 Image courtesy of Steve Heaslip, Cape Cod Times Join us at the Brewster Ladies Library on Tuesday, September 13, at 5:00 PM for a talk by Bruce Taub, attorney for the Town of Brewster, who will update us on the ongoing battle between Eversource and the Town over the spraying of herbicides to remove brush from under the powerlines. Limited to 30 people. Click here to reserve a spot.
On August 26, 2022, the Cyanobacteria Advisories at Lower Mill and Schoolhouse Ponds' were removed by the Brewster Health Department. The advisories posted at each pond were lifted in conjunction with the MA Department of Public Health recommendation that a minimum of two successive water samples, collected a week apart, demonstrate cell counts or toxic levels below the quantitative guideline values as published. Cyanobacteria algal levels have dropped to a low risk level for recreational water activities.
The Brewster Ponds Coalition (www.brewsterponds.org) and the Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod (www.apcc.org) continue to monitor our freshwater ponds in Brewster, and in partnership with the Town of Brewster Health Department will provide timely notification to residents of potentially harmful algal blooms. For additional information, please visit https://www.mass.gov/guides/cyanobacterial-harmful-algal-blooms-cyanohabs-water .  Join the BPC and business partner SUPfari Adventures for a two hour exploration of Brewster’s Paines and Quivet Creeks salt water marsh. This paddle presents a rare opportunity to paddle at high tide into the various water ways that meander through the peaceful outermost reaches of the marsh. The fee is $76 per person, and pre-registration and payment are required. Limited to 12 participants. This is a no-refund, no-cancellation event since reservations are extremely limited and will go fast! Click here to register.
 The BPC Cycling Group rides again this summer! Join us as we explore the backroads and kettle ponds of Brewster and beyond. Join us for Tour #2 on Thursday, August 25, beginning at 9:15 AM. Ride the Cape Cod Rail Trail past four kettle ponds and into Harwich and back. Limited to 12 riders. Registration is required. Click here to reserve a spot.
 The 2022 BPC Annual Meeting, hosted by the Cape Cod Bible Alliance Church in Brewster, was held on Saturday morning, August 13, 2022. Keynote speaker Zenas (Zee) Crocker, Executive Director of the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, spoke about alternative septic systems their organization funded and installed at Shubael Pond in Marston Mills. Zee provided great details about how promising these systems are performing in the early stages of second phase testing. You can watch the entire meeting on the BPC Facebook page. The video is public so you do not need a Facebook account to view it. Click here to view. Communications Team designer Amy Darbyshire (center) and Pond Education Team creative force Shirley Vautin (right) were honored as 2022 Splash Award winners.
 On Wednesday August 10, 2022, a Cyanobacteria Advisory was posted by the Brewster Health Department due to a visible algal bloom indicative of elevated levels of cyanobacteria. The decision was made in conjunction with a recommendation by the MA Department of Public Health. The posting is at the Route 6A Main Street public landing location. Out of an abundance of caution and until further notice, people and pets should avoid contact with the pond water. Do not ingest or get pond water in your mouth. Do not recreate in this pond until the posting is removed by the Town of Brewster. Additional testing is scheduled over the next two weeks. The Town of Brewster, the Brewster Ponds Association, and the Association to Preserve Cape Cod will continue to monitor the freshwater ponds in Brewster and provide timely notification to our residents of potentially harmful algal blooms. The Town and the BPC will report back when the pond is to be reopened. Call your doctor or veterinarian if you or your animals have a sudden or unexplained sickness or signs of poisoning. If you have any questions please contact: Marty Burke - [email protected]  Join your friends at The BPC 2022 Annual Meeting this Saturday, August 13, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the Cape Cod Bible Alliance Church, 3600 Main Street, East Brewster. Breakfast quiche, fresh fruit, coffee will be served starting at around 8:40 AM.  Following a brief business meeting, guest speaker Zenas “Zee” Crocker, Executive Director of the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, will talk about the BCWC’s recent launch and funding of a three-year alternative septic system pilot program, including 14 homes along the shore of Shubael Pond in Marston Mills. Alternative septic systems are likely to play an important role in the reduction of nutrients leaching from septic systems in Brewster which are now being released to groundwater and ponds. Limited to 100 attendees. FREE to BPC members. All others a $10 suggested contribution. Can't Make The Meeting In Person?
The 2022 Annual Meeting will be livestreamed on the Brewster Ponds Coalition's Facebook page starting at approximately 9AM. You do not need a Facebook account to watch the livestream since it will be a publicly available live stream. Link here: https://www.facebook.com/brewsterpondscoalition   On Friday August 5, 2022, a Cyanobacteria Advisory was posted by the Brewster Health Department due to a visible algal bloom indicative of elevated levels of cyanobacteria. The decision was made in conjunction with a recommendation by the MA Department of Public Health. The posting is at the Grist Mill location and Lower Mill Pond dam.
As an additional precautionary measure, a second posting was erected at the Lower Mill Pond Drive association kayak launch area. This was done in a collaborative manner to advise the public by the Brewster Ponds Coalition and the local Beach Association. Out of an abundance of caution and until further notice, people and pets should avoid contact with the pond water in those areas and any other areas with a visible algal mat or bloom. Do not ingest or get pond water in your mouth. Additional testing is scheduled over the next two weeks. The Town of Brewster and the Brewster Ponds Association will continue to monitor our freshwater ponds in Brewster to provide timely notification to our residents of potentially harmful algal blooms. The Town and the BPC will report back when the pond is to be reopened. Call your doctor or veterinarian if you or your animals have a sudden or unexplained sickness or signs of poisoning. If you have any questions please contact: Marty Burke - [email protected] For additional information, please visit https://www.mass.gov/guides/cyanobacterial-harmful-algal-blooms-cyanohabs-water or Cyanobacteria Monitoring on Cape Cod - Barnstable County (wpengine.com) or The Brewster Ponds Coalition www.brewsterponds.org.  Please join the BPC for a three-mile hike led by Nancy Ortiz in the Punkhorn Parklands to Seymour Pond at 10 AM on Wednesday, August 3. There will be a synopsis of the history of the Punkhorn, along with interesting facts and a great view of Seymour Pond and the surrounding bogs. Maximum of 25 participants.
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