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TRACKING BLT’S MOST WANTED<br />

WANTED<br />

PRESERVED<br />

ARCHIBALD<br />

MARSTONS MILLS - The Archibald<br />

Property is one of two 13-acre undeveloped<br />

parcels that provide the scenic<br />

backdrop to the Mill Pond. With the<br />

help of a multitude of individuals and<br />

overwhelming community support, the<br />

Archibald property has been preserved.<br />

Everyone who drives by the intersection<br />

of Routes149 and 28 knows the “duck<br />

pond”. It is a classic New England setting<br />

and one of the most photographed<br />

sites in the Town of <strong>Barnstable</strong>. As the<br />

picturesque gateway to the village of<br />

Marstons Mills, protection of the Mill<br />

Pond has been on the community’s<br />

“Most Wanted” list for decades.<br />

Preserving the scenic vista is just one of<br />

many reasons to protect the land along<br />

the edge of the pond. The Archibald land<br />

is located just south of where the<br />

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WANTED<br />

BAYVIEW<br />

WEST BARNSTABLE – Located at the<br />

crossroads of scenic Route 6A and the<br />

railroad tracks, Bayview Farm is reminiscent<br />

of a bygone era when open fields<br />

and farms once dominated the Cape Cod<br />

landscape.<br />

Once comprising 600 acres, Bay View<br />

Stock Farm was a working farm until<br />

about 1928 when a fire consumed the<br />

original house and barn. The house as<br />

now seen from Route 6A was rebuilt<br />

around 1930. In 1941 the rebuilt house<br />

was sold together with 109 acres. In<br />

2003, when the property was sold to the<br />

current owner, only 30 acres of upland<br />

and salt marsh remained. Of these 30<br />

acres, approximately 14 have already<br />

been preserved forever by BLT and The<br />

Nature Conservancy (TNC).<br />

Opportunities to protect properties like<br />

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WANTED<br />

CORDWOOD<br />

Winter 20<strong>06</strong><br />

COTUIT – The success to date of the<br />

“Save Cordwood” project is a testimony<br />

to community ideals and to the conviction<br />

of residents who care deeply about<br />

their sense of place. Grassroots<br />

fundraising efforts continue at a feverish<br />

pace and great progress has been<br />

made. Donations from over 400 individuals,<br />

families, corporations and foundations<br />

total $2.6 million toward the<br />

$3.3 million goal. But we can’t rest yet!<br />

$665,000 is needed before June 1 to<br />

“Save Cordwood” forever.<br />

For more than two decades, 23 acres<br />

along Cordwood Road have topped the<br />

“Most Wanted” list. The 120-acre Eagle<br />

Pond Sanctuary lies to the east of<br />

Cordwood. To the west is the 4-acre<br />

Almy Atlantic White Cedar Swamp and<br />

9 acres of adjacent woodlands. Both<br />

conservation areas are owned and man<br />

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Mailing: P.O. Box 224<br />

Cotuit, MA<br />

02635<br />

Office: 407 North Street<br />

Hyannis, MA<br />

(508) 771-2585<br />

email: blt@cape.com<br />

website: www.blt.org<br />

Board of Directors:<br />

President:<br />

Tom Mullen<br />

<strong>Barnstable</strong><br />

Vice President:<br />

Will Mason<br />

West <strong>Barnstable</strong><br />

Treasurer:<br />

Joe Hawley<br />

Centerville<br />

Clerk:<br />

Kevin Galvin<br />

Marston Mills<br />

Board Members:<br />

Christopher Babcock<br />

Centerville<br />

Carol Carter<br />

Cotuit<br />

Kristie Kapp<br />

West <strong>Barnstable</strong><br />

Sam Keavy<br />

<strong>Barnstable</strong><br />

Diane Langeland<br />

Cummaquid<br />

Gilbert Newton<br />

Cotuit<br />

Julie Seligmann<br />

Cummaquid<br />

Hid Welch<br />

Centerville<br />

Executive Director:<br />

Jaci Barton<br />

Cotuit<br />

Newsletter Editors:<br />

Jaci Barton<br />

Beth Marcus<br />

Andrea Seddon<br />

Design and Layout:<br />

Type-a-graphics<br />

Newsletter Sponsor:<br />

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(Continued from page 1)<br />

