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NEWSLETTER OF THE BARNSTABLE LAND TRUST
Box 224, Cotuit, Massachusetts 02635
Address Service Requested
SUMMER 2002
CHASE FAMILY DONATES 4.81 ACRES
ON BARNSTABLE HARBOR
GIFTS FROM THE SEA
A UGUST 24, 2002
List of Silent Auction Items Inside Open Immediately!
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n June, the Chase family donated 4.81 acres of woodland
and wetland on Barnstable Harbor to the Barnstable Land
Trust. The 2001 property revaluation by the town had a significant impact on the Chase family. Conversations with
BLT advisor Mark Robinson of The Compact of Cape Cod
Conservation Trusts ultimately led the Chase family to donate the land between the house and the shore to BLT. A
portion of the donated land falls within the Sandy Neck Area
of Critical Environmental Concern. Now the land will be
permanently protected.
Tributes and Memorial Gifts
In Memory of:
M. Evald Nilsson
Benjamin and Susan Gilmore
Argentina Miller
Mrs. Raymond F. Bete
H. Gates Lloyd
Grassetti Brothers
Eleanor Stark
Lawrence and Karen Siscoe
Anthony DeCrosta
Susan A. DeCrosta
Jules Lawrence
Barbara and Arthur Rittel
Freida Cornell
Arthur and Barbara Rittel
Betty Mushet
Robert A. Mushet
Sigrid A. Koskinen
Sam and Jean Keavy
Lucy S. McLean
Mary Ellen Butka
David Loring Crocker
Louise A. Crocker
Geraldine Lovell Hill
Margaret W. Hill
Frank Hart
Margaret Hart Foley
Cora Leonard Burch
Betsy B. Frisby
In Honor of:
Gail Gargiulo Robinson
Richard A. Gargiulo
John L. Turner
Mrs. John L. Turner
Gerald Gaffin
Barbara and Arthur Rittel
Robert and Catherine Verge
Jim and Nancy Colbert
Anne Hall
Don and Alison Audibert
George and Vivian Dean
Barbara and Arthur Rittel
David B. Walton
Jean Walton Bush
Pat Pemberton
Jessica Trimble
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Webber
Nancy S. Wright
Neil Nilsson
Elizabeth A. Nilsson
William Campo
Judith and Richard Brand
Jack and Ann Hill
Margaret W. Hill
From their house on a hill in Barnstable Village, the
Chases enjoy a distant view of Sandy Neck framed by tall
Norway spruce trees. The spruce trees were planted as a state
tree farm and there was once a house for the tree farm workers. The foundation for that building still exists but is no
longer visible beneath the undergrowth.
It is an unusual lot - more than 2080' long and only 175'
wide. The town assessors refer to the lots in this neighborhood as bowling alley lots because on paper, they are long
and narrow. The topography of the lot, however, is anything but flat!
The house, just off of Route 6A, sits atop a knoll. The
back yard dramatically drops off and becomes a meadow
that soon blends into a wetland. To get from the house to
the water’s edge is quite a trek through field, forest and wetland. Once out of the field and cluster of spruce trees, the
salt marsh leads you to the water’s edge.
The house was built in the 1880s. In fact, the family has
the original bill for construction: $1,671.97. Pat Chase’s
parents bought the house and land in 1937 for $5,000. According to Pat, “Father thought he could buy it even cheaper,
but decided he had a good deal as it was.” Her dad, Briah K.
Connor, was principal of Barnstable High School in the 1940s
and 1950s.
Pat recalls when the family had their own “farm” on the
land: hens, a pig, sheep and two goats. They had a large
vegetable garden and a pump house for their well. She stated,
A glimpse of Barnstable Harbor and Sandy Neck can be seen
through the spruce trees on the Chase property.
“Our shorefront is not suited to recreation. It is salt marsh,
steep banks and mud flats.”
The Chase family will retain the right to maintain a walking trail through the property and may prune and remove
dead tree limbs to maintain the existing view from their dwelling. The property is conveyed for wildlife habitat and conservation only, which means that the land will remain essentially as it is today.
As enthusiastic birders, Pat and her husband John are
pleased to note sightings of a great horned owl and red tailed
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CHASE FAMILY
Box 224, Cotuit, MA 02635
Office: 407 North Street
Hyannis, MA
(508) 771-2585
Board of Directors:
President:
Alex Frazee
Marstons Mills
Vice President:
Richard Largay
Cummaquid
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hawk, among others. “It is
certainly nice to know that,
with the land held now in conservation, those birds will not
be disturbed. It is reassuring to know that the land will
never be developed,” says
Pat. “We have traveled the
whole world over, from the
Antarctic to Zimbabwe, but
whenever we return to After trekking through the field and tall spruce trees, Mark
Barnstable Harbor we real- Robinson enjoys the view of Barnstable Harbor and Sandy Neck.
ize just what a special habitat it is and we want to see it preserved for future generations.”
Clerk:
Lynn Richards
Cummaquid
Board Members:
Pam Boden
Cotuit
Joyce Braude
Hyannis
Art Cook
Osterville
Ellen Culver
Cotuit
Marilyn Fuller
Barnstable
Anne Gould
Cotuit
Jim Ingram
Osterville
Donna Lawson
Marstons Mills
Bo Murdoch
Centerville
John Sproha
Barnstable
Mark Wirtanen
West Barnstable
Executive Director:
Jaci Barton
Cotuit
Newsletter Editors:
Jaci Barton
Pam Hudson
LT members eased into summer with a relaxing summer
solstice cruise of the Cape Cod Canal on June 21st.
