The United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU) in June 2016 by a majority of 52 to 48 per cent; but left all the details of its exit undecided. Under the two-year exit process the UK was to leave the EU in March 2019.... (more)

One hundred years ago in 1920 the British government introduced the "Government of Ireland Act"; an act that is known colloquially as "The Partition Act". It was introduced in the middle of the Irish War of Independence (1919 - 1921). The Act provided for the establishment of a Parliament of Northern Ireland and a Parliament for Southern Ireland.... (more)

The United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU) in June 2016 by a majority of 52 to 48 per cent; but left all the details of its exit undecided. Under the two-year exit process the UK was to leave the EU in March 2019.... (more)

One hundred years ago in 1920 the British government introduced the "Government of Ireland Act"; an act that is known colloquially as "The Partition Act". It was introduced in the middle of the Irish War of Independence (1919 - 1921). The Act provided for the establishment of a Parliament of Northern Ireland and a Parliament for Southern Ireland.... (more)

The United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU) in June 2016 by a majority of 52 to 48 per cent; but left all the details of its exit undecided. Under the two-year exit process the UK was to leave the EU in March 2019.... (more)

One hundred years ago in 1920 the British government introduced the "Government of Ireland Act"; an act that is known colloquially as "The Partition Act". It was introduced in the middle of the Irish War of Independence (1919 - 1921). The Act provided for the establishment of a Parliament of Northern Ireland and a Parliament for Southern Ireland.... (more)

Cape Cod is the ideal location to start your birding career or take it to the next level. In this series, expert birder Chris Walz will take participants through the process of creating a year list from beginning to end and lend his insights and birding skills along the way during monthly Saturday outings at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary and other birding hotspots on the Cape and further afield. January- Getting Started with ebird Saturday,January 18th 10am-12pm Location: Long Pasture February- In Search of Snowy Owls Saturday, February 15th 9:00am-11:00am Location: TBD on the Cape March- Winter Songbirds of Cape Cod Saturday, March 21st, 9:00-11:00am Location: Long Pasture April- Birding the Ashumet Holly Sanctuary Saturday, April 18th,9:00am-12:00pm Location: Ashumet Holly Sanctuary, Falmouth May- Warbler Day at Mt.... (more)

Pollinators are declining at an unprecedented rate worldwide due to human- induced rapid environmental change. These declines pose a significant threat to our food supply and consequently, there has been major focus on the development and implementation of conservation strategies aimed to increase pollinator abundance in agricultural areas.... (more)

Cape Cod is the ideal location to start your birding career or take it to the next level. In this series, expert birder Chris Walz will take participants through the process of creating a year list from beginning to end and lend his insights and birding skills along the way during monthly Saturday outings at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary and other birding hotspots on the Cape and further afield. January- Getting Started with ebird Saturday,January 18th 10am-12pm Location: Long Pasture February- In Search of Snowy Owls Saturday, February 15th 9:00am-11:00am Location: TBD on the Cape March- Winter Songbirds of Cape Cod Saturday, March 21st, 9:00-11:00am Location: Long Pasture April- Birding the Ashumet Holly Sanctuary Saturday, April 18th,9:00am-12:00pm Location: Ashumet Holly Sanctuary, Falmouth May- Warbler Day at Mt.... (more)

Great shearwaters (Ardenna gravis) are the most abundant shearwater in the northwest Atlantic during their wintering season, yet we still don't understand that much about them. Using satellite telemetry over the past 7 years, researchers at the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary are starting to figure where they go and how long they stay, along with the reasons why. Keith Powers serves as a research ornithologist for this project with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary funded by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.... (more)