Marstons Mills River, enters the Mill Pond. The<br />

river flows through the pond and south to the Prince<br />

Cove Estuary. Keeping development away from<br />

the pond ensures that increased nitrogen from septic<br />

systems and lawns does not further deteriorate<br />

water quality.<br />

The Archibald land also falls in a zone of contribution<br />

to a primary well; one of seven in the vast<br />

Hayden Wellfield owned by the Centerville-<br />

Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire District. It adds continuity<br />

to the wildlife corridor that stretches from<br />

the Mill Pond to Patty’s Pond and the bogs north of<br />

Lovell’s Pond.<br />

Discussions with Mr. Archibald began years ago.<br />

Although he expressed interest in selling the land<br />

to the Town, he died before Lindsey Counsell, Chairman<br />

of the <strong>Land</strong> Bank Committee, could cement a<br />

deal. John Alger, attorney for the estate, understood the significance of the parcel but was bound<br />

by law to get the best deal he could for the heirs to the estate.<br />

In the meantime, the Town was busy spending <strong>Land</strong> Bank funds to preserve other key parcels.<br />

By the time a deal was hammered out, only $500,000 remained in the Town’s <strong>Land</strong> Bank. The<br />

price tag on the Archibald Property was 1 million dollars more!<br />

A newly formed Mill Pond Preservation Committee, Chaired by Kevin Galvin, hatched the idea<br />

to ask the Fire District to participate in the acquisition, believing that preservation of the land<br />

would also protect the wells. A website was created (www.SaveMillPond.org). Leaflets mailed<br />

and distributed by volunteers encouraged residents to exercise their right to vote. And they did<br />

just that. Last May, COMM District voters turned out in force and, by a vote of 203 to 54,<br />

overwhelmingly supported an appropriation of $375,000 to purchase three acres that abut well<br />

#15.<br />

A Self Help Grant from the state, originally written by Mark Robinson for BLT, matched the<br />

town’s contribution. BLT asked residents to help with additional funding and then dug deeply<br />

into our Green Fund for the $123,000 necessary to complete the Archibald acquisition.<br />

In late 2005, the 13-acre Archibald land was preserved. Three acres will be owned by COMM<br />

with a conservation restriction held by the Town. Ten acres will be owned by the Town and<br />

protected by a conservation restriction held by BLT. In addition, BLT offered COMM a restriction<br />

on a 3.77-acre BLT parcel that<br />

provides conditional “control” of an<br />

area surrounding a future well, giving<br />

COMM greater flexibility to site a new<br />

well.<br />

Special thanks go to everyone who exercised<br />

their right to vote at the District<br />

Meeting. You played a critical<br />

role in preserving one of our<br />

community’s most precious resources.


(Continued from page 1)<br />

Bayview Farm don’t come along very often. When they do,<br />

BLT is rightly anxious to play an active role. The Bayview<br />

Farm Project came about through the initiative of Robb<br />

Johnson of The Nature Conservancy, and in June of 2005,<br />

his hard work and determination bore fruit. Thanks to funding<br />

assistance from TNC, the State of Massachusetts and the<br />

U.S Fish & Wildlife Service, Phase 1 of the Bayview Farm<br />

Project was completed. <strong>Barnstable</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> acquired the<br />

2-acre scenic meadow in front of the 1930’s vintage house<br />

and nearly 13 acres of wetland on the north side of Route<br />

6A.<br />

Now the opportunity exists to preserve an additional 10 acres<br />

south of Route 6A that includes 2 acres of upland and 8 acres<br />

of marsh encircling the homestead. The field south and west<br />

of the house abuts the town-owned “1776” property which<br />

is now known as the Bridge Creek Conservation Area. There<br />

is extensive frontage on Bridge Creek that helps to connect<br />

the nearly 300 acres of conservation land to the Great Marsh<br />

ecosystem.<br />

To complete Phase 2, BLT must raise the remaining $288,000<br />

before June 15th.<br />

While identifying prime parcels for acquisition, Bayview<br />

Farm emerged as a prime candidate due to its size and proximity<br />

to coastal resources. The Sandy Neck/Great Marsh is<br />

a top conservation priority for many regional, state, and national<br />

conservation organizations because of its high quality<br />

barrier beach and extensive salt marsh. The whole area is<br />

part of a 14,000-acre coastal ecosystem that stretches from<br />

Dennis to Sandwich, providing an important marine nursery<br />

and a nesting and feeding habitat for numerous migrating<br />

shorebirds. The Massachusetts Natural Heritage Endangered<br />

Species Program classifies the area as core habitat for a variety<br />

of rare species.<br />

Preserving this land is important for both aesthetic and environmental<br />

reasons. Aesthetically, the scenic and cultural landscape<br />

of Bayview Farm is an essential part of West<br />

<strong>Barnstable</strong>’s rural character. Environmentally, Bayview Farm<br />