Spectacular views of the Sagamore and Bourne bridges from
the water were highlights of this three-hour tour aboard the
Hyannis Whale Watcher. Passengers enjoyed plentiful food
and drink while getting to know their fellow BLT members
and taking in the passing scenery.
BLT is grateful for the generosity of the Canal Cruise
sponsors:
Sunset Cruise passengers enjoyed seeing the Bourne
Bridge from a new perspective.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO
Vice President:
Stacy Reinhart
West Barnstable
Treasurer:
George Manning
Osterville
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Photo: Anne Gould
Barnstable
Land
Trust
SUCCESSFUL CANAL CRUISE KICKS
OFF SUMMER FUNDRAISING SEASON
V OLUNTEER N EWS
A “SECOND RETIREMENT”FOR TWO FAITHFUL VOLUNTEERS
D.D. became BLT’s first clerk/secretary in 1983, and served on the Board until 1987.
Shortly after BLT opened its first office in 1988, she began coming in regularly to handle
most of the membership correspondence.
Doris Parmenter came to the office one day in 1989 to ask what she could do to help save
a little of old Cape Cod for future generations. For the next 13 years, she kept BLT’s books,
made bank deposits and did the financial reports.
Elinor Adams
Lucinda Collins
Alex Frazee
Marilyn Fuller
It was just about then that, quite by accident, he discovered the BLT office while looking
for the IRS and asked whether we needed a volunteer to do some work at the registry.
Executive Director Jaci Barton introduced Red to BLT member Martin Wirtanen, a retired
title examiner who had done research for BLT. With a little guidance from Martin, Red soon
started volunteering to get copies of deeds and spending time researching titles.
As volunteer jobs often do, Red’s job grew and grew. He has now undertaken the creation
of a catalogue of BLT’s conservation restrictions, complete with photographs of the properties,
and is beginning a program of conservation restriction monitoring – a job that has become
increasingly urgent as we hold more and more properties under our stewardship. We are
very grateful to have him on board!
LT’s website has been totally redesigned, thanks
to the services of cape.com. If you haven’t seen
it recently, we hope you will visit soon. The list of
Gifts from the Sea Silent Auction items is updated
every week, so please check it out!
We are grateful to
Pat Garry
Anne Gould
Sue Handy
Barbara Rittel
for their generous donation of web design
and web hosting services.
If you have not renewed your membership, PLEASE RENEW TODAY! Thanks!
B ARNSTABLE L AND T RUST M EMBERSHIP F ORM
Help preserve open space and protect water quality, scenic vistas and wildlife – forever.
A NEW BEGINNING OPENS A DOOR FOR BLT
fter 15 years as manager of the Village Green General Store in North Eastham, Redmond
“Red” Bansfield decided to change his life. His recent pursuit of a paralegal certificate
at Fisher College had awakened in him an interest in the field of title research.
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And to the volunteers whose donation of time and baking
skills helped make the cruise a great success:
After two long and successful careers, both women now feel that it’s time to take life a
little easier. We are grateful to them both – they will be sorely missed!
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RECENTLY?
Aubuchon Hardware
Ben & Jerry’s
Cape Cod Central Railroad
Common Ground Café
Sam Diego’s
D
oris “D.D.” Smith and Doris Parmenter retired in June after serving as BLT’s part-time
volunteer office staff since the 1980s. Both women were born on the Cape and have
deep roots in the community. And both had been energetic and successful businesswomen
in their first careers, Doris Parmenter as co-owner of Air New England, and D.D. Smith
with Time, Inc., serving for several years as executive secretary to Time’s President Roy
Larsen.
www.blt.org
We are also grateful to the following local businesses for
their donations of gangway prizes:
$1000
$500
$100
$50
$35
Other $____________
email_________________________________________
Name
Zip
Cape Mailing Address
Phone________________________
My employer will match my contribution
At Cape Address from_______________to________________
(I’ve enclosed their matching gift form)
Off-Cape Mailing Address
I wish to make a special gift:
in memory of _______________________________
State_____Zip___________Phone
in honor of _________________________________
Please mail your tax deductible membership contribution to
Barnstable Land Trust, P.O. Box 224, Cotuit, MA 02635
For office use:
Date rec’d.________________amt._________________renewal______new_____TY_____________DB_____________
GIFTS FROM THE SEA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TILTS AT WINDMILLS
A
n important environmental issue is developing off the
south shore of Barnstable and Yarmouth. Cape Wind
Associates, a Boston and Yarmouth based energy
company, is proposing to construct 170 wind turbines,
each 426 feet tall, which will be located in a 28-squaremile area on Horseshoe Shoals in Nantucket Sound.
Cape residents have raised many concerns about the wind
farm and there has been and will continue to be a great
deal of public debate about the issue. At their April 24th
meeting, BLT’s Board of Directors adopted the
following statement of positon regarding the project:
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In 1999 our Board of Directors voted to make the
protection of our town’s ever dwindling open space our top
priority. In the past when we thought of preserving “open
space,” we thought of preserving undeveloped parcels of
land, particularly those parcels with critical environmental
values such as wildlife habitat, watershed protection or the
preservation of important vistas open to the community. We
never considered the need for the preservation of the largest
open space and natural resource of all, the sea.
The ocean and bays that surround us are perhaps our
town’s most important and defining natural resource and it
is these unspoiled waters that are the very essence of Cape
Cod. We are a community of people drawn to the sea as
sightseers, swimmers, sailors, fishermen or beachcombers.
We are thankful for, and jealously seek to protect, the open
space of the ocean around us. There is no other part of our
community that offers more sweeping vistas, wildlife
diversity and a place of refuge from the steady march of
development.
