Generous Bequests page 4

The Terrapin Report page 6 Orleans ON THE COVER: Conservation Help the Bluebirds!

FALL/WINTER 2018–2019 FALL/WINTER Trust page 2

Conserving the Commons Page 5

Walk the ponds and count ducks with Bob Prescott. Talks & Walks, pages 8–9

Fall/Winter 2018 1 from the president Board of Trustees Kevin Galligan, President Dear OCT members and supporters, town’s Community Mefford Runyon, Vice-president Preservation In her new book, Swirling Currents, Orleans Steven Koehler, Treasurer Committee, these author and coastal expert Sandy Macfarlane Charles Carlson, Clerk informative, Sharon Davis writes, “It was an easy row going with the attractive stations Jamie Demas tide, and soon they were near home, where now greet walkers Stephanie Gaskill they anchored the boat and headed up the Steve Gass on six of our trails. path.” We’re thrilled that Sandy will join us Clyde Hanyen It’s clear from for a talk next spring. Diana Landau the robust turnouts how many people Her image reminded me of how much Susan Meisinger appreciate our guided walks and speaker can be accomplished by a nonprofit land Robert Moore programs, whether it’s walking to Pochet Judy Scanlon trust when we “row with the tide”—that is, Island, hearing Max Holmes of the Woods buoyed by the support of our members. In Hole Research Center talk about the Cape Staff preserving the special places anchored to and climate change, or being taught by our mission—many of them bordered by Stephen O’Grady, Director Bob Prescott how to “plant” baby terrapins. waters—we act “for the benefit of all the Pam Schultz, Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our Administrative Assistant inhabitants of the Town of Orleans,” as our upcoming slate of “Walks and Talks” (pages Andrew Bagnara, Land Manager Declaration of Trust reads. All are welcome 8–9). Courtney King, AmeriCorps Cape to walk the paths we maintain on OCT or Cod Individual Placement This and all the good work of the Trust town-owned lands. In our first supporter happens because of the generosity of our profile (page 5), life member Ann Fleck- OCT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit members, and as always in our Fall/Winter Henderson shares her convictions about the organization. All contributions issue, we acknowledge and thank our benefits of protecting open space for public are tax deductible to the full donors (“Giving,” page 12). On behalf of use. I know you’ll enjoy reading it. extent of the law. the trustees, I also want to thank our hard- In this issue, we express our deep working staff, who strive each day Orleans Conservation Trust appreciation to loyal supporters who, in 203 South Orleans Road to get the job done. Together, with the their passing, continued to support the Orleans, MA 02653 careful guidance of active and committed Trust—and to their families (“They Left Phone: 508-255-0183 trustees, we walk the known paths and Us Stronger,” page 4). One of those, former explore new ones. We’re glad that you are E-mail trustee Anne Donaldson, worked hard walking with us. [email protected] to restore native plant communities and taught people how to identify invasive Website orleansconservationtrust.org plants. It was Anne who instilled in me the drive to pull invasive garlic mustard just as Kevin F. Galligan it sprouts. In “Managing Our Lands,” we President highlight some of these never-ending efforts On the cover: Autumn reflections, Meadow Bog Pond Conservation Area. and share exciting news about our new Eastern bluebird in winter. trail kiosks. Thanks to funding from the Photos © by Hardie Truesdale.

Wanted: Bird Box Monitors OCT is expanding its “bluebird trail”! Can you help keep tabs on this program’s success? Volunteers monitor our bluebird boxes once or twice weekly, March through mid-August, and we submit our nesting data to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. We also plan to add boxes for wood ducks and kestrels to our network. Contact [email protected].

2 Fall/Winter 2018 landmarks Annual Meeting Highlights Oysters

No, not on the hors d’oeuvres menu, unfortunately. But the mem- bers who gathered at the Orleans Yacht Club for our Annual Meet- ing on August 27 were treated to an enthralling presentation about the much-loved mollusk by Cape oysterwoman and water-quality leader Sue Nickerson. As usual, members and guests enjoyed a mellow late summer evening on Town Cove while learning about the Trust’s recent ac- tivities and future plans. Director Stephen O’Grady, presiding over Above: Sue Nickerson at work on her oyster beds in Barnstable Harbor. his first Annual Meeting since taking the helm at OCT in March, Left: Nickerson at the Annual Meeting with Tom Cambereri (left) and Scott briefly reviewed his background and experience at the organization Horsley (right). to date as well as recent land acquisitions, stewardship initiatives, and other volunteer opportunities. took the mic to announce that OCT will increase membership Treasurer Steve Koehler delivered an encouraging report on dues at year end for the first time in the current millennium. the Trust’s financial picture, noting successful neighborhood fund- Restoring and sustaining the Cape’s water quality was on raising efforts that enabled us to acquire two new properties. Near everyone’s minds, with the beautiful yet compromised expanse the end of the official business meeting, President Kevin Galligan of Town Cove just outside. In her keynote talk on raising and marketing oysters, Nickerson highlighted the bivalve’s capability to filter excess nitrogen. Her engaging presentation took her audience inside the challenging but rewarding life of shellfish cultivators. Joining Nickerson as guests at the meeting were other regional leaders on water quality, including Tom Cambereri, who manages the Water Resources program at the Cape Cod Commission, and water resources consultant Scott Horsley.

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Coming Soon! OCT’s New Website

By this year end, when you visit new site at a very reasonable cost. orleansconservationtrust.com, You’ll find a clearer presentation of you’ll notice a big difference! We OCT’s history and mission; oppor- became increasingly aware that the tunities for giving, volunteering and Trust’s web presence needed to be other kinds of engagement; and refreshed. Staff and a task force of better information about our lands trustees worked closely with Paul and trails. And the new site will be Allen of Southcoast Internet, who easy to navigate with smartphones translated our ideas into a beautiful and tablets.

