferguson
  Money Matters, Oyster Pond
  White Perch, Vision Research, and OPET's John Dowling
  From the Membership Desk

The Watershed, Volume 5, Number 2, Winter 2000 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• Opet Officers and Directors Elected for 2000/2001 Term
  In Memoriam. OPET Life Member Friederun Jannasch
  Great News: OPET Has Paid Off its Debt!
  Eleanor Blevins Zinn Memorial Park Renamed Zinn Memorial Park
  Focus on Invasives in the Pond
  Pond Samplings: Weed and Fish Tales
  More Serious Pond Samplings: Salinity and Oxygen. Fecal Coliform Bacteria
  Wanted: Volunteer Editor
  The Channel at the Weir: A Prime Spot for Fishing if You're a Green Heron
  Will the Jetty Repair Keep Trunk River Running and The Pond at the Desired Height and Salinity Level?
  Board Member News: Amendment to Bylaws Allows Smooth Transition of Board Membership, New Board Members
  Loss of a Bit of Oyster Pond History: The Emery House.
  A Great Christmas Gift Idea - Buy the Emery book

The Watershed, Volume 5, Number 1, Summer 2000 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• Maggie Geist, Executive Director of the Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod, will speak at OPET’s Annual Meeting on July 13th
  GENEROUS YEAR-END DONATIONS BY OPET MEMBERS, REDUCE DEBT ON CONSERVATION LAND
  Soon to come: OPET website
  Student Projects Involving Oyster Pond
  Pond Management Report: Trunk River Project
  Pond Watershed Loses More Acres to Development
  Focus on Pond Friendly Lawn Care
  Board Member in the Spotlight - Eric Davidson
  POND SAMPLINGS. Oyster Pond Freezes Solid. Waterfowl Tells of Changes in Pond
  DO YOU HAVE NEW NEIGHBORS?
  Thank You, SEA and Treetops. From the Membership Desk

The Watershed, Volume 4, Number 2, Winter 1999 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• Year of the Swan in Oyster Pond
  Board Member News
  Focus on Nitrogen and Ponds, Septic Systems that Save Salt Ponds
  Fall is for Frugal Fertilization
  Pond Samplings
  OPET Activities Throughout the Year
  Volunteer for OPET
  Y2K Appeal for Donations to OPET's Land Conservation Fund
  More Pond Studies (SEA Students and Botanist at work)
  A building for the 21st Century: Architecture and Manners in a Full World, George Woodwell's Annual Meeting Talk

The Watershed, Volume 4, No. 1, Summer 1999 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• George Woodwell, Director of World Renowned Woods Hole Research Center, to speak at OPET's Annual Meeting
  Donation Reduces Debt on Conservation Land to less than $10K
  Oyster Pond Study by High School Student Nate Hart Wins Award at Scienc Fairs
  Collaboration with WHOI Scientist will allow OPET to measure flow volume across the weir
  Pond Management Activities
  Pond Samplings, Winter Waterfowl tell of Abundance of Fish in pond
  Rowan Davis' Oyster Pond Fish Catch in Summer of 1998
  OPET Receives grant to continue pond studies, Envirotech Labs donate 15 free sample analyses
  The Oyster Pond Watershed

The Watershed, Volume 3, No. 2, Winter 1998 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• OPET Receives Donation to Land Conservation Fund
  Oyster Pond Fish Tales
  Annual Meeting: The Year in Review
  OPET's 1998-1999 Board of Directors
  Thanks go to our past president and retired board members
  New Board Members
  Grant from The Community Foundation of Cape Cod & Gift of Free E. Coli Analyses from Envirotech, Inc.
  In Memoriam: Holger Jannasch
  Update on The Spohr Gardens
  Pond Management Committee Tackles Trunk River

The Watershed, Volume 3, No. 1, Summer 1998 (html)
No PDf format in this issue currently available.
This issue features:

• OPET's 4th Annual Meeting to be held
  In memory of Oyster Pond Science Pioneer K. O. Emery
  Pond Samplings, Trunk River, Land Conservation in the Watershed
  OPET Sponsors Pond Science Projects by Students
  The Weir
  OPET's Conservation Land Debt
  Book Report
  OPET receives Grant for pond studies from Community Foundation of Cape Cod
  SEA takes an interest in Oyster Pond
  From the Membership Desk

The Watershed, Volume 2, No. 2, Winter 1997 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• Fund Raising Campaign to pay off debt on OPET's conservation land off to a running start
  Why We Need Conservation Land in the Oyster Pond Watershed
  Large White Perch Make Comeback in Pond
  OPET's Book Project Receives $1000 Grant
  Pond Samplings: Alewives, Bacteria Count, The Weir, The Trunk River Problem, The Spohr Gardens
  OPET Sponsors Science Projects
  Trying to Save Money - Tax Exempt Status
  OPET's Annual Meeting Highlights: Six New Boardmembers.
  A Brief History of OPET's Conservation Land

The Watershed, Volume 2, No. 1, Summer 1997 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• Third Annual Meeting
  Three Major OPET Projects - Project One: OPET's Conservation land, Project Two: OPET reprinted A Coastal Pond... by K.O. Emery, Project Three: The Oyster Pond Weir Gets Closer!
  POND Samplings. How YOU can help Oyster Pond
  In memoriam: Ruth Sager

The Watershed, Volume 1, No. 3, Fall 1996 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• Second Annual Meeting
  Good news on White Perch Front
  OPET reprinting A Coastal Pond...by K.O. Emery
  In Memoriam: Don Zinn
  The Weir Design Report
  Activities of the Land Acquisition Committee
  Memorial Gifts, Lower Your Taxes: make a donation to OPET

The Watershed, Volume 1, No. 2, Spring 1996 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• Committee reports: Pond Management, Land Acquisition, Fund Raising
  A Quick Look at OPET
  Second Annual Meeting
  Town budgets $20,000 for OP weir design
  OPET reprinting "A Coastal Pond..." by K.0. Emery
  OPET Launchs Drive to Preserve Land in Oyster Pond Watershed

The Watershed, Volume 1, No. 1, Fall 1995 (html | PDF)
This issue features:

• Committe Reports
  Goings On, Undeveloped Land
  The Big Picture, The Amateur Hydrologist
  Text of the pond management statement sent to Peter Boyer, Town Administrator, for consideration as Town policy: Policy for the Management of Oyster Pond

The Oyster Pond Sentinel, December 1994 (PDF)

The Oyster Pond Sentinel, May 1991 (html)
No PDf format in this issue currently available.
This issue features:

• Historical concentration of nitrogen increase in Oyster Pond
  Report on the culvert improvement on fish health and water quality
  Approval of residential denitrification septic units
  Park trails and fund raising
  Surf Drive and Oyster Pond shore trash pickup