Association to Preserve Cape Cod

Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Inc. 2011 Annual Report P.O. Box 398, 3010 Main Street Barnstable, MA 02630 Never Forgotten & Still Making a Difference

Maggie Geist retired as executive director of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod in 2011. For a dozen years, Maggie steered our organization over many challenges and established her reputation as both a passionate environmentalist and a creative businesswoman. Capewind, county government reform, the Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project, the Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve on 15,000 acres of the Massachusetts Military Reservation, the No Discharge Area designation for Cape Cod Bay and, most of all, clean water were all positively impacted by her proactive style. She is still working with APCC developing a regional wastewater plan.

Maggie led APCC and lives her life by the creed instilled upon her by her mom: “Leave the world a better place than you found it.”

In her honor, the board of directors established the Geist Internship. The Geist Internship is intended to be a perpetual fund established to permit APCC to help train the next generation of environmental scientists, planners, engineers and creative thinkers. Each summer APCC will hire a promising college student to work on a project to help preserve Cape Cod. The fund is over one third the way toward being a self-perpetuating dedicated fund for this purpose. Member generosity, especially from current and past board members, made this possible. Programs & Projects Marine Invasive Species Monitoring: Over the past decade, many non-native marine plants and animals have arrived in coastal waters, often out- competing local species. Although there are no tried and true methods for eradicating invasive species, it is possible to reduce their numbers and their spread through public education and monitoring. APCC began a regional program to train volunteers to identify marine invasives at docks and other likely areas. A public education program was initiated to alert boat owners and others to be on the lookout for these species. Monitoring and program updates will be ongoing.

Massachusetts Bays Program: Since 2006, APCC has been the host organization for the Massachusetts Bays Program (MBP) on Cape Cod, one of 28 National Estuary Programs established under the Clean Water Act. As such, APCC provides technical assistance to towns to help them meet regional goals meant to protect and enhance the coastal health and heritage of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays. In 2011 APCC: • Assisted applicants and recipients with the new MBP Applied Research and Planning Grants (four awarded to Cape Cod in the last two years). APCC’s grant-writing assistance and support has brought in an estimated $2.8 million in grant support to Cape Cod Bay towns and organizations. • Worked with the Barnstable County Coastal Resources Committee (CRC) to review the Cape Cod Ocean Management District of Critical Planning Concern. • Worked with the CRC to support the Cape Cod Dredge Working Group. • Initiated a new Aquatic Invasive Monitoring Program for Cape Cod. Funding for the program was provided by a grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust. • Expanded the APCC Herring Monitoring Program to several new communities and worked with NOAA and state Division of Marine Fisheries to support uniform herring count methodology. • Continued to assist towns and restoration agencies with identification of potential restoration projects, project coordination and coordination of resources. Water Quality and Wastewater Infrastructure: APCC continued to advocate for a comprehensive regional approach to providing needed wastewater infrastructure on Cape Cod. APCC believes that a watershed-based approach is the only way to ensure that water quality is restored in our bays and estuaries and that the cost is kept as low as possible. APCC created a set of guiding principles for development of such a plan for adoption by APCC’s board of directors. APCC is also working with regional leaders on developing the needed data for the various components of such a comprehensive plan. Among these components are additional information on costs of infrastructure under different build out scenarios and costs of managing on-site wastewater treatment systems under a regional plan, density maps indicating areas where different configurations of wastewater infrastructure would be feasible and maps illustrating areas where wastewater disposal is possible. Another component is evaluating the options for spreading the costs of infrastructure as broadly as possible in order to make it more affordable.

The Conservation Law Foundation and the Coalition for Buzzards Bay filed two lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging that the EPA has failed to enforce the Clean Water Act. APCC is prepared to respond to any contingencies required by this suit or potential settlement. This possibility adds urgency to the need to develop a comprehensive plan that will meet the needs of Cape Cod while satisfying any court decree.

APCC is also cognizant that our long-standing method of using water to dispose of wastes is not viable over the long term. In the short term, we must use a number of conventional treatment plants with high nitrogen removal capabilities to meet the state’s water quality standards. But, we need to plan for a future where innovative ways to treat and dispose of wastewater—ways that are capable of meeting stringent nitrogen-reduction standards—are used for the vast majority of Cape residences. Climate changes including sea level rise and precipitation changes add even more complexity to the challenge. This is an ongoing endeavor. Updated Bottle Bill:

APCC has been an advocate of efforts to update the state’s existing beverage container law, which requires a refundable deposit on carbonated beverage containers. A proposed revision to the law, known as the “updated bottle bill,” would expand the deposit to other containers, such as bottled water, juices and sports drinks. These products make up an increasing amount of the state’s non-recycled waste stream.