Fall/Winter 2018 3 supporting the trust They Left Us Stronger Generous Friends Aid OCT During and After Their Lives

Marjorie Doane Moerschner One morning in late 2017, Administrative Assistant Pam Schulz was opening the mail in OCT’s office. Among the usual miscellany was a letter from an attorney handling the estate of life member Marjorie Moerschner, bearing the welcome news that Marjorie had made an unrestricted gift to the Trust of $100,000. As board treasurer Steve Koehler reported at the 2018 Annual Meeting, the trustees voted to use 25 percent of the gift to grow our endowment, with 75 percent going into the general fund for land acquisitions and operating expenses. Bequests such as this one are deeply meaningful to a land trust in many ways. A financial gift, of any size, means that we can preserve more land in its natural state, properly maintain our land- holdings and trails, and fund our educational programs. Beyond these tangible benefits, though, a bequest usually signifies a long- term relationship between an individual and an organization. Meetinghouse Pond and marsh elder from the shoreline of the Former trustee Vince Ollivier observes that “preserving land Moerschner Gift. is a function of relationships built with families over long peri- ods of time.” The Moerschner bequest is a good example. Back in Is OCT in Your Estate Plan? 1991, Marjorie wrote to Charlie Thomsen, then president of OCT, to propose a donation of land. Her parents, Helen and Richard Sometimes we don’t know a gift can confer. Of course, Moerschner, owned two parcels on Meetinghouse Pond; they’d just how much the work the greatest benefits go to planned to build a home for their retirement but passed on before of the Trust meant to a the natural environment of that came to fruition. Clearly, they loved the land and had a strong supporter until after their Orleans and the Cape, and passing—as was the case to all their human and wild preservation ethic: a survivorship deed of 1959 made Marjorie a with Marjorie Moerschner. inhabitants. When you’re co-owner and also spelled out restrictions on development. Now Receiving an unexpected gift making or revisiting your Marjorie wished to donate the entire 1.17 acres to OCT in her as a windfall makes us very estate plans, please consider a parents’ memory, to be kept in its natural state. happy! However, it’s even planned gift to the Trust, and Living in Newton, Marjorie maintained ties with the gifted better if we know in advance consult with your attorney. land and with OCT, attending annual meetings when she could, that someone intends to OCT staff and officers are also make OCT a beneficiary. Your available for a conversation; making the occasional phone call, or mailing notes about some- heirs, too, can benefit from contact Director Stephen thing in the newsletter. Often they came with a check to support the tax advantages that such O’Grady at (508) 2555-0123. a land acquisition campaign. She was impressed, she told others, with the Trust’s dedication to its mission and responsiveness to is- sues and donors. After a path was created on the donated land and invasive plants subdued, Vince Ollivier guided her on a few walks The property known as the Moerschner Gift lies at the end there. It had been many decades, she remarked, since she’d been of Cheney Road in East Orleans. A short trail brings you to the able to enjoy the family property. edge of the marsh bordering Meetinghouse Pond, where in early continued on page 15

