Tag: environment

29 Oct 2024: Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage (OLAUG)

Sunday, October 20, 2024 10:00 AM Join us on October 20, 2024, for an engaging discussion with Sue Baur, a historian of oceanography and a self-taught naturalist. Through her passion for ponds and turtles, Sue founded OLAUG in 2017, an organization consisting of women aged 64 to 84 who actively remove cans, bottles, tires, and even toilets from ponds on Cape Cod and beyond.. All are welcome. A retired psychologist, Sue Baur has authored several books on deep-sea exploration and … Continue reading 29 Oct 2024: Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage (OLAUG)

13 Oct 2024: Kai Potter: Noticing

Sunday, October 13, 2024 10:00 AM Join us on October 13, 2024, for a captivating discussion with Kai Potter about his new book, “Noticing”. Kai will guide us on a unique journey through the woods, heaths, and dunes he knows intimately. The event will include a reading followed by an engaging discussion. All are welcome. Kai Potter is an artist, writer, surfer, and landscape designer born and raised on the outer edge of Cape Cod. He grew up amongst the … Continue reading 13 Oct 2024: Kai Potter: Noticing

28 Jul 2024: The Unexpected Biodiversity on Our Shores

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

14 Jul 2024: Natural Beauty

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

9 Jun 2024: Emerging Concerns about the Pilgrim Nuclear Decommissioning Process

Sunday, June 9, 2024 10:00 AM Join us as Diane Turco provides a regional perspective on the nuclear irradiated water issue in the Plymouth area, specifically addressing the nuclear-contaminated water release from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. She will shed light on how this issue impacts our oceans and our health. Diane Turco is the director of Cape Downwinders, a grassroots activist organization with the goal to protect our communities and environment from the dangers present at the Pilgrim Nuclear … Continue reading 9 Jun 2024: Emerging Concerns about the Pilgrim Nuclear Decommissioning Process

28 Apr 2024: An Unexpected Antarctican – and the Iceberg that Rocked her World

Sunday, April 28, 2024 10:00 AM Join us as Marlo Garnsworthy shares her incredible journey to Antarctica as a United States Antarctic Program Grantee. Marlo’s seven-week expedition was a life-changing experience, with one particular moment standing out: her encounter with an iceberg in the Ross Sea early one morning. Marlo’s perspective on Antarctica has transformed her, and she now dedicates her work to enlightening people, both young and old, about the extraordinary wonders of this continent. She emphasizes the interconnectedness … Continue reading 28 Apr 2024: An Unexpected Antarctican – and the Iceberg that Rocked her World

21 Apr 2024: Environmental Challenges Facing Cape Cod in 2024

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

17 Mar 2024: The Many Dimensions of Climate Change

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

10 Mar 2024: Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly with Janet Biondi

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

18 Feb 2024: FCEN’s Lessons Learned: Becoming Climate-Engaged Activist

Sunday, February 18, 2024 10:00 AM Join us to hear advocacy insights from the Faith Communities Environmental Network as Susan Starkey engages us in exploring three ongoing climate-related challenges: a proposed Machine Gun Range at Joint Base Cape Cod, the Offshore Wind industry’s growth off our shores, and a national effort to stop Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) from being developed and exported.  At the end of this discussion, you will have the opportunity to send handwritten letters to legislators. Susan … Continue reading 18 Feb 2024: FCEN’s Lessons Learned: Becoming Climate-Engaged Activist