is an integral component of the natural lands fringing the<br />

Bridge Creek ecosystem that feed clean fresh water into the<br />

Sandy Neck/Great Marsh area.<br />

The outpouring of support from governmental sources is a<br />

testament to the significance of the Bayview Farm property.<br />

More than $500,000 has already been committed from <strong>Land</strong><br />

and Water Conservation funds and the State Department of<br />

Conservation and Recreation. With a price tag of nearly<br />

$800,000 for Phase 2, BLT and TNC are counting on the<br />

community to contribute the remaining $288,000 before June<br />

15, 20<strong>06</strong>.<br />

To support the Bayview Farm Preservation Initiative send a<br />

check to <strong>Barnstable</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> at P.O. Box 224, Cotuit, MA<br />

02635. For more information or to make a gift of securities,<br />

contact the BLT office at 508-771-2585 or go to<br />

www.SaveBayviewFarm.org<br />

Please Join Us for Bayview Farm Day!<br />

April 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – on the lawn<br />

1247 Main Street / Route 6A • West <strong>Barnstable</strong><br />

• Learn More about the Project!<br />

• Walk the Property - Phases 1 & 2<br />

• Visit with Friends & Neighbors<br />

• Participate in Fun Family Activities<br />

• Learn about Sandy Neck & the Great Marsh<br />

• Take a Chance on a Raffle<br />

• Enjoy Kite Flying<br />

• Support “Save Bayview Farm”<br />

For more information please visit: www.SaveBayviewFarm.org or call the BLT office at 508-771-2585<br />

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(Continued from page 1)<br />

aged by the Mary Barton <strong>Land</strong> Conservation <strong>Trust</strong> – BLT’s<br />

partner in the quest to “Save Cordwood.” These 23-acres<br />

are the only link connecting the two sanctuaries. Protecting<br />

them is the only way to ensure unfragmented habitat for wildlife<br />

like the Eastern Box Turtle, wild turkeys, fox and deer.<br />

Cordwood Road runs from Putnam Avenue south to Old Post<br />

Road and to the landing at Cotuit Bay. It is a scenic woodland<br />

walk along an old cart path past the Cedar Swamp and<br />

it is the back way into the Eagle Pond Sanctuary. Every day<br />

of the year, the Cordwood area is frequented by hikers, bikers,<br />

strollers and dog-walkers looking for a quiet moment<br />

within their hectic day.<br />

Development of these 23 acres would require widening, paving<br />

and lighting of Cordwood Road to support a subdivision.<br />

It is inconceivable to think of losing this undisturbed<br />

natural space which is such a special place for so many. That’s<br />

“Save Cordwood” has inspired many people to get involved in whatever<br />

way they can. Kerry Bickford of Cotuit decided to design and sell doggie<br />

bandanas, donating 100% of the proceeds! The Upper Cut Salon, in Marstons<br />

Mills held a raffle to benefit Cordwood. The <strong>Barnstable</strong> High School<br />

Recycling Club, under the guidance of Bernard Beveridge, sold Black Hills<br />

Spruce (BHS) saplings (to be delivered this spring) with all the proceeds going<br />

to the Cordwood Project. A special thanks to all those involved.<br />

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What do Doggie Bandanas,<br />

