RESOURCES - Barnstable Land Trust

What’s
Inside...
Page 3
Meeting the
Challenge
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Precious
Habitat
Page 5
Repeat
Performance
Pages 6-7
Fuller Farm:
A Scenic and
Cultural Treasure
Page 7
Transfer of Wealth
Pages 8-9
Annual Meeting/
Founders’ Award
Pages 10-11
Gifts From
the Sea
Pages 12-13
Asian Longhorned
Beetle
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A Cape First
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Tributes and
Memorials
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RESOURCES
Newsletter of the BarNstaBle laNd trust
visit our website www.blt.org WINTER 2010/2011
The meadow on Swift Avenue
Acre by Acre
Barnstable Land Trust is now the steward of 797 acres.
Special thanks to recent land donors–Tom and Irene Antkowiak
of Osterville, Jim and Janet Rice, formerly of Cummaquid,
and Dr. Charles Herberger of Centerville–for entrusting their
land to BLT for future generations.
Saving a Meadow
Irene and Tom Antkowiak
loved the one-acre meadow
across from their house on
Swift Avenue in Osterville. Over
the 15 years that they owned the
meadow, it had brought them
much joy. It once was a grazing
area for the Antkowiaks’ two
horses and a neighbor’s horses, all
of which were eventually put out
to pasture.
The couple continued to pour
their love into the field. Tom, a
retired orthopedic surgeon, would
take his “prized possession,” a
Kabota tractor, and mow the pasture.
“It is something I love to do,”
he admitted. “I’m sure the neighbors
rode by and said, ‘Here he
comes again with his tractor.’”
Irene, an avid gardener and
birdwatcher, put the reins on her
husband’s mowing habit. “I told
him he was cutting it too much.
The butterflies need the meadow
to feed and pupate. You can only
cut it after the first frost,” she admonished.
Tom obliged.
“I have to admit, it looks nice,”
he said. “It has its own distinct
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BaRnStaBlE
land tRUSt
Office
407 North Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
508.771.2585
Mailing
P.O. Box 224
Cotuit, MA 02635
Email
BLT@cape.com
Website
www.BLT.org
Board of Directors
President
Carol Carter
Cotuit
Vice President
Lee Ann Hesse
West Barnstable
Treasurer
Joe Wood
Hyannis Port
Clerk
Polly Dana-Schumacher
Barnstable
Board Members
Janet Eshbaugh
Osterville
Joseph E. Hawley
Centerville
Bill Keto
Cotuit
Tom Mullen
West Barnstable
James C. O’Conor
Centerville
Tim O’Keeffe
West Hyannisport
Craig D. Spinner
Osterville
Mary Gaines Standish
Osterville
W. Bruce Wallin
Cotuit
Rick Walters
Cummaquid
Executive Director
Jaci Barton
Director of Development
Jane Harvey
Office Manager
Chris Adams
Land Management
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Resources Editor
Olivia H. Miller
Graphic Design
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Tom & Irene Antkowiak gleefully remove the “For Sale” sign…and replace it with a BLT sign!
beauty with the wildflowers
and milkweed pods, the birds
and the butterflies.”
Eventually, they thought
about selling the land and put
up a “For Sale” sign to see what
would happen. A few interested
parties called but mostly
they heard from concerned
neighbors asking if they really
planned to sell the meadow.
“One neighbor said it was wonderful
to walk by it and see it
change with the seasons,” Tom
recalled. They began to have
second thoughts.
“I hated to see a trophy
house–or any house–go up,”
Irene added. “It’s important
to maintain open space. We’re
aware of the history and importance
of the field. Cows and
horses used to walk from the
meadow to the pond behind our
house. We decided to contact
BLT to see if they’d be interested
in the land as a donation.”
The Antkowiaks were unsure
whether BLT would be
interested in “one little acre.”
But, Irene said, “Jaci [Barton]
treated the one acre as if it were
large and important. She made
it happen so quickly.”
According to Executive Director
Jaci Barton, “When Irene
called, I immediately went to
see the land. I was amazed to
find an oasis for wildlife–a gorgeous
open field in the middle
of Osterville. Historically, this
land, and many acres around it,
was used extensively for grazing.
The Antkowiaks had cared
for the land and mowed the
field in a fashion that encouraged
wild grasses and milkweed
to flourish, benefitting
birds and butterflies.”
“By donating the land, it will
always be there. Generations
can continue to enjoy it,” Tom
explained. And although BLT
now owns the land, Tom still
gets to do his favorite thing–
ride the Kabota–because he
has offered to help maintain the
meadow.
Talk about a win-win!
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Meeting the Challenge
Cape Cod is known worldwide for its
natural beauty. In the summer, especially
when I am out on the water
and the bay is shimmering, I often say out
loud to those around me (and sometimes to
myself!) just how lucky I feel to
live in such a glorious place.
I feel even luckier to have
found my calling and to be
working in a field where I can
daily see the fruits of my labor.
The work of Barnstable
Land Trust is a labor of love:
love of community, love for
the natural world, love of the
beauty that surrounds us, and
love for the places we go to
restore our souls.