A private company is seeking governmental permission
to construct 170 wind towers, each over 400 feet high, on a
twenty-five square mile area of Nantucket Sound, one of
our town’s and nation’s most public and loved natural
resources. This industrial complex will be easily visible
from the town’s entire southern shore and will, for our lives
and for future generations, alter the visual quality, open space
and special character of Cape Cod. The potential impact on
wildlife, such as the effect on endangered species of birds
that flock in this area, is unknown.
The Barnstable Land Trust supports the development of
alternative sources of energy, but not at the expense of
permanently scarring and endangering those areas our
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he time is here for Gifts from the Sea, BLT’s gala lawn
party and silent auction! This year’s auction is shaping
up to be the best ever with an exciting variety of art, activities
and unusual treasures to be carried away by the highest bidder.
The list below and on the following pages represents
about half of the items we expect to get by August 24th.
Please go to our website at www.blt.org for additional items
that have been donated since August 5th.
Statement of Position
he mission of the Barnstable Land Trust is to conserve,
protect and preserve the natural resources of the Town
of Barnstable for the benefit of our community and its future
generations. The Land Trust, with the cooperation of the
generous citizens of the Town of Barnstable, has preserved
over 500 acres of land in its natural state, all in an effort to
maintain the unique character of our seaside villages.
AUGUST 24TH!
community cherishes most. We oppose the private use of
this public place and we ask the Army Corps of Engineers,
our elected officials and other governmental authorities to
preserve this unique and pristine natural resource. We ask
that the permits sought be denied.
WIND FARM FACTS:
• At 426 feet, each wind turbine will be 125 feet
This year’s event will be held Saturday, August 24th at
the Wianno Yacht Club on Bridge Street in Osterville, from
5 to 8 P.M. If you don’t have your tickets yet, please call the
BLT office at 508-771-2585 immediately!
We are looking forward to another sumptuous buffet, so
bring your appetite! And you won’t want to miss out on
taking home that special treasure, so bring your checkbook,
too – sorry, we don’t take credit cards.
higher than the Sagamore Bridge.
• More than 680 flashing red and amber lights
for air traffic guidance.
SILENT AUCTION
• Each rotating arm is 164 feet long.
• 170 towers spaced 1/3 to 1/2 mile apart.
• The turbines have an expected life span of
twenty years.
• There is no decommissioning plan to remove
the towers should they fail work as planned or
become obsolete.
• Millions of birds traverse Nantucket Sound
each year.
Here is a list of auction items that have been confirmed
and about which we had complete information as of August
5th. More are coming in every day. Log on to www.blt.org
or come by the BLT office for the latest list!
1. Two tickets to see the Red Sox vs. the Toronto Blue
Jays on Sunday, September 8, 2002, with seats right
behind the home dugout. Donated by John and Patrice
Fallon. Value $120
www.3bays.org – (pros and cons) Three Bays
Preservation
2. Two-day sail to Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard for up
to six people aboard the classic 65’ schooner Tar Baby,
complete with Captain and crew. Donated by Malabar
Charters. Value $2,800
www.capewind.org – (pro) Cape Wind Associates
3.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THESE WEBSITES:
www.saveoursound.org – (con) Alliance to Protect
Nantucket Sound
OR CONTACT:
The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound
396 Main St. – Suite #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-775-9767
[email protected]
Private catered cocktail party for up to 20 of your
friends in a Cotuit cottage by the sea. Donated by Ellen
Culver and Anne Gould. Value $1,000
Sumptuous desserts top off the feast.
6. Two-day Reiki workshop, held in Bourne, MA, on
December 21 & 22, 2002. Donated by Jessica Miller.
Value $350
7. Elegant five-course gourmet dinner for two aboard the
Cape Cod Central Railroad Dinner Train. Value $120
8. Afternoon sail with picnic lunch for four aboard the 30’
Crocker cutter Caronia out of Cotuit. Donated by Doug
Ross. Value $400
9. Framed, signed and numbered giclee print by Richard
Van Genderen from his Ocean Shells Suite. Donated
by Woodburne Innes. Value $350
10. Framed black and white photograph of lily petals by
Richard Quataert from his American Flower Series.
Donated by Style de Vie Gallery. Value $450
11. Gift Certificate for a vintage silk flower arrangement
of your choice. Donated by Vintage Flowers. Value $50
12. Small, rustic end or coffee table with hand-carved, handpainted fish inset. Donated by George Warren. Value $500
13. One-half to one-hour sightseeing flight over Cape Cod
for two. Donated by Phil Doherty. Value $120
14. Two-night stay for two at the historic Josiah Sampson
House in Cotuit. Donated by Carol and Leonard Carter.
Value $270
15. Half-day live herring striper fishing trip on Barnstable
Harbor between mid-May and mid-June, 2003. Donated
by Charles Fuller. Value $300
4. Two tickets for opening night of the Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater at the Wang Center on April
22, 2003. Donated by Fleet Boston Celebrity Series.
Value $110
16. Shaker box with hand-carved Wianno Yacht Club
burgee on the lid by Reid Higgins. Value $50
5. Pontoon Boat Party – a festive outing for eight on
Wequaquet Lake, with refreshments. Donated by Arthur
and Barbara Rittel. Value $300
17. Complete site inspection and management plan of your
property by Bartlett Tree Experts. Donated by Jim
Ingram. Value up to $1,200
18. Four yards of bark mulch
delivered to your home.
Donated by Joyce
Landscaping. Value $145
GIFTS FROM THE SEA 2002
is generously sponsored by
33. Golf and lunch for
three at the Oyster Harbors
Club with George Manning.
Value $500
19. Single-stack Vertigro
planter. Donated by
Townsend Hornor. Value
$185
20. Dinner for two at the
Regatta
restaurant.
