Sunday, May 29 at 10:00 a.m. Live at Chapel in the Pines – 220 Samoset Road, Eastham All are welcome Are you doing all you can to cut down on the amount of waste going into landfills? Are you ever confused about your choices and about which choices really matter? We live here because we care for the natural environment that surrounds us, yet we can’t seem to get even close to zero waste. Kari Parcell, Barnstable County’s Regional Waste … Continue reading 29 May 2022: “Be a Better Recycler” with Kari Parcell

Program for Sunday, April 10, 2022 David Abel will discuss his adventures as a reporter and documentary filmmaker. Abel’s films include “Gladesmen: The Last of the Sawgrass Cowboys,” about the government’s $16 billion effort to restore the Everglades, one of the planet’s most damaged ecosystems; “Sacred Cod,” about the historic collapse of the iconic cod fishery in New England; and, most recently, Entangled which chronicles the efforts to protect North Atlantic right whales from extinction. He is the host of … Continue reading 10 Apr 2022: Reporting from the Frontiers of Climate Change and Conservation: A Journalist’s Perspective by David Abel

Program for Sunday, March 13, 2022 Join us as Madhavi Venkatesan, economist and founder of Sustainable Practices, discusses the individual challenge and the collective potential of living within the environment. Our present economic system has promoted an implicit perspective that we control the environment but the speed of climate change is sufficient evidence that the environment, natural forces, the Earth have a balance of their own. The discussion will address the inconsistency between our present economic worldview and the attainment … Continue reading 13 Mar 2022: “Green Eternal Growth” with Madhavi Venkatesan

Program for Sunday, January 30, 2022 David Abel will discuss his adventures as a reporter and documentary filmmaker. Abel’s films include “Gladesmen: The Last of the Sawgrass Cowboys,” about the government’s $16 billion effort to restore the Everglades, one of the planet’s most damaged ecosystems; “Sacred Cod,” about the historic collapse of the iconic cod fishery in New England; and, most recently, Entangled which chronicles the efforts to protect North Atlantic right whales from extinction. He is the host of … Continue reading 30 Jan 2022: Reporting from the Frontiers of Climate Change and Conservation: A Journalist’s Perspective by David Abel

Program for Sunday, January 16, 2022 Vast flocks of robins, waterfowl galore, several species of hawks and owls and the occasional appearance of unusual vagrants make for plentiful birding opportunities on the Cape in the winter. Join the delightful Mark Faherty as he shares details of the most recent notable sightings and results from the Christmas Bird Count. There will be plenty of time set aside for Mark to answer your birding questions. Mark Faherty has been the Science Coordinator at … Continue reading 16 Jan 2022: “Winter Birds of Cape Cod” with Mark Faherty

Program for Sunday, October 17, 2021 Eastham Conservation Foundation (ECF) board member Joanna Buffington will highlight some of the foundation’s current and ongoing projects, including protecting diamondback terrapins, managing invasive species and collaborations with other land trusts.  ECF is an all-volunteer non-profit membership organization started in 1978 by a group of residents concerned about protecting Eastham’s environment and natural habitats from development. Now more than 300 acres of land are protected through deeded gifts, land purchases, and conservation restrictions on … Continue reading 17 Oct 2021: “Your Local Land Trust in Action” with Joanna Buffington 

Program for Sunday, August 29, 2021 Join Michael Lach, executive director of the nonprofit Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT), on a virtual open space safari to discover HCT’s proactive land-saving projects, innovative eco-restoration initiatives, and engaging guided walks exploring local conservation lands. Michael Lach was raised on the Cape.  He completed his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and graduate degree at the University of Massachusetts. After seeing dramatic changes to natural lands, he started on a path of land preservation to … Continue reading 29 Aug 2021: “Preserve, Restore and Explore with Harwich Conservation Trust” with Michael Lach

Program for Sunday, June 13, 2021 A native plant enthusiast, Kristin Andres promotes sustainable land care practices and the use of native plants in the landscape. Kristin describes herself as slightly obsessed with observing and photographing nature and strives to share her passionate appreciation of nature whenever possible. Kristin will introduce us to some plant species, including those growing in the Association to Preserve Cape Cod’s educational demonstration garden, and discuss how native plants can have a positive influence on … Continue reading 13 Jun 2021: Native Plants of Cape Cod with Kristin Andres