In these uncertain times,
as BLT struggles to raise
sufficient funds to do what
we’ve always done, preserving
land has never been
more challenging. Member
support and partnerships
with the Town and State
have been the saving graces.
As funding dwindles, we constantly remind
ourselves to work smarter, conserve
our energy and stay focused on priorities.
But it’s not enough to sustain us.
We need you to help us by turning other
people on to BLT.
by Jaci Barton, BLT Executive Director
In this year’s Annual Appeal, we included
a new brochure that illustrates what
we’ve done and why it’s important to preserve
land. We asked that you familiarize
yourself with the passion you feel for
our local environment, then
forward the brochure to a
friend or family member
and encourage them to support
our joint efforts to preserve
this very special place.
Help us spread the joy!
I love to share my passion
and enthusiasm with others
who live, work and play
in this fragile environment.
If you know of a group that I
could educate and illuminate,
or if you would like to host
a special gathering of your
neighbors, please let me know.
The responsibility to preserve
this special place belongs
to each of us. By broadening our
base of support, BLT can meet
the challenges ahead and achieve
miracles.
With gratitude,
Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) is a private non-profit 501(c)3 organization.
Our mission is to preserve the unique character of Barnstable for future
generations through the acquisition and conservation of open spaces and
natural resources, wetlands, woodlands and wildlife in the seven villages of
Barnstable.
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Jaci

Looking toward the Rice’s parcel in Cummaquid Janet and Jim Rice
Precious Habitat
In the mid-1980’s, Jim and Janet Rice
bought their home in Cummaquid. At
the time, there was an adjacent parcel
that hadn’t perked; it was the last unsold
land on the street. “Although it was reported
to be unbuildable,” Jim Rice explained,
“we didn’t quite believe it. We always had
the feeling it could be built on.” Rather than
take that gamble, they decided to protect the
1.43-acre parcel by purchasing it.
Over the years, Jim and Janet have enjoyed
the tranquility of their own little nature
preserve. They’ve seen lots of birds,
raccoons, opossum, rabbits, deer–and yes,
otters–at their Otter Lane sanctuary.
After 25 years, the couple is moving. Although
they had no reason to keep the lot,
they did not want to risk that the land might
be developed. Jim said they immediately
thought of Barnstable Land Trust and its
Executive Director, Jaci Barton. “Who else
would you contact?” asked Jim.
Because the parcel is small, the Rices
are modest about their donation. “I don’t
think there is much of a story here,” Jim
said more than once. However, according to
Jaci, their gift of land is important.
A small brook runs through the Rices’
land and out to Mill Creek. The creek, a
shared resource between Barnstable and
Yarmouth, feeds the Barnstable Harbor
Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
“The Rice land is ideal wildlife habitat,”
Jaci explained, “helping to protect the water
quality of a much bigger resource area,
which is recognized for its rare species and
unique habitat.”
“The Rices aren’t the first to acquire land
they didn’t want to see developed,” Jaci
noted. “To control the tranquility of their
surroundings, neighbors often take the land
into their own hands. We’re glad the Rices
ultimately made the decision to entrust their
land to BLT. Now it is certain never to be
built upon.”
Members since 1988, Jim and Janet have
supported BLT in many ways. In 1992
when Jim was President of Cape Cod Bank
& Trust, the bank gave BLT a 4.8-acre parcel
of environmentally sensitive and historically
valuable land along the Marstons
Mills River. Much of BLT’s furniture came
from the bank’s basement storage area, and
several past and present BLT board members
were once bank employees.
“BLT’s mission speaks for itself,” Jim
said in answer to why he has supported the
organization over the years. “It’s not difficult
to relate to people trying to conserve
land and care for the environment. You are
one of the good guys.”
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BARNSTABLE
LAND TRUST
Of� ce
407 North Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
508.771.2585
Mailing
P.O. Box 224
Cotuit, MA 02635
Email BLT@cape.com
Website www.BLT.org
Board of Directors
President
Joe Hawley
Centerville
Vice President
Carol Carter
Cotuit
Treasurer
Joe Wood
Hyannisport
Herberger Clerk property on Nye’s Neck Road lihood that endangered Bebe Brock shore- and Charles landscape.” Herberger
Janet Eshbaugh birds will be better protected,
And for the folks who walk
Osterville
and allow for public access.”
Repeat Performance The land along is unchanged, the shore from too. the Accord- Town
Board Members
For
Chris Babcock
The Jones parcel ing is located to Mark Robinson conservation of The area Compact westward of
Centerville
the second time in at the as many con� uence years, of the Cape Bumps Cod Conservation toward East Trusts, Bay, this “It land is wild will
Lee Dr. Ann Charles Hesse Herberger River and of Center- the Centerville and natural–a Riv- help nice to highbush protect a blueberry cherished and rit-
West ville Barnstable has donated land er. As to you Barnstable cross over sweet the bridge pepperbush ual that swamp, provides ringed solace with from red
Land Bill Trust. Keto The 1.61-acre from parcel Main on Street, Nye’s Osterville maples, to tupelo daily trees chaos. and a few American
Neck Cotuit Road is located north South of scenic Main Lake Street in beech Center-
Tom Mullen
and hollies. The State has this area
Wequaquet.