4 Fall/Winter 2018 supporter profile

Conserving the Commons Photo by Mark C. Sims

f you’ve had anything more to be developed, so the best Ithan passing contact with Ann Fleck-Henderson choice was conservation.” Orleans Conservation Trust, Beyond the general good of career member since you’ve probably bumped Social work professor, 1990 preserving land, Ann has strong into Ann Fleck-Henderson. college counselor and feelings about making open Whether attending a meeting psychotherapist; consultant supports OCT by space truly open to the public. or a speaker program, joining Enabling land acquisition, “To me there’s great value in the favorite OCT property annual giving, membership, a guided walk on an OCT idea of the ‘commons’—land Twining’s Pond voting, participating in property, on a solo stroll Conservation Area programs that’s held in common and around Twining’s Pond or the open to the public, where you annual paddle to Little Sipson’s don’t have to belong to a club Island, Ann could be a poster As for the Trust’s central 1960, when the Quanset Harbor to use it. Space kept open for child for OCT involvement. mission of preserving land, Club was being planned. (They people to enjoy is good for the “I have lots of good reasons “I’m ever more aware of its had vacationed in the area human soul. I see the Twining’s for doing these things,” she importance. The Cape is a when Ann was a child.) While preserve as a commons for says. “On the walks and at the fragile piece of sand, and what still alive, they gifted two large all of Orleans.” The benefits talks, I always learn something makes it work economically parcels totaling more than go both ways, as she sees it: new: how to identify a terrapin and as a desirable place to live 21 acres to OCT—and after making land open for public nest or how Native Americans is our water. Water quality their passing, Ann and her use builds the constituency for used the land around Hosea’s is impaired by too much siblings arranged to sell land conservation. Swamp, near where I live. I see development on land, so I’m they had inherited to the Trust, Through her and her things I would never notice on very invested in protecting some of it contiguous with the family’s generosity, Ann my own.” Anne is a great solo land—for us humans but also as original preserved acreage. became a life member of OCT, walker, “but I’m directionally habitat for the creatures.” Ann also placed a conservation along with a handful of other challenged, so it’s relaxing to let Ann and her family have restriction on another lot near benefactors. But in truth, “I someone else show the way; for acted on their convictions her home. “We wanted, of believe in paying membership the same reason, I love the trail in the most tangible way, by course, to protect the lovely dues every year,” she says. “It maps. Also, I’m often walking making it possible for the walk around the pond. And by re-commits you to staying alone, and meeting other Twining’s Pond Conservation then there were a lot of homes engaged. It reminds you why people on the trail can be my Area to exist. Her parents, Peter on the pond, and we recognized you got involved in the first main social event on a winter and Ruth Fleck, acquired large the risk of increased pollution. place.” d ay.” tracts in South Orleans around We didn’t want to sell the land Fall/Winter 2018 5 natural wonders The Terrapin Report By Jamie Demas sures, and when deemed viable for release On Saturday, September 7, OCT members they are carefully “planted” in the tall grass gathered at the White’s Lane Conservation surrounding the marsh. Perhaps as little as Area to release northern diamondback 1 to 2 percent of all hatchlings survive to terrapin hatchlings into the marshland adulthood—so anything we can do to raise along Henson’s Cove. This gorgeous cove this number is important to the species’ is a small embayment of The River, which recovery. Adult female terrapins also suffer connects Meetinghouse Pond to Pleasant high mortality, from predation but chiefly Bay. On this beautiful late summer day, the from being hit by cars when they venture freshly mowed trails showcased late-bloom- out of the water twice yearly to lay eggs. ing sea lavender and the more seasonable The “planting” at White’s Lane drew seaside aster. High-tide bush follows, a big crowd. Attendees could hold the tiny blooming abundantly in October. terrapins in their hands, and Bob showed White’s Lane is home to the Bob everyone how to gently place them in the Prescott Turtle Gardens: human-made marshland, spread over a wide area. The sandy areas designed to promote nesting name of the game, as he noted, is getting as of the threatened terrapins. Bob, past OCT many hatchlings as possible into the wild, president and director of the Mass Audu- so releasing 18 was a great success. bon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary As the hatchling season came to an (WBWS) was on hand as usual to preside end in late September, we learned that a over the hatchling release. WBWS man- record total of 160 baby turtles were re- ages a program to protect terrapin nests leased at White’s Lane this year. The nesting and hatchlings with the aim of restoring habitat there is especially critical because it the species’ population. With the help of is safely distant from roads and traffic. OCT WBWS volunteers, a record 13 nests were is proud to be part of this restoration effort protected here this season. and thanks our members for their interest Once abundant in salt marshes from in this threatened species. Massachusetts to the Carolinas, the ______Bob Prescott (above) organizes attendees to diamondback terrapin was prized for turtle Note: You can watch a short video of this “plant” the baby terrapins at Henson’s Cove. soup and hunted to near-extinction before event at orleansconservationtrust.org/terra- becoming a state-listed protected species. pin-release According to Bob, early editions of the Fanny Farmer Cookbook contain recipes for terrapin soup, and a single turtle sold for as much as $3 in the 1920s (the equivalent of $39 today). Terrapin eggs and hatchlings have many predators—foxes, coyotes, raccoons, and a host of bird species. During the 60-to-90-day gestation of the vulnerable eggs, volunteers surround the nests with protective cages. Once the hatchlings emerge, they are collected from the enclo- 6 Fall/Winter 2018 take a hike Touring Pochet Island By Diana Landau “Where the sky meets the sea…” is a song lyric about a mythical South Seas isle. But it could easily describe Pochet Island, a magical place that’s nominally in East Orleans but feels worlds away. A piece of land Native Americans named the “dividing place”—to the north lived the Nauset and to the south the Monomoyick Tribe. An island privately owned for generations by the Payson family, yet contained within the Cape Cod National Seashore and governed by its policies. Eight square miles settled more thinly than almost anywhere on the Cape, yet open to hikers and birdwatchers. This September, and for the past four years, OCT led a five- mile hike on Pochet Island, our contribution to the annual Cele- brate Our Waters weekend sponsored by the Orleans Pond Coali- tion. Our group of 30 walkers met at the Nauset Beach parking lot for a 1.5-mile trek south on the sand, during which OCT director Stephen O’Grady pointed out the storm-shaped dunes, shorebirds, and the fin of a mola (ocean sunfish) out beyond the waves. At the walking bridge that crosses to the island, we were met View south from Pochet Island toward Little Pleasant Bay. by three members of the Payson clan: Tim Payson and his cousins Lynn O’Connell and Nancy Barrington, our guides to the land- electricity or running water on Pochet Island, so the family draws scape they had roamed since childhood. Their ancestor Samuel water from a well with a hand pump. Russell Payson bought the island—as well as Hog, Sampson, Little Early fall is a lovely time to visit. Our tour took us through re- Pochet and the tip of Barley Neck—in 1885. One of the houses on cently restored grasslands, a sea of bright goldenrod and aster, with the island is even older: built in 1680 and floated from Chatham in views of marsh grass starting to turn a deep amber. As Lynn and 1730. In all, there are five houses; another was originally a Coast her cousins shared family history, we explored around the build- Guard station erected to help survivors of shipwrecks. There’s no ings, dipped down to the shoreline on the west side, and hiked up to high points that offer breathtaking views out over Pochet Inlet and Little Pleasant Bay. Fran McClennan, president of the Orleans Pond Coalition at the time this walk was inaugurated, considered it an important educational opportunity. “Not only is it extraordinarily beautiful,” she says, “but it illustrates how a family who owned and cared for this island made it available for others to enjoy—forever.” All of us who took the walk this year felt how special it was to experience this land outside of time, and look forward to returning. ______Diana Landau is an OCT trustee and edits the newsletter. Another trustee, Jamie Demas, contributed reporting for this story.

Fall/Winter 2018 7 talks & walks Winter/Spring 2019 Speakers Join us at the Orleans Yacht Club for the latest in our series of entertaining and informative talks by local and regional experts. Time, 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Admission free (cash bar); doors open at 6:00 pm.