Donated by Bob and Carol
Seidler. Value $100
21. Two round-trip tickets
from Hyannis to Nantucket on Cape Air/Nantucket Air.
Value $158
22. Framed woodcuts by Sepp Deitzgen. Value $200
32.
Gift Certificate for
fresh flowers. Donated by
Simply Beautiful Flowers.
Value $40
and
T HE S TEPHEN C ASEY /
C ARLOTTA C ASEY C OYNE
F UND
34. Nantucket, the
Faraway Island, a book by
William Oliver Stevens.
Donated by Peninsula
Press. Value $30
35. Heavy silver bangle bracelet. Donated by Brian Faunce
Jewelers. Value $50
36. Gift Coin for a shopping spree at Puritan of Cape Cod.
Value $100
51. Gift Certificate. Donated by Main Street Seafood and
Grill. Value $50
61. Signed, numbered etching “Hold on to your men, she’s
single again” by Carol Lummus. Value $85
52. $50 Gift Certificate. Donated by Signature Gallery.
62. Signed, numbered etching “Elevenses at the Phinney
house up Cobb Hill” by Carol Lummus. Value $150
53. Associate Membership at the Captain’s Table at the
Hyannis Yacht Club. Value $100
54. College counseling services to guide your son or daughter
from selection of the right college through the entire
application process. Donated by Bruce Jones. Value
$1,000
55. Framed original pastel “Marsh – Yarmouthport” by
Allison McMurray. Value $250
56. Waterford crystal accessory lamp. Donated by Artifacts Fine Furniture. Value $220
57. 14k gold “flip-flop sandal” charm with 18” chain.
Donated by Robert E. Guertin Jewelers. Value $219
37. $50 Gift Certificate. Donated by Spanky’s Clam Shack.
58. Framed original pastel “Cotuit Inlet” by Carol-Jean
O’Toole. Value $250
24. Limited edition print “Catboat” by Karen Fitzgerald
Buckley. Value $800
38. Gift Certificate for a soothing facial. Donated by
Luminaria Aesthetics. Value $60
59. Gift Certificate. Donated by Cummaquid Fine Arts.
Value $100
25. Limited edition landscape print by Karen Fitzgerald
Buckley. Value $500
39. “Garden Dancer” copper sculpture. Height 32 inches.
Donated by Copper Craft of Wellfleet. Value $150
60. Signed, numbered etching “For Better for worse, but
not for lunch” by Carol Lummus. Value $75
26. Matching spa set – beach bag, tote and slippers. Donated
by Celine Fleur of Chatham. Value $160
40. Signed, numbered and framed etching “First Light” by
Carol Lummus. Value $145
27. Beautiful live orchids. Donated by Village Orchids.
Value $75 each
41. Signed, numbered and framed etching “Quaint Little
Villages here and there” by Carol Lummus. Value $135
28. Gift Certificates for massage by Cynthia Hayden,
Strategies for Wellness. Value $50 each
42. Sterling silver pin/pendant with necklace. Donated by
Mulberry Corners. Value $65
29. Gift Certificate for hot-oil manicure. Donated by
Razzmatazz. Value $20
43. Two-hour interior design consultation with Margie
Huggard. Value $125
30. Gift Certificate for Colourshine hair conditioning
treatment. Donated by Razzmatazz. Value $33
44. 14-karat gold Mother’s Basket pendant. Donated by
Silva Jewelers. Value $195
31. Gift Certificate for manicure and pedicure. Donated
by Finishing Touches. Value $60
45. Gift Certificate. Donated by Christine’s Osterville
Needlepoint Shop. Value $30
23. Framed painting of Barnstable Harbor by John
Woodruff. Value $750
46. Healing one-hour Reiki session. Donated by the Center
for Healing Therapies – Reiki by the Sea. Value $65
63. Hand carved commemorative cherry wood bowl by
Albert Barbour. (See #50 for description) Value: $45
NEW ITEMS ARE COMING IN ALL THE TIME.
PLEASE CHECK www.blt.org FOR AN UPDATED LIST.
You don’t have to attend to place your bid!
Submit your bid by email to [email protected]
before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 22,
and we will record it for you on the day of the auction!
(Please include your mailing address, phone number, the item
number and a brief description, and the amount of your bid.)
Note to our auction donors:
If you do not see your item listed here or on our
website www.blt.org, we may not have complete
information about your donation. Please call the
office at 508-771-2585 to notify us.
Thank you!
S UNDAY S EPTEMBER 22
3-Bay Cruise
of West Bay, North Bay and Cotuit Bay
Aboard Hy-Line Cruises’ “Patience”
Capacity is
limited to 125 so...
get your tickets early!
Rain date: October 6
Commentary and local lore
by Townie Hornor
of Osterville &
Jim Gould of Cotuit
47. Autographed CD “Kidults” by Broadway star Mandy
Patinkin. Value Priceless!
48. Weber “One-Touch” charcoal grill. Donated by
Bradford’s Hardware. Value $60
49. The famous Yoga Deck and all-new Stretch Deck guides
to yoga and exercise by Olivia Miller. Value $30
The delectible morsels at the raw bar always draw a crowd.
50. Hand-made commemorative cherry wood bowl by
Albert Barbour. One of two created from Lowell Farm
cherry and inscribed with “The 500th Acre”, these bowls
honor a LANDmark in BLT history! Value $55
Tickets are available at
Puritans, Main St., Hyannis
or by sending a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to:
Barnstable Land Trust
Box 224, Cotuit, MA 02635
Sponsored by:
1 – 3 p.m.
TICKETS $35
Lunch included – Cash bar
18. Four yards of bark mulch
delivered to your home.
