Chipman's Cove Research
Updated 2/8/24: Correction of Chipman's Cove Boundaries and Paper Road, Sea Level Rise, and the addition of 2008 Shellfish Advisory Board Annual Report, and 2009 Conservation Commission Annual Report.
Updated 2/9/24: Addition of Wellfleet in ACEC, and ACEC Designation Explanation
Updated 2/14/24: Addition of CPA Report to BOS on Town Landings, and Echeverria Appendix B NRAB Harbor Management Plan, and Brennessel Tech Assistance Letter - 2-14-24
Updated 2/21/24: Addition of Wellfleet Climate Change
Updated 3/6/24: Addition of Transient Coastal Landscapes: Sea Level Rise Threatens Salt Marshes
Updated 3/22/24: Salt marsh persistence is threatened by predicted sea-level rise
There will be updates periodically as information comes in.
As the result of an ongoing conversation among the Conservation Commission, the Shellfish Department, and members of the Wellfleet shellfishing community, the following research has been assembled to aid a further discussion that took place on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 4:00 pm in the basement meeting room of Town Hall and on Zoom. See the minutes of the meeting here. The Conversation will be revisited in the Fall, TBA.
Benefits of Salt Marshes to Shellfish
Chipman's Cove Property Boundaries and Paper Road
Climate Change Potential Impacts on Shellfish
Photographs of Tire Marks on High Marsh
Peer Review Articles About Vehicles on Marsh
Impacts of Off Road Vehicles on Coast
Time Series Chipman's Cove North
Time Series Chipman's Cove South
Bylaws and Regulations Regarding Shellfishing
2008 Shellfish Advisory Board Annual Report
2009 Conservation Commission Annual Report
Wellfleet in ACEC (Area of Critical Environmental Concern)
CPA Report to BOS on Town Landings
Echeverria Appendix B NRAB Harbor Management Plan
Brennessel Tech Assistance Letter - 2-14-24
Transient Coastal Landscapes: Sea Level Rise Threatens Salt Marshes
Salt marsh persistence is threatened by predicted sea-level rise