Cavity Nesters and You Mark Faherty Science coordinator, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Mass Audubon

How can you help cavity-nesting birds—which include woodpeckers, nuthatches, tree swallows, American kestrels, and owls—and attract them to your yard? What’s the mysterious connection between beavers, great blue herons, and cavity-nesting birds? How are bluebirds doing, anyway? Mark Faherty will answer these questions and more in his talk. Learn about the natural history of these birds and where on the Cape you can volunteer to monitor nest boxes. Thursday, January 3, 2019

Birds of Paradox: The Life of Terns Peter Trull Author, teacher, wildlife specialist

Our most graceful seabirds, terns are plunge divers, hovering above the ocean before plunging beak first into the water to snatch silversides, sand eels, even squid and shrimp. Peter Trull has watched, recorded, photographed terns for more than a decade, and his new book is a fascinating exploration of their ways. His talk will include glimpses into the intimate lives of terns, brought to life by his rare and remarkable photographs. Thursday, February 7, 2019

Swirling Currents amid Dynamic Coastal Change Sandy Macfarlane Author; owner and program development director, Coastal Resource Specialists Whales closer to demise; sharks chasing seals chasing fish; turtles stranding; fisheries reeling; shellfish aquaculture expanding rapidly; the Gulf of Maine heating up and the Gulf Stream slowing down—all these things are taking place in the context of dynamic coastal change. With an engaging mix of personal accounts and scientific investigation that entertains as well as informs, Sandy Macfarlane probes the stories behind the headlines. Thursday, March 7, 2019

Team Mola: Understanding the Ocean Sunfish Carol “Krill” Carson Marine biologist; president, New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance The ocean sunfish Mola( mola) is a common visitor to our coastal waters every sum- mer and fall, yet we know little about its biology and ecology. A new community-based project called Team Mola involves Cape Codders in an effort to better understand and protect this endearingly odd-looking species. In her lively and humorous style, Krill Carson will introduce us to the mola, the team’s work, and how you can help. Thursday, April 4, 2019

8 Fall/Winter 2018 walks & talks Winter/Spring 2018 Walks Get to know the open spaces of Orleans on our popular guided walks. They’re free, fun, and appropriate for all ages.

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Three Ponds Walk (Meadow Q Woods Cove Baker’s Pond u Bog, Sarah’s Pond, Twinings Pond) 39 an se Conservation Area t R A 2-hour historical walk and talk d through more than 80 acres of OCT- 1.75-mile walk on adjoining 28 Dav conservation lands around Baker’s is R owned conservation land. Be prepared d for steep slopes and loose stones. Pond, in Orleans and Brewster Sarah’s Meet at 135 Quanset Road, Meet at 80 Baker’s Pond Road, Twining Pond South Orleans Orleans Pond Meadow Saturday, February 9 Friday, May 3 Bog Pond 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 3:00 – 4:30 pm

Help Count the Ducks! Our walk around the East Orleans ponds on December 2 will coincide with the Cape Cod Lake and Pond Waterfowl Survey. Since 1984, the Cape Cod Bird Club has conducted an annual census of waterfowl on Cape ponds and lakes the first weekend in December, on more than 300 water bodies. Join Bob Prescott and other birders for a fun and informative outing. Photo © Bob Kroeger

Preview walks and find trail maps on our website, orleansconservationtrust.org

Fall/Winter 2018 9 landmarks continued from page 3

Comings and Goings In his role as clerk of the board of trustees, Charlie Carlson announced the approval by members of the slate of trustees up for election or re-election, and the latest Nominating Committee. Joining the board is Robert (Bob) Moore, who has long been active in water issues locally (see below). And the board bid an affectionate farewell to longtime trustee Patty Platten, who stepped down after seven years of service. Patty was honored at the meeting with the gift of a framed photograph of her beloved working on fish and wildlife surveys. After Twining’s Pond, generously contributed her AmeriCorps service, she plans to pur- by Hardie Truesdale. As Galligan noted, sue a master’s in wildlife ecology or a re- “We’re not really saying goodbye, because lated field. “I’m excited to be on Cape Cod we know Patty will stay closely involved and give back to the community through with the Trust’s work—we especially hope AmeriCorps,” she says. “I’ve done a lot of she and [her husband] Bob will continue to kayaking and canoeing on New York lakes play a key role in running our events!” and look forward to the chance to kayak on Every year we welcome a new Individ- the saltwater here.” ual Placement volunteer from AmeriCorps Cape Cod. This October, Courtney King joins OCT and will work with us through Top: OCT president Kevin Galligan presents our thank-you gift to next July. A recent graduate of SUNY departing trustee Patty Platten. Geneseo (New York) in biology, Courtney Treasurer Steve Koehler is at left; director Steve O’Grady at right. has interned with the New York State De- Left: AmeriCorps Cape Cod Indi- partment of Environmental Conservation, vidual Placement Courtney King helping with water quality monitoring and will serve with OCT until next July.

Welcome New Trustee Robert Moore

A graduate of Davidson College, Orleans, Bob has devoted his en- Bob earned his JD from the ergies mainly to mediation work University of Virginia Law School. and wastewater issues. He has After military service, he prac- served for six years on the board ticed tax law for forty years with of Cape Mediation and for four the firm of Miller & Chevalier years on the board of Orleans in Washington, DC. In addition Can, and he has been active in to corporate tax litigation, he the Orleans Pond Coalition. He was involved with tax-exempt and his wife, Suzanne, live in East organizations. Since retiring to Orleans.