Donated by Joyce
Landscaping. Value $145
GIFTS FROM THE SEA 2002
is generously sponsored by
33. Golf and lunch for
three at the Oyster Harbors
Club with George Manning.
Value $500
19. Single-stack Vertigro
planter. Donated by
Townsend Hornor. Value
$185
20. Dinner for two at the
Regatta
restaurant.
Donated by Bob and Carol
Seidler. Value $100
21. Two round-trip tickets
from Hyannis to Nantucket on Cape Air/Nantucket Air.
Value $158
22. Framed woodcuts by Sepp Deitzgen. Value $200
32.
Gift Certificate for
fresh flowers. Donated by
Simply Beautiful Flowers.
Value $40
and
T HE S TEPHEN C ASEY /
C ARLOTTA C ASEY C OYNE
F UND
34. Nantucket, the
Faraway Island, a book by
William Oliver Stevens.
Donated by Peninsula
Press. Value $30
35. Heavy silver bangle bracelet. Donated by Brian Faunce
Jewelers. Value $50
36. Gift Coin for a shopping spree at Puritan of Cape Cod.
Value $100
51. Gift Certificate. Donated by Main Street Seafood and
Grill. Value $50
61. Signed, numbered etching “Hold on to your men, she’s
single again” by Carol Lummus. Value $85
52. $50 Gift Certificate. Donated by Signature Gallery.
62. Signed, numbered etching “Elevenses at the Phinney
house up Cobb Hill” by Carol Lummus. Value $150
53. Associate Membership at the Captain’s Table at the
Hyannis Yacht Club. Value $100
54. College counseling services to guide your son or daughter
from selection of the right college through the entire
application process. Donated by Bruce Jones. Value
$1,000
55. Framed original pastel “Marsh – Yarmouthport” by
Allison McMurray. Value $250
56. Waterford crystal accessory lamp. Donated by Artifacts Fine Furniture. Value $220
57. 14k gold “flip-flop sandal” charm with 18” chain.
Donated by Robert E. Guertin Jewelers. Value $219
37. $50 Gift Certificate. Donated by Spanky’s Clam Shack.
58. Framed original pastel “Cotuit Inlet” by Carol-Jean
O’Toole. Value $250
24. Limited edition print “Catboat” by Karen Fitzgerald
Buckley. Value $800
38. Gift Certificate for a soothing facial. Donated by
Luminaria Aesthetics. Value $60
59. Gift Certificate. Donated by Cummaquid Fine Arts.
Value $100
25. Limited edition landscape print by Karen Fitzgerald
Buckley. Value $500
39. “Garden Dancer” copper sculpture. Height 32 inches.
Donated by Copper Craft of Wellfleet. Value $150
60. Signed, numbered etching “For Better for worse, but
not for lunch” by Carol Lummus. Value $75
26. Matching spa set – beach bag, tote and slippers. Donated
by Celine Fleur of Chatham. Value $160
40. Signed, numbered and framed etching “First Light” by
Carol Lummus. Value $145
27. Beautiful live orchids. Donated by Village Orchids.
Value $75 each
41. Signed, numbered and framed etching “Quaint Little
Villages here and there” by Carol Lummus. Value $135
28. Gift Certificates for massage by Cynthia Hayden,
Strategies for Wellness. Value $50 each
42. Sterling silver pin/pendant with necklace. Donated by
Mulberry Corners. Value $65
29. Gift Certificate for hot-oil manicure. Donated by
Razzmatazz. Value $20
43. Two-hour interior design consultation with Margie
Huggard. Value $125
30. Gift Certificate for Colourshine hair conditioning
treatment. Donated by Razzmatazz. Value $33
44. 14-karat gold Mother’s Basket pendant. Donated by
Silva Jewelers. Value $195
31. Gift Certificate for manicure and pedicure. Donated
by Finishing Touches. Value $60
45. Gift Certificate. Donated by Christine’s Osterville
Needlepoint Shop. Value $30
23. Framed painting of Barnstable Harbor by John
Woodruff. Value $750
46. Healing one-hour Reiki session. Donated by the Center
for Healing Therapies – Reiki by the Sea. Value $65
63. Hand carved commemorative cherry wood bowl by
Albert Barbour. (See #50 for description) Value: $45
NEW ITEMS ARE COMING IN ALL THE TIME.
PLEASE CHECK www.blt.org FOR AN UPDATED LIST.
You don’t have to attend to place your bid!
Submit your bid by email to [email protected]
before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 22,
and we will record it for you on the day of the auction!
(Please include your mailing address, phone number, the item
number and a brief description, and the amount of your bid.)
Note to our auction donors:
If you do not see your item listed here or on our
website www.blt.org, we may not have complete
information about your donation. Please call the
office at 508-771-2585 to notify us.
Thank you!
S UNDAY S EPTEMBER 22
3-Bay Cruise
of West Bay, North Bay and Cotuit Bay
Aboard Hy-Line Cruises’ “Patience”
Capacity is
limited to 125 so...
get your tickets early!
Rain date: October 6
Commentary and local lore
by Townie Hornor
of Osterville &
Jim Gould of Cotuit
47. Autographed CD “Kidults” by Broadway star Mandy
Patinkin. Value Priceless!
48. Weber “One-Touch” charcoal grill. Donated by
Bradford’s Hardware. Value $60
49. The famous Yoga Deck and all-new Stretch Deck guides
to yoga and exercise by Olivia Miller. Value $30
The delectible morsels at the raw bar always draw a crowd.
