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See the updated Food Access Resources list provided by the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Are you or someone you know struggling with food access? Find this comprehensive list of resources across Cape Cod, provided by the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.

The Dredge Report | Week of December 13, 2020
Sand Shifter Dredging operations began in Bourne on the Little Bay project. As mentioned last week, there are two sections of this project. The first section in the ‘Improvement’ area of the channel has never been dredged and this where we started. After a day and a half of dredging in this area, it proved […]

2021 UMASS Garden Calendar and Master Gardener Scholarship Offering
The 2021 UMASS Garden Calendar is now for sale thru the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. The 2021 UMass Garden Calendar feature article this year is Vegetable Gardening. Gardening can be enjoyed by so many people of all ages – it can ease stress, keep you limber, and even improve your mood! To help keep your […]

Barnstable County Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Accepting Registration for 2021 Virtual Fundamentals of Shellfish Farming Course
Contact: Abigail Archer Fisheries & Aquaculture Specialist Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Marine Program and Woods Hole Sea Grant 508-375-6702 aarcher@barnstablecounty.org BARNSTABLE, MA (12/18/20) — Are you interested in shellfish aquaculture? The Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, Southeastern MA Aquaculture Center & Woods Hole Sea Grant are offering a 10 week online course on the Fundamentals of […]

December 16, 2020 Weather Update 4:30 PM | Winter Storm Warning for Barnstable County Tonight and Thursday
Below please find the most recent information from the National Weather Service Boston regarding the winter storm for Wednesday night and Thursday. UPDATES | 4:30 PM 12/16/2020 Upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for Barnstable County Hoisted High Wind Warnings for the Islands Upgraded to Storm Warnings across all Southern Waters Increased snowfall across NE […]

The Dredge Report | Week of December 6, 2020
The Cod Fish II A mixed bag of weather during the week, but in the end, the Cod Fish II completed the dredging of Pamet Harbor in Truro. This project, estimated to be approximately 3,120 Cubic Yards of sand from the Approach & Inner Channel in the harbor is part of an annual maintenance dredging […]

Barnstable County’s Floodplain Coordinator Shannon Hulst Receives National Award from FEMA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2020 Contact: Sonja Sheasley, Communications Manager | 508-375-6896 | Sonja.sheasley@barnstablecounty.org Barnstable County Floodplain Coordinator Receives National Award from FEMA BARNSTABLE, MA (12/16/20) — Shannon Hulst, Barnstable County & Woods Hole Sea Grant Floodplain Coordinator and Deputy Director of the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, received the 2019 CRS Award for Excellence from the Federal […]

December 15, 2020 Weather Update | Winter Storm Watch for Cape Cod and the Islands
WEATHER UPDATE: Potential winter storm could bring heavy snow, wind gusts up to 45 mph, coastal flooding, and hazardous marine conditions to Cape Cod and the Islands Wednesday night and Thursday. Read Tuesday morning’s weather update. Visit the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee (BCREPC) website.

New COVID-19 Test Sites are NOW OPEN FOR APPOINTMENTS
Book an appointment in advance by calling the Community Testing Line at at 508-534-7103 ***Anyone who arrives at a test site without an appointment will be turned away. Be sure to schedule your appointment *** Hours of operation and location for each of the testing sites are as follows: Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis Hours: […]

Welcome to Andrew Platt, New Deputy Director at the Cape Cod Center for Public Safety Training
Congratulations to Andrew Platt, Barnstable County’s new full-time Deputy Director at the Cape Cod Center for Public Safety Training. Andrew joins the department after serving with the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee as the regional shelter Coordinator/Emergency Preparedness Specialist. Andrew has served in pandemic emergency response roles while juggling his other everyday duties. From […]