Wasque Reservation News Today

The Edgartown conservation commission voted this week to continue its review and public hearing for the Trustees of Reservations’ application to sell over-sand vehicle (OSV) permits for its Chappaquiddick properties. Since the fall filing of two separate notices of intent for OSV use on Leland Beach/ Wasque Reservation and Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, The Trustees […]

The seal ...is one of nine other reported seal strandings on Martha’s Vineyard already this month, three times what was documented this time last year. “We’re seeing a lot of them this month,” NOAA marine mammal stranding coordinator Ainsley Smith told The Times, adding that the cause of the uptick has not been identified.

Natural resource officials are keeping a close eye on what is believed to be a juvenile gray seal that is seemingly trying to haul itself onto the beach after being found stranded in shallow waters off of Chappaquiddick’s Wasque Reservation this weekend. The seal — according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — […]

Have you ever been to Chappy? Have you driven on the beach, parked by the water, and shared a day with family and friends, grilling, playing games, laughing, and soaking up the sun? Have you driven out in August, turned left over the Dyke Bridge, and driven down to a quiet area, set up a […]

Several members of the public appearing before the Edgartown Conservation Commission on Wednesday voiced their concerns over the Trustees of Reservations proposed beach management plan for its Chappaquiddick properties. The commission is charged with reviewing and either approving or denying two separate notices of intent (NOI) for vehicle access on Leland Beach, Wasque Reservation, and […]

As the Edgartown Conservation Commission prepares to continue its public hearing on requests from The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR) to authorize the sale of over-sand vehicle (OSV) permits for its Chappaquiddick properties Wednesday, recently filed testimonies and public statements from Chappy property owners, the town of Edgartown, and on Monday, the nonprofit itself, highlight a […]

The Trustees of Reservations released a new draft beach management plan for its Chappaquiddick beaches this week, which include several changes to last year’s rebuked plan. The nonprofit organization, charged with the stewardship of roughly 10 miles of barrier beach on Chappaquiddick which includes Leland Beach, Wasque Reservation and the Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, has […]

The Trustees of Reservations finalized the purchase of the last private property on the Wasque Reservation on Chappaquiddick this past week.  The Trustees bought the parcel for $100,000 from Jerry and Elene Wacks, landowners with an address of Lexington, Mass. The purchase was finalized on Friday, July 14. The acquisition expands the amount of publicly […]

At Suffolk County, several red phalaropes and an Iceland gull at Deer Island and Winthrop Beach, and lingering dark-eyed juncos at Franklin Park and the Jamaica Pond area.

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