50. Hand-made commemorative cherry wood bowl by
Albert Barbour. One of two created from Lowell Farm
cherry and inscribed with “The 500th Acre”, these bowls
honor a LANDmark in BLT history! Value $55
Tickets are available at
Puritans, Main St., Hyannis
or by sending a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to:
Barnstable Land Trust
Box 224, Cotuit, MA 02635
Sponsored by:
1 – 3 p.m.
TICKETS $35
Lunch included – Cash bar
GIFTS FROM THE SEA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TILTS AT WINDMILLS
A
n important environmental issue is developing off the
south shore of Barnstable and Yarmouth. Cape Wind
Associates, a Boston and Yarmouth based energy
company, is proposing to construct 170 wind turbines,
each 426 feet tall, which will be located in a 28-squaremile area on Horseshoe Shoals in Nantucket Sound.
Cape residents have raised many concerns about the wind
farm and there has been and will continue to be a great
deal of public debate about the issue. At their April 24th
meeting, BLT’s Board of Directors adopted the
following statement of positon regarding the project:
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In 1999 our Board of Directors voted to make the
protection of our town’s ever dwindling open space our top
priority. In the past when we thought of preserving “open
space,” we thought of preserving undeveloped parcels of
land, particularly those parcels with critical environmental
values such as wildlife habitat, watershed protection or the
preservation of important vistas open to the community. We
never considered the need for the preservation of the largest
open space and natural resource of all, the sea.
The ocean and bays that surround us are perhaps our
town’s most important and defining natural resource and it
is these unspoiled waters that are the very essence of Cape
Cod. We are a community of people drawn to the sea as
sightseers, swimmers, sailors, fishermen or beachcombers.
We are thankful for, and jealously seek to protect, the open
space of the ocean around us. There is no other part of our
community that offers more sweeping vistas, wildlife
diversity and a place of refuge from the steady march of
development.
A private company is seeking governmental permission
to construct 170 wind towers, each over 400 feet high, on a
twenty-five square mile area of Nantucket Sound, one of
our town’s and nation’s most public and loved natural
resources. This industrial complex will be easily visible
from the town’s entire southern shore and will, for our lives
and for future generations, alter the visual quality, open space
and special character of Cape Cod. The potential impact on
wildlife, such as the effect on endangered species of birds
that flock in this area, is unknown.
The Barnstable Land Trust supports the development of
alternative sources of energy, but not at the expense of
permanently scarring and endangering those areas our
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he time is here for Gifts from the Sea, BLT’s gala lawn
party and silent auction! This year’s auction is shaping
up to be the best ever with an exciting variety of art, activities
and unusual treasures to be carried away by the highest bidder.
The list below and on the following pages represents
about half of the items we expect to get by August 24th.
Please go to our website at www.blt.org for additional items
that have been donated since August 5th.
Statement of Position
he mission of the Barnstable Land Trust is to conserve,
protect and preserve the natural resources of the Town
of Barnstable for the benefit of our community and its future
generations. The Land Trust, with the cooperation of the
generous citizens of the Town of Barnstable, has preserved
over 500 acres of land in its natural state, all in an effort to
maintain the unique character of our seaside villages.
AUGUST 24TH!
community cherishes most. We oppose the private use of
this public place and we ask the Army Corps of Engineers,
our elected officials and other governmental authorities to
preserve this unique and pristine natural resource. We ask
that the permits sought be denied.
WIND FARM FACTS:
• At 426 feet, each wind turbine will be 125 feet
This year’s event will be held Saturday, August 24th at
the Wianno Yacht Club on Bridge Street in Osterville, from
5 to 8 P.M. If you don’t have your tickets yet, please call the
BLT office at 508-771-2585 immediately!
We are looking forward to another sumptuous buffet, so
bring your appetite! And you won’t want to miss out on
taking home that special treasure, so bring your checkbook,
too – sorry, we don’t take credit cards.
higher than the Sagamore Bridge.
• More than 680 flashing red and amber lights
for air traffic guidance.
SILENT AUCTION
• Each rotating arm is 164 feet long.
• 170 towers spaced 1/3 to 1/2 mile apart.
• The turbines have an expected life span of
twenty years.
• There is no decommissioning plan to remove
the towers should they fail work as planned or
become obsolete.
• Millions of birds traverse Nantucket Sound
each year.
Here is a list of auction items that have been confirmed
and about which we had complete information as of August
5th. More are coming in every day. Log on to www.blt.org
or come by the BLT office for the latest list!
1. Two tickets to see the Red Sox vs. the Toronto Blue
Jays on Sunday, September 8, 2002, with seats right
behind the home dugout. Donated by John and Patrice
Fallon. Value $120
www.3bays.org – (pros and cons) Three Bays
Preservation
2. Two-day sail to Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard for up
to six people aboard the classic 65’ schooner Tar Baby,
complete with Captain and crew. Donated by Malabar
Charters. Value $2,800
www.capewind.org – (pro) Cape Wind Associates
3.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THESE WEBSITES:
www.saveoursound.org – (con) Alliance to Protect
Nantucket Sound
OR CONTACT:
The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound
396 Main St. – Suite #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-775-9767
[email protected]
Private catered cocktail party for up to 20 of your
friends in a Cotuit cottage by the sea. Donated by Ellen
Culver and Anne Gould. Value $1,000
Sumptuous desserts top off the feast.
6. Two-day Reiki workshop, held in Bourne, MA, on
December 21 & 22, 2002. Donated by Jessica Miller.
Value $350
7. Elegant five-course gourmet dinner for two aboard the
Cape Cod Central Railroad Dinner Train. Value $120
8. Afternoon sail with picnic lunch for four aboard the 30’
Crocker cutter Caronia out of Cotuit. Donated by Doug
Ross. Value $400
9. Framed, signed and numbered giclee print by Richard
Van Genderen from his Ocean Shells Suite. Donated
by Woodburne Innes. Value $350
10. Framed black and white photograph of lily petals by
Richard Quataert from his American Flower Series.
