A juvenile gray seal entangled in fishing line and rope on the shore of East Beach on Chappaquiddick was rescued Monday by a team of rangers and natural resources officers. The pup swam free after the entanglements were cut away.
Limits on nighttime access to the beach, except for fishing.
Expanded natural history programs and a possible new education center at a still unnamed location.
A boardwalk from the Dike Bridge to the Cedars.
Year-round bathroom facilities at Mytoi.
An extended pledge for better planning, rigorous land management and good neighbor relations.
These are the benchmarks of a new management plan for two key properties owned by The Trustees of Reservations on Chappaquiddick.
The Vineyard could see as many as 7,032 more homes on its 17,475
remaining acres of developable land, officials from the state Executive
Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA) said at an Island forum held
Thursday night.
"That's a relatively short time frame to be faced with
some tough choices," said Christian Jacqz, director of
Massachusetts Geographic Information System, in a presentation to Island
officials at the Howes House in West Tisbury.