June and George Jones reg-
Barnstable ville, the land lies immediately mapped as Priority ularly Habitat walked for along rare the species beach
Dr. Tim Herberger’s O’Keeffe daughter to the Bebe right. Brock “People and are it prob- is included when on they their lived BioMap here. “We as Core feel
noted West that Hyannisport this parcel was ably purchased most familiar by with Habitat, Long meaning strongly it is a about high priority preservation,” to pre-
her Rick maternal Waltersgrandfather
Beach Sumner for Crosby the panoramic serve view for plants George and animals. Jones said. A vernal “Donating pool,
Barnstable
in 1932. The land is adjacent of Nantucket to a summer Sound where it affords salamanders the land breed, was may the proper be located thing
camp Executive he built Director when her as mother, they drive Melvina, over the in bridge,” this land.” to do.”
Jaci Barton
was eight or ten years old. It holds special And according to Bebe, “The little ones
memories Director of for Development their family. “Other than
Jane Harvey
Long Beach have always Doubly loved Protected
it. Now it will remain
electricity,” Bebe said, “it’s pretty much re-
Of� ce Manager
Long Beach is so called protected because it for Protect the grandkids–and Cape Cod (APCC) all agreed the to
mained unchanged.”
Chris Adams
is a long barrier beach stretching birds and from the hold animals–to the reverter. enjoy.”
Craigville to East Bay, Osterville. In Nearly three decades later APCC
Land Management
1976, the Quinn Family donated a 3.5- made the decision to get out of the
Red Bans� eld
acre lot on Long Beach to the Town business of owning conservation
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recycled paper with
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Resources Editor
Olivia H. Miller
Graphic Design
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Long Beach...from page 1
Much of the beach has
moved north toward the land.
It is slowly encroaching on the
Centerville River and the barrier
beach is becoming narrower.
“The beach has lost signi� cant
dune relief,” Rob explained.
“Time will tell what the next
hurricane will bring.”
Of the two dozen undeveloped
parcels on Long Beach,
two are now dedicated to
conservation purposes. “It’s a
good start,” said Rob, identifying
several bene� ts. “Keeping
the land in its natural state can
help improve the stability of
the beach, provide more like-
said BLT Executive Director
Jaci Barton. “Long Beach is
that undeveloped spit of land in
the foreground. The Jones parcel,
which is now entrusted to
BLT, helps to frame that scenic
of Barnstable for conservation. Fun If you Fact
drive down Long Beach Road today,
In it ends 2008, at the Barnstable Town parcel; beyond residents it clause recycled to BLT. 1,953 tons
lie gorgeous white sands and dunes.
of paper, When the which Quinns saved conveyed 33,201 their trees and 13,671,000
gallons lot to the of Town water. as conservation land
land. In 2006, APCC assigned the
responsibility of the Quinn reverter
Now, if the Town ever attempts to
use the land for anything other than
conservation, ownership will revert to
they insisted on a “reverter - Town clause” of Barnstable BLT whose Solid responsibility Waste Division is to ensure
to ensure the land would remain in its permanent conservation.
conservation. To recycle The at Association the Barnstable to landfill, no dump sticker is required!
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Bumps
MAIN ST
River
Jones
Property
Centerville River
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Fuller Farm’s undulating meadows
Fuller Farm – A Scenic & Cultural Treasure
The undulating landscape of Fuller
Farm is masked from daily view by
hills that gently rise from the busy
Route 149 roadway. Beyond the rise, golden
meadows that were once grazed by dairy
cows still remain.
“For years, I’ve looked at Fuller Farm
on a map and understood its conservation
values. It wasn’t until I walked the property
with the Fuller family that I truly appreciated
how special this land is,”
said BLT Executive Director
Jaci Barton. “The property
is simply enchanting.
The naturally rolling fields
are reminiscent of a bygone
era. It is a scenic and cultural
treasure.”
Fuller Farm has been on
Barnstable’s Open Space
priority list since its creation
in 1984. At 24 acres,
it is one of the largest privately
owned undeveloped Bog path
parcels remaining in our community. The
conservation values include frontage on
Middle Pond, protection of a public water
supply, host to five rare species and 2000’
of frontage on a designated scenic roadway.
When you layer all those values together, it
is a high priority indeed.
When the family called this spring, we
were delighted, excited and frankly, a little
daunted. BLT sprang to action and quickly
hatched a plan. We knew that protecting this
land required a partnership. The Town, a
willing partner, had access to state funding
available to municipalities only.
To jumpstart the acquisition, BLT dug
into our Green Fund to pay for the two appraisals
required with that application. On
behalf of the Town’s Conservation Commission,
a request was made to the Local
Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND)
Grant program through the state’s Executive
Office of Energy and Environmental
Affairs. A request was also made to the
Town’s Community Preservation Committee
for support from
the Community Preservation
Act (CPA). The CPA
is funded by a three percent
property tax surcharge
that receives a state match.
Historic preservation, affordable
housing and open
space preservation are the
beneficiaries.
