Program for Sunday May 23, 2021 Engage with Laura Kelley in a conversation of the importance of quality foods. Many of us have been growing more of our own food; some have even managed to grow enough to share with our neighbors. Our choices of what to grow and how to go about it impacts our microbiome as well as the life cycles of native bees and other pollinators. Laura will talk about choosing seeds and crops, measuring productivity and … Continue reading 23 May 2021: Experience a Garden and be Nourished by Nature

Program for Sunday, June 27, 2021 Gretel Norgeot has been an advocate for locally grown food, farms, and farmers markets for decades. Today, she is focused on soil health and its relationship to human health.  She believes that Restoration Agriculture can make a positive change for future generations and fight climate change. With Restoration Agriculture the goal is not only to sustain, but improve, the soil and quality of the harvest. The one major piece is not to use chemicals … Continue reading 27 Jun 2021: Growing Vegetables and Farming on Cape Cod with Gretel Norgeot (rescheduled from April)

Program for April 25, 2021 Join Amy Sanders for an update of Wild Care 2021, and a view of the owls, and perhaps the turtle. Wild Care provides an essential service in caring for hurt, sick and orphaned animals. As such, it has maintained operations throughout this pandemic year, albeit with some adjustments. Amy will share the latest news and statistics of small animals rescued and rehabbed, but she is most interested in answering your questions. Come prepared for a … Continue reading 25 Apr 2021: “Keeping the Wild Ones Well”: Amy Sanders Answers Your Questions

Program for Sunday December 13, 2020 Think winter is a slow time for birds on Cape Cod? Think again! Fresh and saltwater ducks, loons, and grebes are plentiful on open water throughout the winter and early spring. This illustrated presentation by Mass Audubon Cape Cod Director Melissa Lowe will introduce the most common winter waterfowl we see on the Outer Cape, and hopefully by the end you’ll think winter on Cape Cod is just ducky too! As part of a recent reorganization, … Continue reading 13 Dec 2020: Winter is Just Ducky!

With Melissa Lowe Melissa Lowe has been working “for the love of nature” her entire professional career which spans almost 30 years and several environmental education and research organizations. In September 2019, she became the new Sanctuary Director for Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, only the third person to hold that title since the sanctuary was established in 1958. Please join us for a conversation with Melissa to get to know her better, find out what projects she has … Continue reading 16 Feb 2020: For the Love of Nature