10 Fall/Winter 2018 managing our lands The Rhythms of Fall By Stephen O’Grady t this time of the year, traffic around town dramatically lessens, salt marshes turn beautiful shades Aof gold, and even the persistent song of the Carolina wren quiets as they begin to hunker down for the winter. It’s also a time when OCT’s land management work kicks into gear. During spring and summer, we’re busy maintaining our trails and keeping invasive plants at bay, but as vegetative growth takes a pause, we can catch up. We clean out dozens of bluebird nest boxes that bear messy evidence of many successful fledglings, and we hope for a freeze that will let us easily access our wood duck boxes for the same chore. We mow about a dozen properties every autumn, totaling about 14 acres. Mowing, as well as the occasional prescribed burn, enables us to maintain increasingly rare early suc- cessional field habitats and to keep woody vegetation and invasive species in check. After a season of vigorous growth, these tasks are both critical and labor-intensive. This October, thanks to a grant from Above: AmeriCorps Cape the CPC and one generous donor, we also Cod members helped added six new trail kiosks on OCT prop- install six new trail kiosks. Left to right: OCT’s erties across town. These sturdy, attractive Andrew Bagnara, Amber stations feature large maps and informa- Andrews, Rachel Hoyt, tion about the Trust and each preserve. Samantha Pierce, Sarah Comstock, Courtney King, Assembling and installing them was a and Samuel Collins. Left: major effort, so we were fortunate to have Prescribed burning at White’s Lane Conserva- AmeriCorps Cape Cod volunteers on the tion Area helps maintain team. Keep an eye out for these kiosks at grassland habitat. our trailheads: you might learn something new about a trail you’ve been walking for budgets for each property. For example, Town of Orleans and a contractor to create years. Or better yet, find a trail you’ve been our land management committee is actively a healthier wet-meadow ecosystem with driving past without knowing it was there! working to solve a harmful stormwater better drainage and fewer invasive species. Fall is also a time when we strategize runoff situation at the Mauch Conser- If you’ve never visited this OCT proper- about land management plans, seeking cre- vation Area on Old Duck Hole Road in ty, stop by some time—the view over the ative ways to fulfill our aims with limited East Orleans. We aim to partner with the marsh is well worth it!

Fall/Winter 2018 11 giving Gifts and Donations Membership Year 2017–2018 From July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, Orleans Conservation honor of” may mark a special occasion or a milestone, or honor a Trust received support from its members and the community person’s service. Gifts “in memory of” celebrate the life of someone in the form of unrestricted donations and restricted gifts, which who has passed away. specifically support land acquisition, land management, or Every gift, in whatever amount and for whatever purpose, educational programs. The Trust also received special gifts made in demonstrates your commitment to conserving land and plays a honor or in memory of someone designated by the giver. Gifts “in vital role in helping OCT fulfill its mission.

Unrestricted Donations & Restricted Gifts Lee and Cecilia Sandwen Joseph Beals Christopher and Gail Scudellari Richard and Jeanne Berdik $10,000 – $99,000 Jamie and Penny Ladd Bruce and Sheryl Wolf Michael Betlinski and Lisa Allen Anonymous (2) John and Deborah Laurino Alfred Bigelow Cape Cod Five Charitable Victor and Gloria Leon $300 – $499 William and Leslie Bigoness Foundation Trust Linda Louis and Ben Susswein Joanne Baldauf Louis and Jeanne Billera Donaldson Brothers, LLC Beth Mahaney Caldwell William and Karen Benjamin George Bissell Timothy and Eliza Earle Larry and Beth Minear Andrew R. and Margaret H. Black Gary Bowden and Mark Ziomek Fields Pond Foundation, Inc. Mark and Nancy O’Leary Robert and Sylvia Cotter Michael and Janet Brink Douglas and Nancy Hinman Vince Ollivier and Kevin Galligan Edith Denney Joanne Broderick Edward L. Hutton Foundation David Patterson and Deborah Allen Eugene and Lucille Dunkin Peter and Melissa Brown Steve and Anne Koehler Bob and Patricia Platten Gerard Grenier and Russell Bruemmer Vincent and Abigail Maddi Robert and Phyllis Rothberg Ellen Snyder-Grenier Lynn Bruneau Walter and Bette Mathews Marsha Salett Hunter and Hildegarde Hannum Andrew and Sally Buffington Barbara Murphy Judy Scanlon and Sigurd Winslow Steven and Moira Hoskins Joanna Buffington Charles and Faye Ruopp Michael and Patricia Schumaecker Robert Howard Bradley Burdick and The Cape Cod Foundation Anne Isbister Patricia Manning $5,000 – $9,999 Gregory and Andrea Thomajan Candace Jans John and Janet Swan Bush Andrew and Gwen Barnard Richard Walton and Susan Olsen Leonard and Patricia Johnson Thomas and Giselle Cahalan Brooks Family Charitable Trust Frederick and Lisa West Jerome and Joan Karter Anthony and Barbara Caldamone Norman and Polly Edmonson James and Susan Lawrence Suzanne and Phyllis Calsson John and Alison Ferring $500 – $999 Amy Longsworth Robert and Nancy Campbell John Smith and Susan Meisinger Anonymous (1) Scott and Robin McIntyre Andrew and Alison Carey Robert Prescott Andrew and Iliza Bartels Page McMahan William and Dorothy Carr William and Cynthia Treene Katherine H. Brophy John and Hannelore Meyer Paul and Virginia Carrington Jim and Carol Brown Kristian and Margot Mineau James and Nancy Case $1,000 – $4,999 Jeff and Susan Cahill Paul and Jean Minus Susan Clayton Anonymous (1) Jamie Demas and Eugene Chang Bob and Lyn Oleksiak Coastal Engineering Joshua Arnow and Elyse Arnow Brill Robert and Sandra Clark Erica and Francisco Parra Moncrieff Cochran and Stephen Brodeur Jane and Marvin Corlette Paul and Elizabeth Perkowski Sheila Bonnell William and Nancy Brotherton Jeffrey Cusack Elie and Mary Rivollier Thomas and Liz Coleman Cape Cod Coastal Realty Peter and Constance Deeks James and Diane Sapienza Brian and Joan Condon Charlie and Susan Carlson Eric Dicke David and Nancy Shactman Christopher and Susan Conniff Ruth and R. Loring Carlson Therese Galligan Elfriede Silkin Doug and Laurel Costa David and Susan Chandler Lewis Garrett and Mary Jane Dutton Snow and Sons, Inc. Andrew and Margaret Covell Richard and Suzanne Costa Alan and Virginia George Stanley H. and Bonnie Snow Jeffrey and Lois Cox Robert and Rigney Cunningham Herbert and Anne Gullquist Steven Suchecki and Jane Ames Chris and Diana Crighton Paul and Sharon Davis Robert Hodapp and John and Diana Crimmins Richard Debs and Elisabeth Dykens $100 – $299 Richard and Elizabeth Cryer Barbara Knowles-Debs Alan and Pat Long Anonymous (14) Berkeley and Louise Cue Dawson and Virginia Farber William L. and Kathryn A. Medford Lorraine Ackerman Mary Jane Curran and Eric T. and Heidi Franzen Robert and Suzanne Moore Helen Addison Donald Cameron Friends of Pleasant Bay Robert and Virginia Mullin Bruce and Amy Albert Stephen and Kathleen Czick Stephanie Gaskill Michael and Ellen Mulroney George Allen Emerson Davis Gary and Karen Gregg Nancy Noonan Allianz Global Investors Steven and Joyce Davis John Hall Kevin and Lynn O’Connell Neil and Maura Alt Michael Day Harbor Lights Foundation Anthony J. and Karen M. Pierson Architectural Design, Inc. Suzanne Dean Joseph and Kathryn Imler Alice Prince Donald Bachman and Karen Back James and Stephanie DeFilippo Mariner Kemper Charles and Sally Proctor Samuel and Elizabeth Ball Richard and Karin Delaney Mark P. Kritzman and John and Patricia Reohr Richard and George-Anne Barnes Helen Delano and Noel Potter, Jr. Elizabeth H. Gorman Linda and Leonard Rosen Christopher and Kathy Barry Elizabeth deLima 12 Fall/Winter 2018 giving