Hair Care Products and<br />

Black Hills Spruce all have in<br />

Common?<br />

Grassroots fundraising! Fun,<br />

simple ways to help raise<br />

awareness and money!<br />

January 11, 20<strong>06</strong><br />

Dear Jaci,<br />

Johnny Robinson, 8, wants to contribute $20 to “Save<br />

Cordwood ”. Please accept this check on his behalf.<br />

He asked me how Cordwood was coming along, and I<br />

told him that BLT had raised millions of dollars, but more is<br />

needed. He went to his drawer where he keeps all his birthday<br />

gift money and said “I want to help save Cordwood<br />

because it is a nice place to walk a dog and so people can<br />

study nature and enjoy the beauty of the woods.<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Mark H. Robinson, Cotuit<br />

why over 400 individuals, families, corporations and foundations<br />

have risen to the challenge!<br />

If you haven’t yet given to “Save Cordwood” please consider<br />

doing so today! And if you have already given, you can<br />

help by spreading the word to your family, friends and neighbors.<br />

A gift in memory or in honor of a loved one is also a<br />

special way to help “Save Cordwood.” To track progress of<br />

this campaign, visit www.SaveCordwood.org<br />

Announcing Cordwood Kids!<br />

Cordwood kids was the brain child of some Cotuit<br />

kids who wanted to help Save Cordwood. They have<br />

formed a group called Cordwood Kids and hope to<br />

plan some fun spring events to support saving<br />

Cordwood. Please call Laura Opie at 508-420-2188<br />

or email her at cordkids@cape.com for more details<br />

about Cordwood Kids.<br />

Got an idea?<br />

Do you want to help<br />

“Save Cordwood”?<br />

The Cordwood Committee is looking for<br />

people to help finish this project. Please<br />

contact the BLT office at 508-771-2585<br />

if you want to get involved, or sponsor<br />

a fundraising effort.<br />

$665,000 is still needed<br />

to protect 23 acres at<br />

Cordwood forever!<br />

Please help us reach our goal!


In Memory Of:<br />

Allen Greer from Diane & Howard Greer<br />

Bascom Knight Zewadski from Graham & Joanne Harrison<br />

Betty and Stan Welsh from Egil & Sidney Croff<br />

Bill & Martha Wadsworth from Alice B. Lloyd<br />

Bill Douglas from Beth Douglas<br />

Bonnie Stookey from Ms. Kathleen Crawford<br />

Bonnie Stookey from Paul & Lisa Grover<br />

Bonnie Stookey from Valerie Tew<br />

Carol A. Hurley & Parker from Ms. Lise Duncan & Mr. Robert Hurley<br />

Carol Hurley & Parker from Susan & Peter Morgan<br />

Carol Hurley from Faith Stewart<br />

Carol Hurley from Lynn Morris<br />

Carol Hurley from Ms. Joyce Kazanjian<br />

Cathy Hayden from Frances E. Schmid<br />

Charles & Dorothy Bodurtha from James & Elisabeth Bodurtha<br />

Charles Savery from Nancy D. Adams<br />

Chester L.W. Johnson from Susan & James Gill<br />

Dorothy D. and Arthur E. Halenbeck from Mrs. John L. Hess<br />

Earl H. Grant from Mrs. Mae Grant<br />

Ellsworth D. Mitchell from Mrs. Ruth Mitchell<br />

Emma from Judith Fenner<br />

Ernest Eddy from Geoffrey Connor<br />

Ernest T. Carlson, Jr. from Ms. Gloria Carlson<br />

Fernande “Trix” Lane from Anne & Edmund Donovan<br />

Francis C. Lowell from Elizabeth S. Lowell<br />

Genny Crawford from Mr. William J. Crawford III<br />

Gerry Henderson from Thomas P. Klein<br />

In Honor Of:<br />

Abbie Burlingame & Sandy Webb’s Marriage from Linda Pegram<br />

Anne Gould from Karen Rosenthal<br />

Byrne from Graham & Joanne Harrison<br />

Charles & Barbara Schmitt from Richard and Ann Schmitt<br />

Cody Peterson from Lisa Peterson<br />

Cotuit Oyster Co. from Edward R. & Richard Gargiulo<br />

Don Law & Sara Molyneaux from Fred & Sharon Johanson<br />

Dr. Steven Kooperstein from Dr. Carl J Perlmutter<br />

Elizabeth Carroll from Eileen & Edward Duffy<br />

Emma & Fred Kern from Anne & Fred Kern<br />

Gertrude & Sam Wilding from Patricia Settimelli<br />

Janet, Richard & Geoff Reilly from Marshall F. Reilly<br />

Joanne & Graham Harrison from Jeanne & Earl Wheaton<br />

Joyce Kazanjian from Carla E. Kazanjian<br />

Kallie the Dog from Brett Dubner<br />

Mariana Barzun from Isabel Barzun & Gavin J. Parfit<br />

GIFTS THAT HONOR<br />

“Save Cordwood” has energized more than 400 individuals and families to give to help save 23 acres in Cotuit. The lists<br />

below do not account for all gifts. The listed gifts are those made to honor or remember friends, family and loved ones. If<br />

you want to honor a special person in your life, consider making a special gift.<br />