Pesticide and Fertilizer Reduction Program:

APCC initiated the first step in a program to reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizers across Cape Cod. The Cape’s sensitive water resources are particularly vulnerable to potential impacts from different forms of contamination, including contamination from the application of these products. Before an education and outreach campaign begins, an effort is underway to better understand the types and amounts of pesticides and fertilizers used in the region by businesses, homeowners, utilities and various levels of government. In 2011 APCC conducted a literature review of pesticide and fertilizer use across the country. The review revealed a wide discrepancy in published reports on rates of use and on the list of products being studied. One general conclusion was reached: most people do use pesticides in some form, although many reports failed to provide important details such as distinguishing between indoor and outdoor uses. One frightening discovery is that the household garden shed is frequently the repository of not only dangerous chemicals but also chemicals that have been banned from use.

Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR):

APCC serves on the Science Advisory Panel of the Environmental Management Committee charged with ensuring that military training on the upper 15,000 acres of the MMR does not threaten water resources or wildlife habitat. APCC also serves on the Civilian Community Committee that provides community input into development proposals on the MMR. Cape Cod Critical Habitats Atlas: In 1990, APCC published an atlas and accompanying guidebook of critical habitats on Cape Cod. This atlas has been used by regulatory agencies, towns and land trusts during the decades since its publication. APCC began an update of this atlas in 2010 because there is more information about habitats and natural communities than there was two decades ago, yet there is no single source for this accumulation of information. In addition, most of the natural community types on Cape Cod have not been mapped. APCC is also convinced that regulations on the state, regional and local levels do not adequately protect the plant and animal communities and habitats that constitute Cape Cod’s natural heritage. It is our hope that spotlighting these habitats will help advance their conservation. APCC is in the process of collecting data for mapping the atlas pilot project, which focused on the town of Brewster, as well as the maps for the coastal habitats that are part of the Massachusetts Bay region. APCC hopes to complete the atlas in the next 18 to 24 months.

Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project (CCWRRP): In 2009, APCC’s advocacy resulted in Congressional authorization of a 10-year, $30 million federal project to restore 1,500 acres of degraded salt marshes, migratory fish runs that support 4,200 acres of spawning habitat and 7,300 acres of shellfish habitat on Cape Cod. In 2010, $6.5 million in start-up funds were released by Congress that enabled the first 47 of the individual restoration projects within the CCWRRP to commence. Unfortunately, due to the current economic and political climate, Photo By CapeLawyer.com the federal program under which the project was authorized was defunded in 2011. Although the 47 projects that are in the construction process will be completed, the future of the rest of this very large and important project is in jeopardy. On the positive side, the CCWRRP is seen as a national model for watershed restoration in the federal government and among national watershed advocacy groups. Therefore, there is a great deal of interest in finding a way to continue some level of funding. APCC has undertaken several courses of action to sustain interest in the program. We have developed a broad-based regional coalition in support of the CCWRRP, and have established strong channels of communication with our Congressional delegation to explore and implement strategies for funding portions of the project and eventually restoring full funding of the federal program. APCC will also work with national advocacy groups to coordinate efforts to restore funding. The initial 47 projects are due to be completed no later than December 2012, while advocacy for additional funding will continue as necessary. Herring River Restoration Committee:

APCC continued to coordinate the work of the committee that is charged with developing the regulatory documents necessary for the restoration of the 1,100-acre Herring River and salt marsh system in Wellfleet and Truro, which was diked in the early part of the 20th century. A major task that is underway is developing a matrix of possible impacts from the different restoration scenarios that are being studied. The environmental impact report is expected to be issued in the summer of 2012.

Stony Brook Salt Marsh, Brewster:

APCC has provided project management and technical assistance to the town of Brewster as part of a multi-year effort to restore the critically important Stony Brook salt marsh and herring run. APCC has been asked to extend monitoring of the marsh for an additional year in order to better document effects of the restoration effort. Stony Brook is a model for federal, state, local and non-profit cooperation. Our 2011 efforts received the Coastal America Partnership Award.

Herring Run Monitoring Program: APCC expanded its management and technical assistance of herring run counts on Cape Cod. In addition to Stony Brook in Brewster, we are involved in counts at the Pilgrim Lake run in Orleans, the Herring River in Wellfleet, Herring River in Harwich, Mill Creek and Upper Shawme Pond in Sandwich, Cedar Lake and Coonamessett River in Falmouth, the Quashnet and Mashpee rivers in Mashpee and Red Brook in Bourne. APCC is in the process of developing a simple webform for herring run monitors to submit their data electronically. This improvement would dramatically decrease the amount of time it takes for data entry and allow us to focus on data analysis.

Photo By CapeLawyer.com Volunteer Salt Marsh Monitoring Program: APCC expanded its volunteer-based salt marsh monitoring program, training citizen volunteers to gather data on 18 marshes that are slated for restoration or that have been restored. This successful program not only provides valuable information for salt marsh restoration planners, it also creates environmental stewardship within the community.