Greg DeLory and Diana Landau Lauren Kuby Stephen and Tracey Salley Charles and Marcia Bechtold Roger and Sandra Deromedi Charles Lada and Stacey Kennon Gail Samuelson Else Bergkvist Norman and Joy Deschene Paul and Lucy LaFleche Paul and Mary Elizabeth Sandman Elsa Bevan Joseph and Margaret Digiovanni Neal and Marilyn Leleiko Pam and Rob Schultz Lynn Blanchard Janice Donovan Garner and Marilyn LeStage Roy Setterlund and Deb Mariani Janet Bobit Charles and Betsy Dow Richard and Barbara LeStage Aryeh Shander and Suzanne Bogdanoff David and Pam Driscoll David and Janet Levesque Susan Sherlock Shander Donald and Karen Bogert Lydia Moore Du Pertuis Alan and Elizabeth Levitt Melvin and Karena Slotnick Nicholas and Sonja Bono John Dugan and Carol Baffi-Dugan Lydia Littlefield and Robert Danz Jeffrey Smith James and Susan Brickey Lyn Duncan Esther Lobo Dean and Nina Smith Mary Lou Brier Michael and Karen Dunne Jean and Richard Lucas Richard B. and Barbara Smith Gail Briere Richard and Linda Edie Frederick and Victoria Luft Peter and Susanne Smith Carolyn Broman Susan Edwards Edward and Mary Lynch Jeffrey Smith and Alice Ungethuem Sarah Brooks Harry and Pamela Edwards Donald MacKenzie David and Susan Snider Thomas Bryan and Jean Olson David and Cynthia Egli Roderick MacNeil Henry Spadaccia and Patricia Perry George Buckley David and Lucy Emerson John Makowske Lawrence and Anne Spaulding Patricia Canavan and Matthew Rowe Richard and Christine Emerson Scott and Janice Marble Eric and Lauren Spengler Robert and Barbara Carey David and Laura Erickson Nick and Stephanie Mazzarese Andrew Stern Malcolm and Jill Carlisle Megan Geist Fates Alan and Fran McClennen Leo Swift and Amy Auerbach Peter and Deborah Carter Arthur and Susan Ferrara David and Denise McConney Merle and Michael Tarnow Joseph and Susan Catalano Daniel and Franca Filomeno John and Maura McCormack Janet Taylor Lee G. and Jane A. Chirgwin Bob and Mary Beth Fincke Kenneth and Gussie McKusick Robert and Judith Terry Susan Christie Rick and Joan Francolini Donald and Martine McLaughlin Brooks Thayer Michael and Sarah Ciampa Douglas and Dianne Fromm Paul and Kathleen McNulty Richard and Ann Thompson Kevin and Elaine Clements Betsy Furtney Emily Messersmith Michael and Susan Thonis Susan Cochran and David Larkin John Furtney Levi Milenkowic B. Philippe Tinmouth Teresa Cochran English and Jim Gage and Lynne Johnson Gage Susan Milton and Cynthia Eagar John and Amelia Trautwein Dan English Christopher Galazzi Lida Miner Kenneth and Jill Trehub Richard B. and Wendy Kahn Cohen Steven Gass and Beverly White Christopher Mines and Andrew and Benjye Troob Roslyn B. Coleman GE Foundation Lisa Fitzgibbons Jonathan Vaughan and Sharon Hayes Allison Coleman Aldo and Pamela Giacco Henry Minis Homer and Elizabeth Walker David and Gail Colglazier Allen and Martha Gibbs Allen and Paula Mitchell Bob and Jean Warneke William Colling and Pamela Weiler Brian and Amy Hedler Gillespie Clark and Prudence Montgomery Stephen Wasby Richard and Linda Colville Steven Gilmore and Walter and Nancy Morgan Elizabeth Wentworth Nancy Cook Margaret Downey George and Carolann Najarian Joseph and Linda White John D. and Barbara A. Cotnam Glen and Lisa Giovannetti Namequoit Sailing Association John Whitesides Timothy R. and Carol B. Counihan Phillip K. and Diana Goodwin Stephen and Kristine Nasinnyk William Wibel Chester and Janet Crabtree Elizabeth Greenman and James and Minna Nathanson Gretchen Wiedie John and Holly Cratsley Linda Knight Nancy Neal Paul and Maureen Wiencek Jay Cronin Richard and Sarah Gregory George and Patricia Neher Robert and Judy Wilkinson CyberGrants, Inc. Kenneth and Colleen Gubala Kingsley and Lynn Nelson Guy and Amy Williamson David and Marian Dalgarn Carol Hackett Walter North and Judy Ryon Lois Witt George and Elizabeth Danis Rafe and Debbie Hamilton Timothy and Susan O’Connor Frank and Mary Wojciechowski Bill Demarest Clyde and Anne Hanyen Andrew and Coleen Oleski Alan and Barbara Wolfert Richard and Jane d’Entremont David and Margaret Harris Leon Osterweil and Lori Clarke Bruce Wolff and Linda Miller Roslyn Diamond and Herb Heidt and Eliza McClennen Mark S. and Patricia Ostrem Thomas Woodward Michael Harnett David and Ellen Herrick Richard and Carol Paskiewicz James and Janet Yeutter Richard and Carol Diforio Susan Hetzel Jerome Perkins Lee Ziegler-Prouty Steve and Lori Director Susan Hobday Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Peter and Judith Zimmerman Christopher Donner Daniel Hopkins David and Susan Pieciak Sara Drew Eugene and Mary Hornsby Amos and Tami Pike Under $100 Christie Due Turner John Huehnergard Robert Plumb III and Laura Plumb Anonymous (24) Richard and Jane Eccles Michael and Maria Iacovelli J. Emile and Pamela Poirier Constance Ahlstrom Anne and Kelly Anne Ekstrom Richard Iandoli Donald and Nettie Pond Lee and Dolores Alberti Dana and Lynne Eldridge Burton and Eleanor Jaffe Bancroft and Mary Poor Mary Ann Allard Bill and Sally Elliott Thomas and Jacqueline Jurkowski Scott and Nancy Powers Peter and Marsha Allgeier Julia Enroth Jack and Cynthia Kadzik James and Janice Price Paul and Marjorie Ammann Willard and Kathleen Enteman Bertram and Martha Kantor Kenneth and Susan Read-Brown Mark and Sue Aquino Stephen and Beverly Estes-Smargiassi Robert Keegan and Cheryl Kimball Janet and Patrick Regan Charles and Elfriede Ashby Lynn Evans and Neal Carney Alan and Catherine Keener Kate Roby Joan Barnett Robert and Celine Fahey Helen Kelsey Frederick H. Roessle Elsie-Mary Barnett John and Patricia Fallender Kelsey Family Foundation Edward and Gail Rogers Ralph and Maryellen Barone William and June Farnham Daniel and Jayne Kim Albert and Mary Grace Rook Tom and Lea Barrett David and Mary Fenton John and Patricia Kimpel Ken and Patricia Rowell Robert and Lorraine Barry Thomas W. and Mary Finan Dick and Dee Kling Mefford Runyon and Bonny Sarah Bartholomew and Elaine Flanigan Ronald and Cindy Kowalski Campbell-Runyon Randy Gallagher Susan Flaws Fall/Winter 2018 13 giving

