• NEWWe need PondWatch volunteers!
• NEW Students Win FACES Awards
• NEW Exploring alternative technologies
• NEW Winter 2011 Newsletter
• NEW FACES Position Paper on Wastewater
• NEW Scientific Panel Confirms Massachusetts Estuaries Project Findings
• Buzzards Bay Coalition Files Appeal of the Wastewater Permit Issued to the West Falmouth Water Treatment Plant. View the appeal.
• The Boston Globe reports on the Cape's Water Pollution Troubles.
• FACES' Annual Meeting - August 4th, 7 pm, Waquoit Boat House
• Summer 2011 Newsletter
• Sewer Socials
• Falmouth Coastal Working Group Report
• MA Estuaries Reports
• TMDL Reports
• The Town of Falmouth 5 Year Strategic Plan
• FACES Annual Meeting Presentation Of Sewering Challenges
• The Federal Government Cannot Be Tapped To Fund Wastewater Systems On The Cape

Panel: The Sea Around Us and Life on Cape Cod
May 23, 7:00 PM, The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Cape Cod

Join Coastal Geologist and FACES Board Member, Jeff Williams, retired econmist, Win Munro, retired fisheries biologist, Marvin Grosslein, and retired biological oceanographer, David Dow, for a panel discussion on "Changes in Cape Cod and Its Surrounding Waters in the Past 40 Years."

FACES Expands Its Focus to Include Surface Freshwaters

The FACES board held a retreat on March 31st, during which short, mid and long term goals were identified, new projects discussed and our overall scope and mission revisited. A number of exciting ideas came out of the retreat; perhaps one of the most significant was the unanimous decision to expand our focus to include protection of surface freshwaters, including freshwater ponds, streams and rivers.

Students Win FACES Science Fair Awards

Each year FACES presents a $250 award to an outstanding science fair project in the area of water quality at Falmouth High School and at Falmouth Academy.This year, 10th grader Oliver Newman of Falmouth High School won the award for his project entitled, "The Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Food Location Behavior and Locomotion of the Hermit Crab."

Photo Credit: Jim Newman
The winners of the FACES Award at Falmouth Academy were Carlo Bocconcelli and Luke Johns. Their project is entitled, "Protist Abundance and Trophic Diversity in Areas of Varied Eutrophication." Congratulation to these young scientists on their impressive work!

Forum with Estuary Expert, Dr. Joe Costa

On January 25, Dr. Joe Costa, Executive Director of the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program gave a lively and informative talk at the Falmouth Public Library entitled, 'The Living Resources and Water Quality of Buzzards Bay: Trends and Opportunities.' More...

FACES Offers Sewer Socials

FACES held its 2011 Annual Meeting onThursday, August 4th from 7 - 9 pm at the WBNERR Boat House.

Martha's Vineyard wildlife biologist, Luanne Johnson, gave an informative talk on 'The Secret Lives of Local River Otters." Learn more about Ms. Johnson's work by clicking here.

FACES President, Chris Neill, gives an update on FACES' recent work on the wastewater issue in Falmouth during the 2011 Annual Meeting. Photo Credit: Pieter Beck.

The FACES board also honored the Pond Watch Volunteers for their commitment to monitoring water quality in Falmouth's waters, and Board President Chris Neill gave an overview of FACES' engagement in the wastewater issue in town. Delicous refreshments were enjoyed by all.

Please click here to see the Annual Meeting Flyer.

FACES Environmental Leadership Award Renamed

The Board of Directors of the Falmouth Associations Concerned with Estuaries and Saltponds (FACES) has recently awarded the annual Falmouth Environmental Leadership Award to David R. Palmer of Waquoit. Dave Palmer was selected as this year’s recipient for his many years of tireless leadership in the establishment of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR) and to restore the Quashnet River basin. He also served as the first Chairman of the Ashumet Plume Citizens Committee and for many years as the President of FACES in addition to his many charitable contributions to supporting several students at the Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole.

The Directors wanted to make his contributions to improving the environment a standard that more people would strive to reach. Accordingly, the Directors voted unanimously to rename the annual award the David R. Palmer Environmental Leadership Award in Dave’s honor so he is the first recipient of the new award.