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The BPC is made stronger by the 100+ volunteers who share their time and talents among our active teams: Citizen Science, Pond Education, Communications, Events, Pond and Neighborhood Outreach, and Projects. To thank them for all their hard work in 2025, they were invited to attend a Volunteer Appreciation Picnic. Forty four volunteers attended the festive event on Saturday, October 20, at the Long Pond Town Landing in Brewster. Guests were treated to a luncheon and celebrated for their dedication to the organization’s mission. All of the active team members were thanked by BPC President John Keith, the Citizen Science leader Ron Essig, and the Pond Education leader Marcia Kielb. The BPC wishes to thank the Town of Brewster for permitting the use of the Long Pond Town Landing for this special event. Susan Baur and fellow members of the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage (OLAUG) held an informative talk at the Brewster Ladies Library on September 10, sponsored by the Brewster Ponds Coalition. You may have heard that this group of energetic women aged 65 and older has garnered both national and international attention over the past year, thanks to widespread newspaper articles and TV appearances, including The Boston Globe, NBC Nightly News, AARP magazine, and The Drew Barrymore Show. The ladies captivated approximately 40 attendees with an explanation of OLAUG’s mission, qualifications to join, how the dives are planned and orchestrated, and its fundraising efforts. Susan explained that her love of the ponds and their native inhabitants (especially turtles) grew into an effort to clean up the garbage that she was encountering on her routine swims. As of now, OLAUG consists of 30 members with about 80 on a waiting list to join. When executing dives at a specific pond, OLAUG members work in teams: a “beach boss” directs the action, swimmers dive for garbage, and kayakers haul the trash to shore. Each dive is a fulfilling effort and one step closer to keeping the pond free of trash and healthier to the creatures that live in them and the humans that enjoy them. To learn more about OLAUG, visit its website. Join the BPC and Regenerative Agroecologist Peter Jensen from Terra Firma Permagardens for an enlightening talk, "Zen and The Art of Watercycle Maintenance: An Agroecological Educational Journey, Bringing a Global Approach to Solving Cape Cod's Ecological Challenges." This free, informative talk will be held on Thursday, October 2, from 4:30 to 6 PM, at the Brewster Ladies Library (1822 Main Street). We may not be able to change the climate above our heads, but we can all begin to change the climate below our feet. Through simple solutions, based on Peter's years of work across the globe, science and art combine to capture and purify formerly destructive runoff to become nourishing subsoil moisture recharge, bringing the opportunity for low-maintenance horticultural success.  |
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