Agricultural Lands Project: APCC completed its in-depth analysis of the historical record and present day status of farming on Cape Cod, impediments to farming, and future opportunities for the protection and enhancement of Cape Cod farming. The results were published and are available on our website. We began advocating for implementation of the many recommendations made in the report to improve the future of farming on Cape Cod.

Natural Resource Protection Zoning: APCC introduced the innovative Natural Resource Protection Zoning (NRPZ) model to Cape Cod and was instrumental in its successful adoption in Brewster in 2009. NRPZ significantly reduces density and preserves open space in sensitive natural resource areas using concepts that are new to Massachusetts. Since then, APCC has brought NRPZ to Harwich, where it has been incorporated into a proposed smart growth bylaw that matches compact mixed-use development in an existing commercial district with density reduction and resource protection in the surrounding outlying areas using NRPZ. The proposed zoning changes were drafted after numerous community outreach meetings with residents, business owners, property owners and town officials. The report has been submitted to the Harwich Planning Board. Regional Development Review: As the Cape’s leading environmental advocacy organization, a vital part of APCC’s work is to monitor, review and comment on development proposals and other projects that could pose a threat to Cape Cod’s natural resources and regional character. APCC is the only nonprofit environmental organization on the Cape that does this work. This component of our program is an ongoing effort that is responsive to the timing of development proposals and local, regional, state and federal regulatory processes.

State Zoning Reform: APCC continues to be a leader in state efforts to change Massachusetts’ outdated and ineffective zoning, subdivision and planning statutes. APCC and our partners are working with sponsors in the state legislature on a bill that can be successfully adopted into law. A draft of the bill is currently under consideration by the legislature.

APCC Internships: APCC trains the next generation of environmental scientists, advocates, planners and lawyers. Each summer we offer multiple paid opportunities for college undergraduate and graduate students to spend time in the unique learning laboratory that we know as Cape Cod. In 2011, the board of directors created a new funded internship to honor our revered past executive director, Maggie Geist. The Geist Internship will commence in the summer of 2012. Active Collaborations

Barnstable County Coastal Resources Committee (CRC): The CRC is appointed by the Barnstable County Commissioners to address regional coastal issues, and also serves as the local governance committee of the Massachusetts Bays Program. APCC provides staffing for the CRC and helps coordinate its work.