Theodore W. and Patricia Foot Paul and Eleanor Marinaccio Chad and Susan Small Anne Louise Link Donaldson Katherine B. Fox Kurt Martin Donald and Linda Smith Brooks Family Charitable Trust Jennifer Franzen Joan Mayer Paul Sorkin Donaldson Brothers, LLC Albarosa and Kenneth Gandolfi Mary Ellen McAndrews Judith and Kathryn Spellacy Barbara Gannon Gerard and Theresa McCarthy Howard E. Steilen and David I. Granger Cameron and Barbara Gardella Walter and Carol McClennen Marguerite Martin Michael and Ellen Mulroney Bill and Judy Gardiner W. Bradley and Nancy McConkey John and Dottie Stenner David and Laurie Gengarelly Roger McDaniel and Joan Morgan Kevin and Joyce Stone Gainie and Ed Hutton Marc Goldburg and William McGrath John and Anne Stradal Edward L. Hutton Foundation Elizabeth Noerdlinger James and Colleen McGregor Jeffrey Talmadge and Leonard I. and Maria Goldstein Bruce L. and Nancy R. McKinstry Joan Reese Talmadge Fred Murphy Carolyn Granlund John and Dinah Mellin Christopher and Susan Tapscott Barbara Murphy Pete and Sandy Griffiths J. Stephen and Ana Mernick Denny and Christine Teason Bruce and Linda Haas Gilbert and Elizabeth Merritt Charles and Susan Thompson Charlotte Brooks Read Winifred Harris Anita Mewherter Bobbie Thomsen Alfred Bigelow John Hax and Carolyn Ackerman Ronald and Diane Mgrdichian Richard and Maryann L. Troy Lynn Blanchard Rachia Heyelman Patricia Montgomery James and Carolyn Turnbull Janet Bobit Andrea Hibbert Steve Morrison Richard and Mary Utt Jim and Carol Brown Cheryl Hoenemeyer Priscilla Morrison Anthony Vagnucci and Anjali Kumar John and Holly Cratsley Thomas Hoffmann Lara Slifka Peter and Alice Van Oot George and Elizabeth Danis Stanley and Linda Holden Raymond Nash Janet Van Tassel and Steve Park Bruce and Linda Haas Richard and Jo-Anne Hood Edward and Ellen Noonan Edward and Bernice Vangiezen John Huehnergard Stephen A. Hopkins Melora B. North and Steve Peno Thomas and Lisa Vilardi Bruce Kohler and Ellen Emerson Star Hopkins Melora North Glenn and Christine Warren Lauren Kuby Phebe Houghton Brian Nussdorfer Keith and Louise Wasley Murnie Leary Sieglinde Hughes John and Helen Page Renate Wasserman Brian Nussdorfer Jarvis and Judith Hunt Robert and Sandra Parry William and Judith Weil Gail Parsly IBM Matching Grants Gail Parsly David Wiener Bancroft and Mary Poor Richard and Joanne Ingwall E. Donald and Joanne Patterson John and Helga Williams Kate Roby Richard and Marcia Johannesen Robert Pavone Robert and Catherine Wissmann Roberta Rosenberg John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. Robert Payne Christopher and Mary Wolf Paul Sorkin Elliott and Nancy Johnson Gregory Peach and Lynn Conover John Woodford Anthony Vagnucci and Anjali Kumar Harry and Lynn Johnson Bruce and Margaret Pelton Charles Woodward Glenn and Christine Warren Peter and Ellie Johnson Michael and Jennifer Peters Morton and Meredith Young Robert and Elizabeth Jones Stephan C. and Elizabeth A. Phillips Lawrence and Patricia Young Mary Janeth Scanlon Erik and Sandra Jorgensen Daniel Pokaski Robert and Gloria Zalosh Dean and Nina Smith John and Elizabeth Lamalfa Kelly Norma Quine Bryant and Marcia Zanko John and Mary Kelsey Robin Ragsdale In honor of Marion Kennedy Clifton R. and Arleen Read Richard and Gladys Kenney Ronald and Linda Reed SPECIAL GIFTS Susan and David Chandler Rita and Judith Kenney William and Susan Reiher In memory of Roderick MacNeil Stephen Kirby Gerd and Duncan Ritchie Karen Kishpaugh Mark Robinson Robert and Jane Bartels Debbie Fellman Eliot and Millicent Knight Ernie and Anita Rogers Andrew and Iliza Bartels Thomas and Liz Coleman Mildred Knop William and Jean Romeo Bruce Kohler and Ellen Emerson Roberta Rosenberg William Bevan Betsy Furtney Donald and Janet Kowalsky Joshua Rosenbloom and Elsa Bevan John Furtney Howard and Jane G. Kucks Leslie Bennett Harbor Lights Foundation Sandra Ladd Alvin and Pamela Ruttgers Beth Minear Richard and Maryann Landino Ryder & Wilcox Jack and Betty Cullen Gretchen Wiedie Norman and Judith Lasca Eugene L. and Joan Saklad Alan and Catherine Keener Gail Meyers Lavin Kelly Sattman Stephen Minus Richard Lawler Eric Schlesinger and Susan Peterson Clotilde Davis Nancy Bolton Joan Leary John and Susan Schmuck Aryeh Shander and Susan Hetzel Murnie Leary Jan and Sandra Schneider Susan Sherlock Shander Catharine Lederhaas H. Bruce and Susan Lederhouse John and Barbara Sciarra David Light Betsy Anne Seel Harriet DeWitt Doris Prescott Oneida Lillis William and Jean Semple Nancy Bolton Robert Prescott Martha Gray Livingston Daniel and Judith Shay Susan Hetzel Paul and Vicki Longo John and Maureen Shine Catharine Lederhaas Alice S. Prince Edward and Anne Longton Jeffrey and Sarah Short Daniel Hopkins Barry and Anne Lupton Elisabeth Short Helen Dicke Donald and Julie Mackie William and Mary Ann Siclari Susan Cochran and David Larkin John and Joan Ragsdale Jeffrey and Anne Magnavita David Silberberg and Stephen Kirby Arthur and Diane Maher Joseph Silberberg-Edwards Emily Messersmith Donald Marchitto Robert Singer and Sandra Rhodes Robin Ragsdale 14 Fall/Winter 2018 supporting the trust continued from page 4 autumn high-tide bushes (aka marsh elder) are laden with white blossoms—a living memorial to the relationship between a land trust and a family.