MEMORIAL GIFTS FOR CORDWOOD<br />

John Everett from Jane Everett<br />

John J. Leveroni from Tim & Dan Leveroni<br />

Joseph “Jo-Jo” Barboza from Christina M. Laurie<br />

Loving memory of Tarik Toukan from Dr. & Mrs Toukan<br />

Maia Clemence-Schreiner from David & Diane Clemence-Schreiner<br />

Mary Jane Wry from Charles A. Wry<br />

Mary Reid Higgins from Reid & Len Higgins<br />

Molly Bidwell Root from Alice Root<br />

Molly O’Reilly Hall from M. Patricia Hall<br />

Mr. & Mrs. W.P. Wadsworth from Mr. & Mrs H. Gates Lloyd, Jr.<br />

My forebearers Leandar Nickerson, Crockers & Colemans<br />

from Ethel Riedell<br />

Nancy Crowell from Sally Schumann<br />

Neil Crocker from Alfred Crocker Knight<br />

Pat Freyheit from Paul Freyheit & Nancy LeClair<br />

Pepper from Richard Marciante<br />

Richard W. Schaefer from Marlene & Eric Schaefer<br />

Robert H. Leigh from Janet T. Leigh<br />

Russ & Amy Mather from Susan & John Brennan<br />

Sepp Dietzgen from Mrs. Joseph Dietzgen<br />

Sepp Dietzgen, Bart Burgess & Ben Auburn from<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Burgess<br />

Susan H. Crocker from Zenas Crocker, Sr.<br />

Susan J. Lind from KC Mitkevicius<br />

Tad Kuhn from Kevin York<br />

Thelma G. Heselbarth from Mr. Edgar Heselbarth<br />

Townie Hornor from Mari F. Poss<br />

William & Jane Riemenschneider from Edmund & Louise Foster<br />

TRIBUTE GIFTS FOR CORDWOOD<br />

Marion Bentinck-Smith from Joan Bentinck-Smith<br />

Mark Robinson and his family from Anonymous<br />

Martha & Bill Wadsworth from Ellen & Terry Lloyd<br />

Mary Barton <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> from Mary & Ronald Lyons<br />

Nancy Crowell from Sally Schumann<br />

Our 60th Anniversary from Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Paradis<br />

Our children & 8 grandchildren, for their future green space!<br />

from Graham & Joanne Harrison<br />

Our grandchildren from Ralph & Sylvia Shuman<br />

Robert Hayden’s 60th Birthday from John & Frances Quinn<br />

Scott W. Nickerson, Nancy Weir, Scott Colgan & John S. Dale<br />

from Karen A. Birely<br />

Snowflake & Aurora from Donna & Richard Erdman<br />

Suzy Fletcher’s Birthday from Becca & Lynn Beall<br />

Thomas P. Connor from Nancy M. Connor<br />

Warren & Sandra Nickerson from Sandra and Warren Nickerson<br />

Yosi, Spanky & Coco from Brian D. & Susan<br />

Thank you to everyone who has given thus far! We’ve come a long way, but $665,000 still remains<br />

to be raised by June 1, 20<strong>06</strong>. With your help BLT is bound and determined to succeed!<br />

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There has been a lot of talk and evidence re<br />

cently of a fairly new and unwanted insect pest on Cape<br />

Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Southeastern Massachusetts. It<br />

