Educational Resources

Troubled Past & Hopeful Future of the Herring River Estuary

History and ecology of Wellfleet’s Herring River

John Portnoy, Ph.D

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River Herring

An overview of the special features, remarkable adaptations, and life cycle of Herring River’s iconic fish

Barbara Brennessel, Ph.D

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American Eel Life Cycle

An overview of the special features, remarkable adaptations, and life cycle of the Herring River’s sentinel fish Wellfleet, MA

Jackie Fouse, Ph.D

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Atlantic Horseshoe Crab

An overview of the features, adaptations, and life cycle of a remarkable coastal “living fossil”

Barbara Brennessel, Ph.D

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Diamondback Terrapin

An overview of the special features, remarkable adaptations, and life cycle of North America’s only salt marsh turtle

Barbara Brennessel, Ph.D

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