In late October, the town
learned that both requests
had been recommended for
approval, subject to conditions.
The major requirement
of the state grant is that the Fuller
Farm acquisition must be completed by
June 30, 2011.
Now it’s up to Barnstable Land Trust to
raise an estimated $650,000.
The Fuller land is very diverse. Besides
the rolling fields, there is an abandoned
cranberry bog, surrounded by tall pines, oak
and beech trees. The cart path around the
bog makes a perfect hiking trail.
The original farmhouse burned to the
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Fuller Farm...from page 6
ground more than a century ago and the barn
was torn down. The “new house,” built more
than a hundred years ago, is near Route 149
and is still occupied. What will ultimately happen
to that structure is as yet unknown. It may
eventually be torn down or it may possibly
become BLT’s home. At the moment, BLT is
focused on preserving the land.
Fuller Farm is an enduring landscape that
captures people’s hearts. In these uncertain
times, it will be no small feat to raise the funds
required to complete the acquisition. “We’re not
kidding ourselves,” said Jaci. “We know this is
going to be daunting. But we’ve seen how the
community reacts when faced with the opportunity
to preserve one of our most special places.”
To learn more about how you can help, call
Jaci at 508-771-2585 or visit BLT’s website
www.BLT.org.
At their annual meeting this past August,
the membership of the Mary
Barton Land Conservation Trust
(MBLCT) voted unanimously to transfer its
assets to Barnstable Land Trust. The vote
comes thirty years after this venerable organization
was founded.
The Mary Barton Land Conservation
Trust was formed in 1980 to preserve 105
acres around Eagle Pond in the village of
Cotuit. Some of the same people who founded
MBLCT were also integrally involved in
Barnstable Land Trust, founded three years
later. The relationship between the two organizations
has always been close.
Given the 60 square miles covered by
Barnstable Land Trust, BLT founders saw
the need for a staffed organization. Focused
on a small geographical area in Cotuit, the
MBLCT operates as an all-volunteer organization.
Over the years, MBLCT accom-
Transfer of Wealth
Fuller Farm
conservation Values
• On the Town Priority List since 1984
• 370´ of frontage on Middle Pond
• 2000´ of frontage on scenic Rt. 149
• 5 known rare species
• Historic and community character
• Scenic and productive hayfields
• Diverse Wildlife Habitat: field, forest
and abandoned cranberry bogs
• Falls partially within the Groundwater
Protection District to public wellfields
• Will continue to feed clean water to
Middle Pond, part of the Indian Ponds
watershed that feeds the 3-Bay area
ecosystem
plished amazing feats; when big challenges
arose, they always knew they could rely on
BLT or The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation
Trusts to help carry out their plans.
Two recent BLT initiatives–Cordwood and
Galloway–were actually on the MBLCT’s
priority list but due to the cost and complexity
of each project, BLT took the lead.
“I have always said that it doesn’t matter
who preserves the land so long as it is
protected,” said Jaci Barton, BLT Executive
Director. “We should be very proud of the
privately protected sanctuary that was created
in our midst.”
The 151 acres of natural land, historic
cart paths, open fields and forested land
includes Ropes Field, Bell Farm, the Almy
Cedar Swamp and Eagle Pond. Combined
with 33 adjacent acres of BLT land, these
184 acres will soon be managed as one
“eco-unit.”
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BLT Annual Meeting
BLT held its 27th Annual Meeting on
November 12th at St. Peter’s Episcopal
Church in Osterville.
President’s Message
In her address to the membership, President
Carol Carter focused on the need for
community support. “Especially in more
difficult times, we realize people have to
make choices. Shelter, food and clothing
may seem more compelling than the preservation
of land,” she said. “However, we
can’t choose the time a family decides to
sell or donate land to BLT. When that moment
comes, we must be ready to act. If the
resources are not available and the opportunity
passes by, we have lost another piece of
land to development.”
Carol concluded her remarks by saying,
“The enfolding of the Mary Barton Land
Trust will bring us to 948 acres. We have
only 52 acres to go to reach the 1000 acre
LANDmark. With your help, we can do it
in 2011!”
Election of Officers & Directors
Officers and board members re-elected
were Carol Carter, President; Lee Ann
Hesse, Vice President; and Joe Wood,
Treasurer. Polly-Dana Schumacher was
newly elected as Clerk, replacing Janet Eshbaugh,
who served three terms and was
acknowledged for her diligence.
Also re-elected to the Board were Joe
Hawley, Janet Eshbaugh, Mary Gaines
Standish, Craig Spinner and Bruce Wallin.
Elected to serve on the 2011 Nominating
Committee were Joe Hawley, Carol
Carter, Bill Keto, Meg Loughran and Hid
Welch. Two by-law changes were also approved
by the membership.
From 2005-2010 the Town of Barnstable preserved 77.42 acres...
BLT preserved 179.22 acres
BLT’s Hall Property along the Great Marsh
~ From the Town’s 2010
Open Space and Recreation Plan
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Founders’ award Recipient
As a longtime professor of history and
government, Senator Robert O’Leary
has witnessed dramatic changes on Cape
Cod. In 1987 he was elected County Commissioner,
and in 2000 Rob was elected to
Beacon Hill. In
both realms he
made history
himself, bringing
to public
service a strong
belief in protecting
the local environment.