is commonly known as the <strong>winter</strong> moth (Operophtera<br />

brumata) and is a ferocious defoliator of forest, shade, ornamental<br />

and orchard trees as well as native shrubbery.<br />

The <strong>winter</strong> moth was introduced to North<br />

America from Europe, is found in Eastern and<br />

Western Canada and is speculated to have found<br />

its way to Massachusetts via north winds from<br />

the Maritime area.<br />

Since the <strong>winter</strong> moth is an introduced or invasive exotic<br />

pest, its natural predators/parasites are not yet well established<br />

here as a means of natural control. This situation along<br />

with its adaptability to our climate has given this species an<br />

unfair advantage of becoming well established in our area.<br />

However, a couple of parasitic flies (tachinid) are showing<br />

promising signs as future biological control agents as they<br />

have been useful in Washington state and in Nova Scotia.<br />

Male adult <strong>winter</strong> moths have been easily observed<br />

the past two fall and early <strong>winter</strong> seasons<br />

as they are attracted to lights. The tan colored<br />

males are what we see in flight as they search for<br />

gray wingless female moths on tree trunks to mate<br />

with. Eggs are then laid which over<strong>winter</strong> and then<br />

hatch in very early spring. Winter moth larvae will hatch<br />

before bud break and tunnel into leaf and flower buds of<br />

apple, cherry, crabapple, blueberry and other common flowering<br />

trees and shrubs. The larvae are very small at this point<br />

in their life cycle, can go unnoticed as they move from bud<br />

to bud and cause considerable plant damage. As buds break<br />

and larvae continue to feed on foliage and grow, they become<br />

more noticeable as a green inch worm with a white<br />

strip on each side of its body. They can grow as large as an<br />

inch by the time they are done foraging around mid June or<br />

so. At this time of year larvae drop to the ground where they<br />

bury themselves under trees to pupate and emerge again in<br />

the fall as adults to mate and produce another generation.<br />

Winter moths feed on a wide range of host plants which include<br />

apple, blueberry, cherry, elm, linden, maple, oak, rose<br />

and even perennials which are near or under infested trees.<br />

Defoliation of plants can cause severe stress as they are forced<br />

to produce a second flush of growth to survive. Defoliation<br />

will cause branch dieback, predispose trees to secondary pests<br />

such as borers or root rot and possibly mortality over 2-3<br />

seasons of successive defoliation.<br />

If you have favorite plants that have been defoliated, it’s im-<br />

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COMBATING A NEW INVADER—THE WINTER MOTH<br />

portant to give them some “TLC” to help them out. This<br />

includes watering during dry periods, mulching to help conserve<br />

soil moisture and protect roots as well as providing<br />

soil amendments based on a soil analysis of the pH and both<br />

macro and micro nutrient requirements. If you expect an infestation<br />

of <strong>winter</strong> moth in your area this spring,<br />

you should consider your options for treatments<br />

to protect your plants. If a homeowner wishes<br />

to treat plants themselves, a general rule of<br />

thumb to follow is to treat for this pest early and<br />

up to 20' in height or so. For homeowners who<br />

wish to do it themselves, it is recommended to<br />

use a horticultural oil to treat tree trunks and<br />

branches to help smother over<strong>winter</strong>ing eggs prior to hatching.<br />

Bt, a bacteria for caterpillars is useful when larvae are<br />

young and feeding freely on foliage. If a homeowner is late<br />

in treating and needs to rely on a chemical insecticide, it is<br />

best to consult your local supplier, always read, understand<br />

and follow the label directions of any pesticide product.<br />

When it comes to a large number of plants involved or trees<br />

over 25' which need to be treated, it is highly recommended<br />

that home or property owners hire a professionally trained,<br />

licensed and insured pesticide applicator. Credentials can be<br />

easily checked and licensed professionals are able to obtain<br />

a number of biorational products to use that are unavailable<br />

to the general public but considered environmentally friendly.<br />

Please contact Bartlett Tree Experts in Osterville for any additional<br />

information or support in helping to suppress <strong>winter</strong><br />

moth. Information provided by Mark<br />

DiBiase, Steve Heywood, Dave<br />

Chalker and Jim Ingram, Certified Arborists<br />

for Bartlett Tree Experts.<br />

What about Banding My Trees?<br />

Does banding your trees work? Some products are<br />

available that act as a barrier to climbing caterpillars.<br />

This is known as “tree banding”. These are generally<br />

heavy weight paper strips covered with a sticky substance<br />

that snares climbing caterpillars, thus being somewhat<br />

effective. But, upon hatching, <strong>winter</strong> moth caterpillars<br />

climb high into the host plant and produce a long strand<br />

of silk to make themselves air buoyant. They will be<br />

carried by the wind to a new host plant. This process of<br />

dispersal is called “ballooning”. Because of this ballooning<br />

technique, research does not support their effectiveness<br />

of “tree banding” and it is not recommended.<br />

If utilizing such practices is desired, NEVER<br />

place a sticky substance directly onto the bark of the<br />

host plant; it may be toxic to the plant.