Donated by Style de Vie Gallery. Value $450
11. Gift Certificate for a vintage silk flower arrangement
of your choice. Donated by Vintage Flowers. Value $50
12. Small, rustic end or coffee table with hand-carved, handpainted fish inset. Donated by George Warren. Value $500
13. One-half to one-hour sightseeing flight over Cape Cod
for two. Donated by Phil Doherty. Value $120
14. Two-night stay for two at the historic Josiah Sampson
House in Cotuit. Donated by Carol and Leonard Carter.
Value $270
15. Half-day live herring striper fishing trip on Barnstable
Harbor between mid-May and mid-June, 2003. Donated
by Charles Fuller. Value $300
4. Two tickets for opening night of the Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater at the Wang Center on April
22, 2003. Donated by Fleet Boston Celebrity Series.
Value $110
16. Shaker box with hand-carved Wianno Yacht Club
burgee on the lid by Reid Higgins. Value $50
5. Pontoon Boat Party – a festive outing for eight on
Wequaquet Lake, with refreshments. Donated by Arthur
and Barbara Rittel. Value $300
17. Complete site inspection and management plan of your
property by Bartlett Tree Experts. Donated by Jim
Ingram. Value up to $1,200
CHASE FAMILY
Box 224, Cotuit, MA 02635
Office: 407 North Street
Hyannis, MA
(508) 771-2585
Board of Directors:
President:
Alex Frazee
Marstons Mills
Vice President:
Richard Largay
Cummaquid
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hawk, among others. “It is
certainly nice to know that,
with the land held now in conservation, those birds will not
be disturbed. It is reassuring to know that the land will
never be developed,” says
Pat. “We have traveled the
whole world over, from the
Antarctic to Zimbabwe, but
whenever we return to After trekking through the field and tall spruce trees, Mark
Barnstable Harbor we real- Robinson enjoys the view of Barnstable Harbor and Sandy Neck.
ize just what a special habitat it is and we want to see it preserved for future generations.”
Clerk:
Lynn Richards
Cummaquid
Board Members:
Pam Boden
Cotuit
Joyce Braude
Hyannis
Art Cook
Osterville
Ellen Culver
Cotuit
Marilyn Fuller
Barnstable
Anne Gould
Cotuit
Jim Ingram
Osterville
Donna Lawson
Marstons Mills
Bo Murdoch
Centerville
John Sproha
Barnstable
Mark Wirtanen
West Barnstable
Executive Director:
Jaci Barton
Cotuit
Newsletter Editors:
Jaci Barton
Pam Hudson
LT members eased into summer with a relaxing summer
solstice cruise of the Cape Cod Canal on June 21st.
Spectacular views of the Sagamore and Bourne bridges from
the water were highlights of this three-hour tour aboard the
Hyannis Whale Watcher. Passengers enjoyed plentiful food
and drink while getting to know their fellow BLT members
and taking in the passing scenery.
BLT is grateful for the generosity of the Canal Cruise
sponsors:
Sunset Cruise passengers enjoyed seeing the Bourne
Bridge from a new perspective.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO
Vice President:
Stacy Reinhart
West Barnstable
Treasurer:
George Manning
Osterville
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Photo: Anne Gould
Barnstable
Land
Trust
SUCCESSFUL CANAL CRUISE KICKS
OFF SUMMER FUNDRAISING SEASON
V OLUNTEER N EWS
A “SECOND RETIREMENT”FOR TWO FAITHFUL VOLUNTEERS
D.D. became BLT’s first clerk/secretary in 1983, and served on the Board until 1987.
Shortly after BLT opened its first office in 1988, she began coming in regularly to handle
most of the membership correspondence.
Doris Parmenter came to the office one day in 1989 to ask what she could do to help save
a little of old Cape Cod for future generations. For the next 13 years, she kept BLT’s books,
made bank deposits and did the financial reports.
Elinor Adams
Lucinda Collins
Alex Frazee
Marilyn Fuller
It was just about then that, quite by accident, he discovered the BLT office while looking
for the IRS and asked whether we needed a volunteer to do some work at the registry.
Executive Director Jaci Barton introduced Red to BLT member Martin Wirtanen, a retired
title examiner who had done research for BLT. With a little guidance from Martin, Red soon
started volunteering to get copies of deeds and spending time researching titles.
As volunteer jobs often do, Red’s job grew and grew. He has now undertaken the creation
of a catalogue of BLT’s conservation restrictions, complete with photographs of the properties,
and is beginning a program of conservation restriction monitoring – a job that has become
increasingly urgent as we hold more and more properties under our stewardship. We are
very grateful to have him on board!
LT’s website has been totally redesigned, thanks
to the services of cape.com. If you haven’t seen
it recently, we hope you will visit soon. The list of
Gifts from the Sea Silent Auction items is updated
every week, so please check it out!
We are grateful to
Pat Garry
Anne Gould
Sue Handy
Barbara Rittel
for their generous donation of web design
and web hosting services.
If you have not renewed your membership, PLEASE RENEW TODAY! Thanks!
B ARNSTABLE L AND T RUST M EMBERSHIP F ORM
Help preserve open space and protect water quality, scenic vistas and wildlife – forever.
A NEW BEGINNING OPENS A DOOR FOR BLT
fter 15 years as manager of the Village Green General Store in North Eastham, Redmond
“Red” Bansfield decided to change his life. His recent pursuit of a paralegal certificate
at Fisher College had awakened in him an interest in the field of title research.