Cape Cod Business Roundtable (BRT): APCC is the founding organization and coordinator of the Cape Cod Business Roundtable, a group of civic leaders who meet regularly to address regional issues. The group focuses on growth management by advocating for directing growth to existing town centers and away from natural resource areas, and for the development of wastewater infrastructure solutions that will meet regional needs. The BRT believes that water resources, housing, transportation, economic development and the environment are critical regional issues that are best addressed in a coordinated regional manner. The BRT’s recommendation that county government be changed to more effectively address pressing regional issues led to the creation of a county government review committee. The Photo By CapeLawyer.com BRT participated in public hearings for the county government review, provided testimony and offered input throughout the process. 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Sohns Edith M. Strauss Mr. Walter Kuehl Mr. & Mrs. Keith D. Osborn Ms Nancy B. Soulette B. Jean Thomas Dr. Edith Kurzweil Florien & Betsy Palmer Charles & Lindsay Spooner Ruth Tremer Mrs. Marion P. La Sala Anita & John Parker Hamilton & Mim Sporborg Herbert & Helen Whitlock Mrs. Janet H. Laine* Ms Carolyn Parmenter* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Stetson* Ann & Peter Lambertus Mrs. Elizabeth G. Parmentier* David & Deborah Steven In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Roger F. Landry Dr. & Mrs. V. Adrian Parsegian Ms Alice F. Stewart Sandy Bayne Doug & Dianne Langeland Barry, Deirdre & Jack Paster Mr. & Mrs. Jason C. Stone Barrie M. Burton Mr. & Mrs. Louis S. Larrey, Jr. Mr. Richard E. Payne & Ms Deborah Siegal Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stoyle Ed DeWitt Ms Becky Lash Davie & Chris Peck Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Strick Maggie Geist Mr. Barry R. Lavoie Mr. & Mrs. Bertram Perkel Mrs. Louise B. Stupack Alex Gottlieb Ms Deborah G. Law Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Philbrick* Mrs. Marjorie K. Sturm Jonathan and Katie Moore Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Lebach Ms Ruth K. Phillips Ms Vicki Sudhalter Patricia Parmenter Mr. Bernard J. Lechner Mr. Frederick W. Phinney* Coastal Engineering Co.* Brenda and Gabriel Riontino Atty Sarah E. Leclaire & Anthony & Karen Pierson Peter & Nancy Summers Tony Sager Ms Rosemary Monahan Larry & Pat Plummer Mr. Lawrence Susnow Mike Shields Ms Audrey J. Lenk* Mr. Dennis N. Poissant Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd B. Swaim Sharon Vecesey and Thomas Miner Ms Anne M. Lennon* Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Pond, Jr. Mrs. Alice C. Swift Winnie Woods Jim & Paula Lieb Ms Nancy B. Poor Mr. & Mrs. Ete Z. Szuts Mr. & Mrs. Lennart Lindberg Mrs. Hitt Potter Mr. Carter R. Tallman In Kind Donations Curtis & Joan Lippincott Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Powers, Jr.* Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tarnow Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines Mrs. Barbara L. Lisman Mr. Frederic Presbrey Mr. & Mrs. John T. Tate Curley Direct Mail Arthur & Susan Lloyd Mr. John S. Price Steve & Peg Tenczar Falmouth Toyota Ms Eileen D. Logan Mr. Donald C. Procter Mrs. Valerie H. Tew Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Longsworth Mr. & Mrs. Bernard R. Proia William F. & Claire G. Thompson Drs. Alfred A. & Joan R. Lucco Mrs. Kellie Quinn Mr. & Mrs. Rich Thorpe * Scallop Society recognizes 25 or Mrs. Irene A. Luebke Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Rabbio Ms Margaret K. Tivey more years of membership Dee & Bruce Lundberg Ms Mary C. Rapaport Ms Martha A. Tripp* Mr. Eugene C. Luschei Mr. Edward B. Rastetter Mr. Bruce Tripp Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Lynch* Red Lily Pond Project Association Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Valiela* Mrs. Marilyn M. Macleod Ms Ann B. Reece John & Frederica Valois Foundations Cape Cod Five Charitable Foundation/Regional Government Study Cape Cod Foundation, Elizabeth Garner Martin Fund/Ponds in Peril Herman Foundation/General Support Mary-Louise Eddy & Ruth N. Eddy Foundation/Cape Cod Critical Habitats Atlas/Monitoring Program in Brewster Prospect Hill Foundation/General Support The Friendship Fund/Cape Cod Critical Habitats Atlas/Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring Contracts Cape Cod Conservation District/Herring River Restoration Project/Salt Marsh Monitoring Project Division of Ecological Restoration/Salt Marsh Monitoring/Technical Support Services Massachusetts Bays Program/Regional Technical Support Services Massachusetts Environmental Trust/Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring Program North South River Watershed Association/Herring Count Program Town of Brewster/Stony Brook NOAA Monitoring Town of Wellfleet/Mayo Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Feasibility Study Financials 2011 (Unaudited)

Staff Board of Directors Maggie Geist - Executive Director (Ret. Sept. 2011) Susan L. Shephard, Falmouth (Term expires 2013) Ed DeWitt - Executive Director (Oct. 2011 - Present) Retired as President 2011 - Elected Clerk 2011 Don Keeran - Assistant Director John Parker, Cummaquid (Term expires 2012) Tara Nye - Staff Biologist Retired as Vice President 2011 - Elected President 2011 Jo Ann Muramoto - Senior Scientist/Mass Bays Robert Cunningham, Orleans (Term expires 2013) Program Regional Coordinator Treasurer Katherine Beauchamp - Project Specialist Molly Hidden, East Orleans** Retired Clerk 2011 Laura Curry - Information Services Director Kristin Andres, Chatham (Term expires 2012) Everett Kiefer - Clerk and Receptionist Sandy Bayne, Eastham (Term expires 2013) Lauren Powers - Grants Manager Simon Bloomfield, Brewster ** Patrick Frye - Membership Field Coordinator Michael Corrigan, Chatham (Term expires 2013) Bridget Renaud - Bookkeeper Anne Ekstrom, Bourne (Term expires 2014) Carl De Puy - Summer Salt Marsh Intern Jean Mangiafico, Chatham (Term expires 2012) Josh Helms - Summer Salt Marsh Intern Jonathan Moore, Orleans (Term expires 2012) Erin Daniels - AmeriCorps Volunteer Mark Nelson, West Barnstable (Term expires 2013) Erica Parra, Orleans (Term expires 2013) Mark H. Robinson, Cotuit (Term expires 2013) Daniel Webb, Falmouth* (Term expires 2014) * Elected to Board in 2011 43rd Annual Meeting held August 24, 2011 Jean A. Young, North Chatham (Term expires 2012) ** Retired from Board in 2011 Create an APCC Legacy for Future Generations Charitable planned gifts are critically important to our efforts to protect the unique beauty and fragile environment of Cape Cod. They provide a source of support that is not subject to fluctuations in the economy. They come from loyal members who are committed to the work APCC does and they come from people like you!

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