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Erosion Experiment Approved
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (70+ words) Filed Under: Civics, Featured, News, Towns, Truro By Chet Domitz Apr 15, 2026 By Abraham Storer Apr 15, 2026 By Juliet Leary Apr 15, 2026 By The Independent Staff and contributors Apr 15, 2026 By Antonia Da Silva Apr 15, 2026 By The Independent Apr 15, 2026 By Daniel Dejean Apr 15, 2026 By…...
This Week's Bird Sightings
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (221+ words) Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent's Tuesday, April 14 deadline included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. At Beech Forest in Provincetown, migrants included 2 Green-Winged Teal,…...
God Squad" Guts Endangered Species Protections
1+ week, 3+ day ago (256+ words) By Zygmunt J. B. Plater Apr 8, 2026 But most media reports did not highlight a one-sentence twist in the ESA's Section 7(h): If the God Squad, also called the Endangered Species Committee, exempts an industry program that harms one species, the legal protections of…...
Truro Select Board Stalls on Protecting Shorebirds
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (1192+ words) By Lauren Hakimi Mar 18, 2026 TRURO " Some 17 dog owners turned out for the March 10 select board meeting for a discussion on proposed new rules to protect shorebirds by limiting dogs" presence and off-leash time on beaches during endangered birds" nesting season....
Scientists Say "Cold Pulse" Is Linked to Surge in Dolphin Strandings
1+ year, 2+ day ago (860+ words) By Estella Boulin, Daequan Channer, Bettina Markowski, Deborah Markowski, Lola Schiffer-Kehou, & William von Herff Apr 16, 2025 PROVINCETOWN " Cape Cod has always had more dolphin strandings than anywhere else in the world. But 2024 was the worst year for strandings ever recorded here,…...
The Furtive Black Duck
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (637+ words) By Nathaniel Hall Taylor Jan 28, 2026 As I made my way from my car to the edge of the salt marsh, I could feel how the ground was thawing. The top half inch of sandy soil held my tracks but with…...
Making Room for Piping Plovers
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (390+ words) Reach more readers from Eastham to Provincetown. Get the word out. Place an ad. By Juliet Leary Aug 13, 2025 Most of my childhood summers were spent in the sand and salt of the Cape Cod National Seashore. I remember taking my…...