Rob O’Leary accepts the
Founders’ Award
At BLT’s
2010 annual
meeting, Rob
was honored
as the recipient
of BLT’s prestigiousFound-
ers’ Award. The award is given annually
to “an individual, organization, business
or governmental agency for having the vision
to empower the people of Barnstable
to preserve the essence of Cape Cod – its
open spaces and natural resources, wetlands,
woodlands and wildlife.” Rob’s accomplishments
are testimony to his commitment
to preserving Cape Cod. Some of
them are listed below.
• Cape Cod Commission: From 1988 to 1990
Rob helped garner a 76 percent voter approval
across Cape Cod, leading to the 1990 adoption
of the Cape Cod Commission Act, a national
model for a strong, regional land use management
agency.
• Cape Cod Land Bank: Rob was key architect
and advocate to create a funding mechanism
for open space acquisitions for each Cape town.
As funding dwindled, he was instrumental in the
Land Bank’s gentle evolution into the Community
Preservation Act, which ensures continued
open space acquisition while also providing
funding for affordable housing and historic
preservation.
• The 99-acre County Farm: As a County Commissioner,
Rob urged fellow commissioners to
place a conservation restriction on this historic
agricultural landscape in Barnstable Village,
ensuring that it would always remain open and
available for farming.
• Cape Cod Pathways: Rob’s vision led to the
creation of trails that link open spaces across
Cape Cod.
• Mass. Military Reservation: Rob was intimately
involved in the federal/state conversion
away from polluting activities into a 15,000-acre
wildlife refuge.
• Stop the Outfall: When Boston’s sewer solution
was ocean outfall, Rob vehemently objected and
fought for legislation to stop the outfall pipe in
order to protect the Cape’s offshore fish stocks,
and championed the commercial role of small
Cape Cod boats and fisheries.
• Massachusetts Ocean Act: Rob was the principal
architect and advocate of the MOA, which
required the state to develop an oceans management
plan to balance protection of offshore
marine wildlife with economic growth. This landmark
legislation is currently used as a model
for developing a national oceans management
policy.
• Cape Cod Light Compact: Rob played a key
role in the formation of the Compact with its
green energy incentives and imperative for energy
conservation.
• Water Protection Act: He created the Water
Protection Act, which makes available zero percent
financing for Cape towns to build wastewater
facilities, thus making critical clean-ups much
more politically viable and affordable. Folded
into the legislation is a lesser known, but important,
provision–towns that use the no-interest
money must include no-growth regulations in
their plans, ensuring that money spent on wastewater
solutions won’t simply spur more growth.
• Environmental Record: As Senator, Rob’s ratings
with Mass Audubon and the Mass. League
of Environmental Voters have been virtually perfect.
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Gifts from the Sea
2010
Anyone who attended BLT’s 16th Annual
Gifts From the Sea can attest to the fact
that once again we were blessed with a
gorgeous evening. Thank you so much for joining us.
We are most grateful to our generous hosts, Al
and Robyn Surprenant, for their hospitality and
their spectacular site on Little Island overlooking
Osterville’s North Bay.
Heartfelt THANKS to our sponsors, individual and
business donors, and each of our many volunteers,
all of whom made generous contributions to help
preserve Barnstable’s natural treasures. As always,
we could not have done it without you.
Proceeds from Gifts From the Sea help protect
Barnstable’s natural landscapes, critical wildlife
habitats, scenic vistas and open spaces.
SPOnSORS
CORPORATE
Keller Company, Inc.
PLATiNuM
Emerson Investment
Management, Inc.
GOLD PLuS
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
GOLD
Cape Cod Cooperative Bank
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
John-Lawrence Funeral Home
Family of Lawrence F. O’Brien
Gretchen Reilly
SiLvER
Bank of Cape Cod
Bridge Creek Capital Management
DePaola, Begg & Associates
E.B. Norris & Son
E.J. Jaxtimer
Hayden Building Movers
High Pointe Inn
Horsley Witten Group
Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP
Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc.
Rogers & Marney
Savant Systems
Jayne & Harvey Beker
Roy Hammer & Jim Hinkle
Justine & Jim Laugharn
Bruce McHenry
Margaret & Bruce Soltis
Anna & Richard Tocci
Robin & Laurie Young
BRONzE
Baxter Nye Engineering &
Surveying
Cape Cod Associates
Cape Cod Media Group
The Community Bank
Dunning, Kirrane, McNichols & Garner,
LLP
Gargiulo Rudnick, LLP
Joyce Landscaping, Inc.
Lawrence Lynch Corp.
Steven P. McElheny Builders, Inc.
Jack Cotton/Sotheby’s International
Realty
Sunderland Printing
Whitney Floren/UBS Financial
Services, Inc.
