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More than 185 people attended the 2025 State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference (23rd Annual) on November 1, 2025 at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Many thanks to everyone who was able to attend and to the many others who expressed interest and support. Watch all or...
State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference - 23rd Annual Saturday, November 1, from 9:00 am–12:30 pm Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, 2357 State Highway Route 6, Wellfleet, MA 02667 This year’s conference will showcase fresh insights from ongoing scientific research and...
Attention all returning and new volunteer Herring Counters for Herring River, Wellfleet. Everyone, regardless of whether a volunteer or not, is welcome to attend an informative and fun workshop to prepare for the annual herring run. Save the date for the workshop:...
Herring River Restoration ProjectChequessett Neck Road, WellfleetConstruction, Water Control Structure Photos courtesy of Matt Keefe Photography and/or Wes Stinson, Environmental Partners. ...
The Wellfleet First Day Walk was titled The Gut to the Herring River Overlook. The Wellfleet Conservation Trust and the Friends of the Herring River sponsored it. Thirty walkers from six different Cape towns participated in the 2-hour 2, 2-mile walk. It started at the...
In late November 2024, the U.S. Department of the Interior published its Three Years of Progress report on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The implementation of BIL includes a total investment of $28.1 for nation-wide infrastructure and environmental...
Thanks to a generous volunteer and equipment from Lower Cape TV, we are able to share a recording from the Wellfleet Harbor Conference, held on November 2nd at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. The conference was attended by 130 people and featured presentations...
This year the volunteer Wellfleet herring counters included even more enthusiastic people than last year, gratefully coordinated, again, by Barbara Brennessel, with Friends of Herring River's (FHR) Science Advisory Group and Wellfleet Conservation Commission. This...
On Sunday, November 3rd, Barbara Brennessel led a group on a walk around Gull Pond, where they observed several schools of Herring fry making their way between Gull and Higgins Ponds. Along the way, the group was fortunate to run into Wellfleet Herring Warden Dr....
As restoration to intertidal habitat of the Herring River proceeds, residents will see environmental changes as freshwater marsh transitions back to its original saltwater state. The work will benefit important fish and wildlife species. Please click on blue title...
Construction at Chequessett Neck Road, Wellfleet: The temporary bridge is complete and being used effectively with one lane of directed traffic. The removal of the existing dike and construction of the new bridge/water control structure is in process for completion in...