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FULL RECORDING – State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference, 23rd Annual (2025)
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
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...
FHR 2025 Science Symposium: Water, Fresh & Salty
Our 2nd Annual symposium was a success. Thanks for funds and support from Wellfleet Cultural Council, Cape Cod 5 bank, Eastham-Orleans Elks Lodge and Eben Portnoy.
VIDEO: Herring River Restoration Project: Transitioning Flow (1:45)
Click Here: Herring River Restoration Project: Transitioning Flow (1:45) In March 2025, tidal flow of Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts was transitioned from the old dike culverts to the tidal gates in the southern bay of the new Chequessett Neck Road Bridge...
WATCH: Construction at Chequessett Neck Bridge/Water Control Structure, April 2024-March 2025 (no audio) (3:29)
Click Here: Construction: Chequessett Neck Bridge/Water Control Structure, April 2024-March 2025 (no audio) (3:29) Herring River Restoration Project (HRRP) - Timelapse footage of Stage 2 construction at the Chequessett Neck Road Bridge and Water Control Structure,...
2025 Herring Counters – Wellfleet
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:...
CNR Water Control Structure Construction Photos
Herring River Restoration ProjectChequessett Neck Road, WellfleetConstruction, Water Control Structure Photos courtesy of Matt Keefe Photography and/or Wes Stinson, Environmental Partners. ...
Wellfleet First Day Hike Refreshing Start to New Year
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...
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (U.S. Department of the Interior) Progress Report is Available
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...
State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference Recording Available
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...
Herring Count Results Are In!
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...
The Amazing Journey of Herring Fry from Pond To Ocean
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....
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