BLT AND AMERICORP:<br />

PAIRING UP FOR SUCCESS<br />

AmeriCorps Cape Cod continues to lend a hand to<br />

<strong>Barnstable</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> (BLT) with our new AmeriCorps<br />

volunteer, Jennifer Keene. This is the second year that<br />

AmeriCorps has partnered with BLT to provide assistance<br />

to our land management department. We are thrilled to welcome Jen on<br />

board.<br />

Jen grew up in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, going on to complete a Bachelor’s<br />

degree in Exercise Physiology at the University of Delaware. After graduating<br />

in May 2004, Jen spent ten months serving on an AmeriCorps National Civilian<br />

Community Corps (NCCC) team based out of Charleston, South Carolina. During<br />

her time there, she traveled throughout the Southeastern United States completing<br />

a host of AmeriCorps service projects along the way.<br />

The inviting sea shore and an environmentally-focused AmeriCorps program<br />

brought Jen to Cape Cod in 2005, where she signed on to her second year of<br />

service. Her work at the <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> is focused on organizing and updating<br />

BLT’s property data. In her spare time, Jen is also helping to post trail markers<br />

along <strong>Barnstable</strong>’s portion of Cape Cod Pathways.<br />

When she is not at BLT, Jen is working with fellow AmeriCorps members to<br />

complete community service projects throughout the Cape. “I am very anxious<br />

to spend this year giving back to the community, exploring Cape Cod, and meeting<br />

a new group of unique individuals to serve alongside on the Cape,” says Jen of<br />

her AmeriCorps Cape Cod experience.<br />

AmeriCorps Cape Cod works to promote community preparedness to natural<br />

disasters, and responds to critical environmental needs in <strong>Barnstable</strong> County<br />

through their volunteer service program.<br />

Name<br />

Please use this form if you would like to support a project currently underway or general operations of BLT<br />

Cape Mailing Address<br />

Phone________________________<br />

At Cape Address from ____________ thru____________<br />

Off-Cape Mailing Address<br />

State_____Zip___________Phone<br />

For office use:<br />

BARNSTABLE LAND TRUST GIFT FORM<br />

Help preserve open space and protect water quality, scenic vistas and wildlife – forever.<br />

❒ $1000 ❒ $500 ❒ $100 ❒ $50 ❒ $35 ❒ Other $<br />

email<br />

Email Newsletters<br />

and Electronic<br />

Updates<br />

We’d like to be able to reach out<br />

to our members via email. To do so we<br />

will be implementing newsletter software<br />

called Constant Contact. This will provide<br />

you with up-to-date project info, last<br />

minute walk dates and other fun info from<br />

BLT! If you use email, please go to<br />

www.BLT.org and sign up today.<br />

Job<br />

Postings<br />

We currently have two positions<br />

available:<br />

• Director of Development (full time)<br />

• Office Assistant (part time)<br />

See details at www.BLT.org<br />

BLT’s Wish List<br />

Current items on our wish list include:<br />

• A digital camera for land management<br />

• A digital projector for presentations<br />

• A photocopier for the BLT office<br />

• Volunteers for our summer fundraising<br />

events.<br />

• Occasional use of a boat on both the<br />

north & south sides to access BLT land.<br />

Zip<br />

❒ My employer will match my contribution:<br />

(Matching gift form enclosed)<br />

❒ I wish to make a special gift:<br />

❒ in memory of _______________________________<br />

❒ in honor of _________________________________<br />

❒ Green Fund for land acquisition $<br />

❒ designate my gift for:<br />

Please mail your tax deductible contribution to: <strong>Barnstable</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Trust</strong>, P.O. Box 224, Cotuit, MA 02635<br />

Date rec’d.___________ No.___________ amt.__________ renewal______ new_____ TY__________ DB____________<br />

