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OneCape 2025 Breakout Session

From Planning to Action: Practical Strategies to Improve Pond Water Quality

September 16, 2025 | 11:30 A.M.
Ocean Room, Harbor Building
Description:

The Cape Cod Freshwater Strategy outlines how the region and local communities can enable action that protects and restores Cape Cod’s freshwater ponds and lakes. Participants will learn about new resources available to help promote natural protection of pond shore areas, local efforts to improve pond water quality, and how remote sensing may enable a better understanding of pond health and help guide strategy implementation.

Speakers:
  • Angela Tanner, Landscape Architect, Jennick Studio
  • Amber Unruh, Senior Project Manager, Town of Barnstable
  • April Wobst, Restoration Program Manager and MassBays Regional Coordinator for Cape Cod, Association to Preserve Cape Cod
  • Leif Olmanson, Research Scientist, University of Minnesota
  • Tara Nye Lewis, Water Resources Analyst, Cape Cod Commission

 

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