Penelope & William Rodday
Bunnie Stevens
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GFS DOnORS
Alex Frazee
Alison McMurry
All Cape Cooks Supply
Allied/Republic Waste Services
American Lobster Mart
Andrew Barr Photography
Anita Parker
Anne Gould
Anne Sandstrom
Antonia’s Flowers
Arlene C. Weibel
Arthur & Barbara Rittel
Ballroom Bliss
Barnstable Bottle Shoppe
Barnstable Police Department
Barnstable Potter & Art Gallery
Barnstable Restaurant & Tavern
Barnstable Sea Farms
Bartlett Tree Experts
Bay Scallop Pottery
Bay Spirit Tours
Beach Point Oysters
The Beach Rose Inn
Beard Chevrolet-Subaru
Beth Schwarzman
Bird Watchers General Store
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Bob Hurley
Bob Livingston
Bonnie Brewer
Books By The Sea
Borello Travel
Bouse House Enterprises, Inc.
Bow & Arrow Stove & Fireplace
Box Lunch
Bradford’s Hardware
Bruce Wallin
Cahoon Museum of American Art
Cape Air
Cape Cod Art Association
Cape Cod Beer
Cape Cod Belt
Cape Cod Central Railroad
Cape Cod Ice
Cape Cod Life Publications
Cape Cod Museum of Art
Cape Cod Oyster Co.
Cape Cod Package Store
Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra
Cape Leisure
Cape Playhouse
Cape Rep Theatre
Carmen DeRaleau
Carol Travers Lummus
Carole Ann Danner
Catania Hospitality Group
Centerville Jewelers
Centerville Pie Co.
Christine Anderson
Colorful Creations
Connie Casey
Cotuit Center for the Arts
Cotuit Fire Department
Cotuit Sea Farm
Cotuit Solar & Building Diagnostics
The Country Decorator Holiday House
Craig Larson
Cruceros Australis
Cucina D’Amore Fine Catering
Cynthia Hayden
Dana Hornig
Debbie Richmond
Debbie West
Debbie Whitney
Dewey Gardens Design
Diamond Perfections, Inc.
Eastern Mountain Sports
Easy Riders Bicycle Rentals
Edible Cape Cod
Edward Gorey House
Elizabeth Gould
Ellen Mycock
Ellen Perkins
Faena Hotel + Universe
Fancy’s Market
FedEx Office Print & Ship Center
Five Eighty Six Bistro & Bar
Frank Best
Gilbert Newton
Golf-ol-o-gy
Great Marsh Kayak Tours
Gretchen Reilly
The Gym Express
Harden Studios
Heritage Museums & Gardens
The Historical Society of Santuit & Cotuit
Hyannis Country Garden
Hyannis Package Store
Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises
Hyannis Yacht Club
Hyannisport Club
Hy-Line Cruises
J. Miller Picture Framer & Gallery
Jack Adams
Jack Cotton
Jacqueline Plummer
James Mayne Freeheart
Jane Zulkiewicz
Janet & Chuck Bauer
Janet & Jeff Eshbaugh
Jared Coffin House
Jean Carbonell
Jean Keavy
Jimmy’s Sushi
Joe & Sarah Hawley
Joe Wood
John & Anne Doyle
John Anderson
Karen Fitzgerald Buckley
Karen Rosenthal
Karol B. Wyckoff
Ken Morton
KenMark Office Systems
KMP Design
Lahuenco Eco Resort Thermal Spa
Len & Reid Higgins
Len Dilorenzo
Leona Kevorkian
Les Hemmila
Ling Electric Electro-Mechanical Services
The Little Beach Gallery
Liz Mumford
Lynn Wallin
Mahoney’s Garden Center
Margrit Mason
Mari Poss
Marian Waldron Nicastro
Marty Sandler
Mary Ann Russell
Mary Ellis
Mattakeese Wharf Restaurant
Mermaids Pantry
Moonakis Cafe
Moran Woodworks at West Barnstable
Tables
Moveable Feast Catering
Nantucket Island Rent A Car
Nantucket Whaling Museum
The National Marine Life Center
Nauset Lantern Shop
Ned Handy
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Nirvana Coffee Company
Olivia Miller/OHMWorks, Inc.
Osterville Historical Society
Oyster Harbors Club
Pain D’Avignon
Parker’s Discount Liquors
Pat Cronin
Patricia Bachand
Patricia Foster
Paul Howard
Paul Rifkin
Peaco Todd
Peter West
Pierre Deux
Plimoth Plantation
The Plum Porch
The Preservation Society of Newport
County
Pro-Cuts
Puritan Cape Cod
Razzmatazz Hair Studio
Red Bansfield
The Regatta of Cotuit
Reiki by the Sea - Maxine Bornstein
Richard Gregory-Allen
Rika Henderson
The Riverway Lobster House
Rob Ashworth
Robert E. Guertin Jeweler, Inc.