Winter 20<strong>06</strong><br />

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In Honor of:<br />

Robert Pike from Betty White<br />

June & Don Everett from Clifton C. Wolfe<br />

Cotuit Oyster Co. from Edward R. & Richard Gargiulo<br />

Jaci, Beth & Andrea from Linda and Dennis Cahoon<br />

Cynthia Cole from Mr. Bill O’Neill<br />

Tim Friary from Missy Minor & Peter Watson<br />

Diane Kovanda from Jamila Kovanda<br />

Nicola, Emmett, James & Caroline from John & Judith Fitzpatrick<br />

Dr. Anthony P. Lovell from Alyssa Lovell<br />

Nina Brandin from Mr. Per G. Brandin<br />

Cleo from Barbara Bengen-Seltzer & Mark Seltzer<br />

For the Archibald Project:<br />

My grandchildren from Ms. Helen Curran<br />

Lucille Webber’s Birthday from Nancy S. Cobden<br />

In Memory Of:<br />

<strong>Barnstable</strong><br />

<strong>Land</strong><br />

<strong>Trust</strong><br />

Box 224, Cotuit, Massachusetts 02635<br />

visit our website: www.blt.org<br />

Address Service Requested<br />

TRIBUTES AND MEMORIAL GIFTS<br />

For the Bayview Farm Project:<br />

Phil & Jane Merritt “Celebrating Friendship” from Ms. Hilda Goehring<br />

Anna & Bob Fitzgerald from Shannon Smith<br />

For the Rushy Marsh Project<br />

Anne & David Nisula- Rushy Marsh from Jean & John Entwistle<br />

Jill Kern, and Joshua & John Faricelli from Barbara Kern<br />

Susan Tremer from Beth B. and Timothy Herrick<br />

Cathy Hayden from Cynthia Hayden<br />

Angus Perry from Genevieve Perry<br />

Townie Hornor from George & Sheila Largay<br />

Patricia Colbert from James & Nancy Colbert<br />

John Wellington Nichols from Mark Nichols<br />

Amy C. Knott from Mr. William Daniel Knott<br />

Anthony J. DeCrosta from Ms. Susan A. DeCrosta<br />

Cynthia N.C. Thun from Robert & Alexena Frazee<br />

Sigrid A. Koskinen from Sam & Jean Keavy<br />

Frances Bush-Brown from Mr. Robert R. Perry<br />

SAVE THE DATE!<br />

Bayview Farm Day<br />

Saturday, April 8th<br />

10:00 am - 2:00 pm<br />

Details Enclosed<br />

(In Memory of continued)<br />

Anne Kravitz from Barbara and Arthur Rittel<br />

Mary Gilbert from Mr. Richard E. Peterson<br />

Townie Hornor from Vernon Grabel & Jaci Barton<br />

Jim Childs from Vernon Grabel & Jaci Barton<br />

Jerry & Dorothy Adler from Anonymous<br />

Kristen from Mr. & Mrs. Robert Abrahamson<br />

Carl Damelio from Michele Damelio<br />

Hildy from Barbara Bengen-Seltzer & Mark Seltzer<br />

Horace & Sylvia Robbins from James & Cynthia Robbins<br />

Georgia Ferguson from Amy Daubert<br />

My husband, Wm. J. Merz from Edith B. Merz<br />

George & Marion Staniar from Lee C. Staniar<br />

Anne & Ogden Miller from Dwight D. Miller<br />

David W. Allen, Jr. from David W. Allen<br />

Townie Hornor from Don Spring<br />

Michael E. Jones from E. Thomas Jones<br />

Ruth Grobe from Fred N. Grobe<br />

Neil Nilsson from Geoffrey & Holly Lenk<br />

Ted Bellingrath from James G. and Roy Hinkle<br />

Lisa from John and Karen Juros<br />

Sophie Holdstein from Margot Harley<br />

Caroline Reeves from Mr. Kenneth Reeves<br />

Jane Eshbaugh from Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Eshbaugh<br />

Sally Marchand from Mr. Richard Marchand<br />

Elizabeth Kauffman from Mr. Stephen Kauffman<br />

John B. Wright from Ms. Elizabeth C. Wright<br />

The W.V. Hart Family from Ms. Margaret Hart Foley<br />

My Mom, Irene from Pamela McCarthy<br />

Benjamin V. White, M.D from Richard & Kathy White<br />

For the Bayview Farm Project<br />

Mrs. Raymond J. Dodge from Marilyn M. Fifield<br />

For the Bone Hill farm project<br />

Gretchen Mattes Peterson from Karen & Richard Moriarty<br />

NON-PROFIT<br />

ORGANIZATION<br />

U.S. Postage<br />

PAID<br />

Permit No. 11<br />

Osterville, Ma.

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