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And to the volunteers whose donation of time and baking
skills helped make the cruise a great success:
After two long and successful careers, both women now feel that it’s time to take life a
little easier. We are grateful to them both – they will be sorely missed!
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RECENTLY?
Aubuchon Hardware
Ben & Jerry’s
Cape Cod Central Railroad
Common Ground Café
Sam Diego’s
D
oris “D.D.” Smith and Doris Parmenter retired in June after serving as BLT’s part-time
volunteer office staff since the 1980s. Both women were born on the Cape and have
deep roots in the community. And both had been energetic and successful businesswomen
in their first careers, Doris Parmenter as co-owner of Air New England, and D.D. Smith
with Time, Inc., serving for several years as executive secretary to Time’s President Roy
Larsen.
www.blt.org
We are also grateful to the following local businesses for
their donations of gangway prizes:
$1000
$500
$100
$50
$35
Other $____________
email_________________________________________
Name
Zip
Cape Mailing Address
Phone________________________
My employer will match my contribution
At Cape Address from_______________to________________
(I’ve enclosed their matching gift form)
Off-Cape Mailing Address
I wish to make a special gift:
in memory of _______________________________
State_____Zip___________Phone
in honor of _________________________________
Please mail your tax deductible membership contribution to
Barnstable Land Trust, P.O. Box 224, Cotuit, MA 02635
For office use:
Date rec’d.________________amt._________________renewal______new_____TY_____________DB_____________
Barnstable
Land
Trust
RESOURCES
NEWSLETTER OF THE BARNSTABLE LAND TRUST
Box 224, Cotuit, Massachusetts 02635
Address Service Requested
SUMMER 2002
CHASE FAMILY DONATES 4.81 ACRES
ON BARNSTABLE HARBOR
GIFTS FROM THE SEA
A UGUST 24, 2002
List of Silent Auction Items Inside Open Immediately!
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n June, the Chase family donated 4.81 acres of woodland
and wetland on Barnstable Harbor to the Barnstable Land
Trust. The 2001 property revaluation by the town had a significant impact on the Chase family. Conversations with
BLT advisor Mark Robinson of The Compact of Cape Cod
Conservation Trusts ultimately led the Chase family to donate the land between the house and the shore to BLT. A
portion of the donated land falls within the Sandy Neck Area
of Critical Environmental Concern. Now the land will be
permanently protected.
Tributes and Memorial Gifts
In Memory of:
M. Evald Nilsson
Benjamin and Susan Gilmore
Argentina Miller
Mrs. Raymond F. Bete
H. Gates Lloyd
Grassetti Brothers
Eleanor Stark
Lawrence and Karen Siscoe
Anthony DeCrosta
Susan A. DeCrosta
Jules Lawrence
Barbara and Arthur Rittel
Freida Cornell
Arthur and Barbara Rittel
Betty Mushet
Robert A. Mushet
Sigrid A. Koskinen
Sam and Jean Keavy
Lucy S. McLean
Mary Ellen Butka
David Loring Crocker
Louise A. Crocker
Geraldine Lovell Hill
Margaret W. Hill
Frank Hart
Margaret Hart Foley
Cora Leonard Burch
Betsy B. Frisby
In Honor of:
Gail Gargiulo Robinson
Richard A. Gargiulo
John L. Turner
Mrs. John L. Turner
Gerald Gaffin
Barbara and Arthur Rittel
Robert and Catherine Verge
Jim and Nancy Colbert
Anne Hall
Don and Alison Audibert
George and Vivian Dean
Barbara and Arthur Rittel
David B. Walton
Jean Walton Bush
Pat Pemberton
Jessica Trimble
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Webber
Nancy S. Wright
Neil Nilsson
Elizabeth A. Nilsson
William Campo
Judith and Richard Brand
Jack and Ann Hill
Margaret W. Hill
From their house on a hill in Barnstable Village, the
Chases enjoy a distant view of Sandy Neck framed by tall
Norway spruce trees. The spruce trees were planted as a state
tree farm and there was once a house for the tree farm workers. The foundation for that building still exists but is no
longer visible beneath the undergrowth.
It is an unusual lot - more than 2080' long and only 175'
wide. The town assessors refer to the lots in this neighborhood as bowling alley lots because on paper, they are long
and narrow. The topography of the lot, however, is anything but flat!
The house, just off of Route 6A, sits atop a knoll. The
back yard dramatically drops off and becomes a meadow
that soon blends into a wetland. To get from the house to
the water’s edge is quite a trek through field, forest and wetland. Once out of the field and cluster of spruce trees, the
salt marsh leads you to the water’s edge.
The house was built in the 1880s. In fact, the family has
the original bill for construction: $1,671.97. Pat Chase’s
parents bought the house and land in 1937 for $5,000. According to Pat, “Father thought he could buy it even cheaper,
but decided he had a good deal as it was.” Her dad, Briah K.
Connor, was principal of Barnstable High School in the 1940s
and 1950s.
Pat recalls when the family had their own “farm” on the
land: hens, a pig, sheep and two goats. They had a large
vegetable garden and a pump house for their well. She stated,
A glimpse of Barnstable Harbor and Sandy Neck can be seen
through the spruce trees on the Chase property.
“Our shorefront is not suited to recreation. It is salt marsh,
steep banks and mud flats.”
The Chase family will retain the right to maintain a walking trail through the property and may prune and remove
dead tree limbs to maintain the existing view from their dwelling. The property is conveyed for wildlife habitat and conservation only, which means that the land will remain essentially as it is today.
As enthusiastic birders, Pat and her husband John are
pleased to note sightings of a great horned owl and red tailed
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