Robert Roark
Roche Bros. (Mashpee, Wellesley Hills)
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Salty Lou’s
Sandi Blanda
Sandwich Glass Museum
Sandy O’Connor
Sara David Ringler
Scott Terry
Sea Flash Farms
Sea of Beads
Siena Restaurant
Sophie Taylor
Sports Port
Star Market
The Steamship Authority
Steve & Jan Gould
Stop & Shop (Hyannis, Marstons Mills)
Summer House Natural Soaps
Susan O’Brien McLean
The Tea Shoppe
The Tech Depot
Thomas Schmauder
Three Bays Preservation
To Taste
Toby Kalman
Tom & Evelyn Mullen
Trader Joe’s
Undercover Tent
Upper Cut Salon
Village Orchids
Vintage Flowers of Osterville
Vittoria Sault
West Barnstable Fire Department
West Barnstable Tables
Wianno Club
William Martin
Wimpy’s Seafood Café & Market
Yoga Center of Cape Cod
Yoga on the Beach
Young’s Bicycle Shop
Winter 2010/2011 www.BLT.org Page 11

Saving America’s Trees from the
Asian Longhorned Beetle
by Jesse Booth, Arborist, Bartlett Tree Experts
In China, it is known as “Starry Sky” due
to its sparkling black and white appearance.
Despite this romantic nickname,
the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) has the
potential to be one of the most devastating
pests in American history.
Originating in the
Far East, this invasive
species arrived on
American soil while
hidden in the wood
of Chinese packing
crates. Over the
past twenty years the
beetle has advanced
throughout North
America: Brooklyn,
Long Island, New
Jersey, even spreading
into Chicago and
Canada.
Then, in 2008, a
prolific infestation of
ALB was discovered in Worcester, MA.
Thanks to early detection and quick eradication
efforts on behalf of the USDA-Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), the spread has been temporarily
stopped. Still, the danger of this invading
insect looms throughout Massachusetts and
the rest of New England.
Throughout its lifecycle the beetle feeds,
breeds, and spreads to thirteen host tree
species–maples, elms, birches, ashes, pop-
The Asian Longhorned Beetle has yet to spread to the
Cape; however, it is crucial to know what it looks like
and recognize signs of the invasive insect.
lars, willows, horse chestnuts, sycamores,
London planes, mimosas, aspens, mountain
ashes, and katsuras. The cycle begins as a
female chews a disk-shaped, dime-sized
egg site into the bark of a host tree and implants
a single egg. During the larval stage,
the young larvae continue
to bore through
the interior of the host
tree and feed on the
plant’s phloem–the
vital transport tissue
between the bark and
the tree.
This feeding deprives
the host tree of
its most vital nutrients,
disrupts sap flow,
limits the host tree’s
ability to fight infection,
and eventually
kills the tree. As an
adult, the beetle travels
over 400 yards in search of more host
trees, spreading the damage even further.
The Asian Longhorned Beetle poses a serious
threat to our forests due to the ferocity
of its appetite, range of trees it feeds upon,
and the harm it inflicts upon native species.
It infests some of our most valuable hardwood
trees.
New England’s precious sugar maple
forests are particularly vulnerable. The
This newsletter is generously underwritten
by F.A. Bartlett Tree Experts, Co.
508-428-2397 • www.bartlett.com
continued on page 13
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Beetle...from page 12
Worcester County infestation
potentially threatens the
world’s largest sugar maple
forests. Our valuable syrup
industry could face irreversible
harm. The explosive
beauty that sugar maples offer
each fall could become
strangely quiet in years to
come if the infestation is not
halted today.
What can we do to stop this
infestation?
Bartlett Tree has won a comprehensive
USDA-APHIS inspection and treatment
contract because of our extensive scientific
resources and qualified arborists. We are
currently inspecting host trees for Asian
Longhorned Beetle egg sites and adult
emergent holes and treating them throughout
Worcester County. Once infected trees
are identified, the USDA quarantines the
area and initiates a strategy to eradicate the
beetle. Bartlett has been a lead tree care
company chosen by the USDA to preventively
treat the quarantined area trees to halt
the spread of the beetle.
With your help, quick identification can
save thousands of trees. Keep your eyes
The Elisabeth Eaton
Clark Internship Fund
once again enabled BLT to
hire much needed support to
help with our hectic summer workload. Lloyd
Gould returned for a second season, sharing
his boundless skills, energy and enthusiasm.
We are grateful to Lloyd for his hard work
and commitment to BLT and for helping to
make this year’s Gifts from the Sea the most
successful event ever!
open for signs of the beetle. Be on the
lookout for dime-sized holes in the bark of
the aforementioned host trees, exhibiting
coarse wood spiral shavings 1 to 2 inches in
length at the base of the tree. It is also helpful
to watch for the beetle itself. It is a large
insect, ranging from .75-1.25 inches long,
with long, black and white speckled antennae;
its body is glossy black with irregular
white spots. In Massachusetts, adults can be
seen from early summer through the fall.
If you see an insect you believe to be the
Asian Longhorned Beetle, try to capture it
and save it for a thorough identification.
Contact your local USDA office, or call a
Bartlett arborist at 508-428-2397. We can
identify the pest and send it to our USDA-
APHIS eradication team, helping to stop the
infestation and save America’s trees.
Internship Program
The Asian Longhorned Beetle
(ALB), ranges from.75-1.25 inches
in length with long black and white
antennae. The body is glossy black
with irregular white spots. These
beetles feed on 13 host tree species–
maples, elms, birches, ashes,
poplars, willows, horse chestnuts,
sycamores, London planes, mimosas,
aspens, mountain ashes, and
katsuras.
