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This Week's Bird Sightings
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (217+ words) Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent's Tuesday, July 7 deadline included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Sightings from Race Point in Provincetown this week included…...
Erosion Experiment Approved
2+ mon, 3+ week 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…...
God Squad" Guts Endangered Species Protections
3+ mon, 1+ hour 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
3+ mon, 3+ week 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....
The Furtive Black Duck
5+ mon, 1+ 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
10+ mon, 3+ week 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…...