Anne Link Donaldson As reported here in 2016, when Anne Link Donaldson passed, the Trust and the whole conservation community lost one of its staunchest supporters. During her retirement, from 1985 through 2006, Anne served on the Orleans Conser- vation Commission, Orleans Open Space Committee, the Barnstable County Conser- vation Board, and on the board of Orleans Conservation Trust for 18 years. Anne and her husband, David, helped support the Trust’s acquisitions of the Whit- lock property on Tonset Road (for our Woods Cove) and parcels in Namequoit Bog, among others. “She always wanted to walk those properties—bushwhack is more like it—before the actual fundrais- ing or purchase,” notes Vince Ollivier. When Anne made a posthumous gift to OCT, her sons noti- fied the Trust in an eloquent letter detailing her life in conserva- tion. It concluded, “This bequest is given to help preserve the Cape she knew and loved. … It is a means by which she can continue Meadow Bog Pond (in foreground), with Quanset Pond and Pleasant Bay her lifelong commitment to conserving the open space we all need in the distance. Land to the east (left) was sold to OCT by the Brooks family. Below: Shoreline of Meadow Bog Pond in fall. Photo © by Hardie for our preservation.” The family also asked that donations in her Truesdale. memory be directed to OCT’s land acquisition fund. And even after becoming a life member, she continued to send in Charlotte Brooks Read her membership dues each year. The family of Charlotte Brooks Read also requested memorial gifts ______to OCT in lieu of flowers when she passed this May. Once again, Former OCT vice president Vincent A. Ollivier was a key it marked a long life of service to conservation (and to the larger contributor to this report. world) by a remarkable woman. “Charlotte’s deep love of the out- doors grew from her childhood family summers on Cape Cod,” her obituary noted. Her father was Judge Lawrence Graham Brooks, who had long owned property on Pleasant Bay in South Orleans. “She loved skippering the Quawk, her father’s catboat. She taught her children and grandchildren to sail, and regularly impressed them with her knowledge of flowers, bird songs, and the night sky.” Charlotte made substantial gifts to the Trust over the years, most notably enabling OCT in 2005 to purchase 6.6 acres of Brooks family land for what has become the Meadow Bog Pond Conservation Area. She also contributed significantly to the acqui- sition of nearby parcels around Twining’s Pond and Eelman’s Point on the Narrows—all helping to sustain the health of Pleasant Bay.

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