Field Trips

Option 1: HERRING RIVER

Date/Time: Saturday,  April 26, 2PM

Location: 1440 Chequessett Neck Road, Wellfleet 

Cost: Free

Transportation: Personal vehicle (~30 min drive from Provincetown Inn)

Maximum Number of Participants: No Limit

Host/Leader: TBD

How to register: in person when you pick up your name tag

Description: The Herring River system is a 1,100-acre tidally-restricted estuary located in the Towns of Wellfleet and Truro, Massachusetts. Prolonged tidal restriction has resulted in severe habitat degradation and nearly complete loss of native tidal wetland habitat. The Herring River Restoration Project will re-establish tidal flow to the estuary incrementally using a carefully calibrated adaptive management approach that will balance ecological goals with water level control measures. After listening to talks and discussions about Herring River for the past two days

– come check out the real thing!

Personal Gear Required/Recommended: Participants are encouraged to wear rubber boots or comfortable shoes that they don’t mind getting wet and muddy.  We will hold the field trip in light rain, but in case of heavy rain, we may need to cancel.  If we do, we will make a decision on whether to cancel the field trip by noon.  Expect the trip to last a couple of hours.

Option 2: MASS AUDUBON WELLFLEET BAY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Date/Time: Saturday,  April 26, 2PM

Location: Audubon Wellfleet, 291 US-6, South Wellfleet

Cost: Free

Transportation: Personal vehicle (~30 min drive from Provincetown Inn)

Maximum Number of Participants: No Limit

Host/Leader: Sara Grady

How to register: in person when you pick up your name tag

Description: Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is one of Mass Audubon’s most-visited sanctuaries, and its salt marshes are degrading due to multiple stressors including sea level rise and crab herbivory. Plans are underway to restore sections of the marsh with multiple techniques, including two pilot areas for sediment placement. Join Mass Audubon Senior Coastal Ecologist Sara Grady on a tour of Wellfleet Bay and the project sites – all projects are in the design phase so helpful input is welcome! Boots are recommended.

Personal Gear Required/Recommended: Participants are encouraged to wear rubber boots or comfortable shoes that they don’t mind getting wet and muddy.