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THINKING ABOUT NATURAL VS. HUMAN ISSUES

Life on Cape Cod is seasoned with all the news stories involving what can be characterized—perhaps misleadingly–as conflicts between natural and human interests. You could devote a whole section of the newspaper to them, along with sports, business, and food. On the one hand it’s pretty cool that great white sharks are taking an interest […]

August 29, 2016 – 1:23 pm | By Brent | Posted in Columns | Tagged , | Comments (0)

HHERRING RIVER RESTORATION GOES TO TOWN MEETING

The Herring River Restoration in Wellfleet, in the works for years, seems headed for its first town meeting airing. By removing a 1909 dike, the project would restore natural tidal flow to one of the largest wetlands in New England. To proponents of the project—and to judge from public comment it has few opponents– the […]

March 29, 2016 – 2:03 pm | By Brent | Posted in Columns | Tagged , | Comments (0)

The Fate of High Toss Road

For quite a few years a major re-shaping of our town has been in the works. It’s called the Herring River Restoration and, mainly by removing a dike installed at the mouth of the estuary in 1909, will restore natural tidal flow to one of the largest wetlands in New England. A large portion of […]

August 7, 2015 – 12:33 pm | By Brent | Posted in Columns | Tagged , , | Comments (0)