The Internship Fund will only enable BLT
to hire one college student before the funds
run out.
Help keep the internship program
alive. Donate to BLT’s Elisabeth Eaton
Clark Internship Fund, P.O. Box 224,
Cotuit, MA 02635. Lis Clark, a passionate
environmentalist, was a founding member of
BLT.
To learn more about the internship program
and how to apply for 2011, go to www.BLT.org.
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A Cape First: Great Blue Heron Nest!
Turtle Island, a one-acre upland island
surrounded by marsh
You never know what you’ll find on a BLT nature
walk. Last May Bob Prescott, Director of the Mass
Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, led a
Turtle Island Spring Trek as part of BLT’s Walks & Talks
program. Turtle Island, so named when it was received by
BLT in 1990, was donated by the Davis Family of Osterville.
As participants scoured the land in search of turtles,
they found the leathery remains of depredated turtle eggs–
clear evidence that there were indeed turtles on Turtle Island.
The predators were likely raccoons who enjoy feast-
ing on freshly laid eggs. Scratch marks in the sand left evidence of a freshly covered, intact
turtle nest.
But what kind of turtles? Perhaps the prehistoric-looking snapping turtle that lives in
marshy areas, comes ashore each spring to dig a hole, lay her eggs, cover them up and
return to the marsh. Or maybe Eastern Box Turtles, which also like open areas in which
to lay their eggs and then take refuge among the leaf litter in the woodlands. Based on the
rough texture of the shells, it was determined that they were, in fact, snapping turtle eggs.
Further exploration in the nearby pine/oak upland forest yielded several Lady Slippers.
Suddenly, there was a commotion of flapping wings; two very large aerial beings were
circling overhead. Bob exclaimed, “Those are Great Blue Herons…in breeding plumage!”
We then saw what lay on the ground: more egg remnants–but not of turtle eggs. So what
were they?
When BLT Land Manager Red Bansfield is out monitoring
BLT holdings in the Prince Cove and Warren’s Cove
areas, it is not unusual for him to see Osprey or Great Blue
Herons. Here on Cape Cod, however, there are no known
Great Blue Heron nests. Their breeding, we are told, occurs
south of Route 128 but never on Cape Cod.
Never say never. Lo and behold, the three pale blue half
shells were the remains of heron hatchling eggs. All it took
was a look up and it was clear the eggshells had fallen from
a nest in a nearby scrub pine.
Great Blue Heron eggs
This is the first known Great Blue Heron nest to be found on Cape Cod!
Walks & talks: Tell Us Where to Go in 2011
BLT had a bountiful Walks & Talks season with 28 nature walks and educational
talks in 2010.
Planning for next year’s program is underway. If you have a special place in mind
you’d like included in next year’s offerings–or if you’d like to lead a nature walk or
present a talk–please contact Melanie Curtis at Melanie@BLT.org or call her at 508-
771-2585. We’d love to hear your ideas!
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TribuTes And MeMoriAl GifTs
In Honor of…
Catherine alexander
From Chris Alexander
Kris & len Clark
From Clifton C. Wolfe
stephanie finegold’s Birthday
From Lynn & Chris Jones
the fitzpatrick Grandchildren
From John & Judith Fitzpatrick
In Memory of…
ed Bragdon
From Kai & Joanna Erikson
Kathleen M. Crawford
From Rima & Romas Bričkus
John t. Connor
From Mary Connor
Jennet & robert Curtis
From Gael Ryan
John l. danforth
From Constance Danforth
Patricia Colbert donovan
From James & Nancy Colbert
elizabeth C. edwards
From Matthew Rueter
John t. fallon
From Antoinette Fallon
al fuller
From Mark Wirtanen & Terrie Reilly
Jack J. furman
From Sylvia Furman
From Phyllis Cole
sarah Gracia
From Barbara & Arthur Rittel
earl h. Grant
From Mae V. Grant
Paul & Priscilla hemberger
From Stephen P. Hemberger
sean Jones’s Birthday
From Lynn & Chris Jones
ellen & terry lloyd
From Prue & Ami Rosenthal
frank webber
From Nancy & Edward Cobden
ellsworth Mitchell
From Mrs. Ruth Mitchell
tom Morganstein
From Chester Wolfe
h. leighton Morrill
From Mrs. H. Leighton Morrill
John laffey Nelson
From Sheila & Eleanor Laffey
Jeffrey o’Neil
From Cheryl O’Neil Weber
& Hans Peter Weber
s. Gordon Pickering
From Charles & Doreen Bilezikian
From Jane & Owen Carney
From Priscilla Jones
From Ralph & Deborah Krau
From Jean & Jim Sabourin
lee romano
From Patricia M. Bachand
Joan switzer
From Karl W. Switzer
henry walcott
From Don & Marianne Barth
rose wojciechowski
From Frank Wojciechowski
John B. wright
From Elizabeth C. Wright
anne Zinchuk
A bequest from the estate of Anne Zinchuk
12.10.10
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