Sunday, July 28, 2024 10:00 AM Have you ever wondered what lives down below the water? Agnes Mittermayr will talk about the unexpected biodiversity of invertebrates around the Lower Cape, show pictures of microscopic animals that we share our beaches with, and explain how the physical world influences biological patterns. All are welcome. Agnes Mittermayr is a marine ecologist at the Center for Coastal Studies, specializing in coastal ecosystems. She holds a PhD in Biological Oceanography and is particularly interested in … Continue reading 28 Jul 2024: The Unexpected Biodiversity on Our Shores

Sunday, July 14, 2024 10:00 AM Join us as Laura Kelley tells us how to create a sustainable outdoor environment. Laura Kelley is the owner of Littlefield Landscapes. She is “a land designer using organic principles to build up soil biology for your land to be able to sustain itself, from concept to completion.” Laura is the co-founder of Protect Our Cape Cod Aquifer. Learn more at 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2024 at the Chapel in the Pines … Continue reading 14 Jul 2024: Natural Beauty

Sunday, April 21, 2024 10:00 AM Join us as Andrew Gottlieb, Executive Director of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC), outlines the various environmental challenges facing us and how they relate to the vision of the APCC.  The APCC vision statement is: “A carbon-neutral Cape Cod where waters are restored and protected, and wildlife habitat are reserved, and where growth respects the character of town centers and rural lands.” All are welcome. Andrew Gottlieb is executive director of the … Continue reading 21 Apr 2024: Environmental Challenges Facing Cape Cod in 2024

Sunday, March 17, 2024 10:00 AM Join Nauset Fellowship in-person at Chapel in the Pines in Eastham or online via Zoom on Sunday, March 17 at 10am for a talk by Rich Delaney, president of Center for Coastal Studies.This discussion will focus on global, national and local impacts from rapidly warming climate and what actions are happening and need to happen in order to mitigate the worst scenarios. All are welcome. Richard Delaney is the President of the Center for … Continue reading 17 Mar 2024: The Many Dimensions of Climate Change

Sunday, March 10, 2024 10:00 AM Join Nauset Fellowship in-person at Chapel in the Pines in Eastham on March 10 for a talk by Janet Biondi of Eastham regarding her experience raising monarch butterflies from egg to release. Janet will discuss the stages of the monarch butterfly from the egg, to the larvae (caterpillar), the pupa (chrysalis), and the adult butterfly.  The process is nothing short of miraculous, and raising monarchs allows for a close up view of this wonder … Continue reading 10 Mar 2024: Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly with Janet Biondi

Sunday, November 26, 2023 10:00 AM Join us as Peter Trull educates us on the Eastern Coyote. It is important to learn about these magnificent animals that we all live with. Peter will give us the history of coyotes on Cape Cod, and discuss his years studying the interaction between coyotes and pets, wildlife and humans. Peter will also delve into the genetic makeup of the coyotes on Cape Cod – how much of it is wolf? Peter Trull is … Continue reading POSTPONED! 26 Nov 2024: Facts and Misconceptions about a Wild Dog – Eastern Coyote

10:00 a.m. Sunday, June 11, 2023 Putnam Farm is town-owned conservation land acquired with the intent of restoring agriculture to Orleans.  Thanks to COVID, a growing number of passionate growers and a multi-faceted, town-wide effort, that vision has become a reality.  Join Rick for an informal discussion about what’s been accomplished, the impact it’s having on our community and upcoming plans for the year ahead. All are welcome. Live at Chapel in the Pines. Rick Francolini is a resident of … Continue reading 11 Jun 2023: “Putnam Farm – Realizing the Vision” with Rick Fancolini