Christie Beckley is a recent Monomoy Regional High School graduate and a current freshman at Harvard College. While at Monomoy, she conceived and worked with town officials to implement the Chatham Beach Protection Fund, a pool of money that will be used to protect the town’s beaches against the impact of climate change. The Monomoy […]
Rick Nye, the refuge manager at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, has seen it all and during a recent interview he shared his many thoughts and feelings regarding the refuge and erosion crisis. Since his arrival in 2021 Rick has had to manage and address the loss of a 100’ of the refuge bluff, the […]
The climate news has not been good. Deadly heat covers a large swath of the country, torrential rains are causing catastrophic floods, and wildfires continue to rage in Canada, sending unhealthy air south of the border. Even though it’s been hotter than usual here on the Cape, we’re lucky that we have ocean breezes and […]
The erosion of the bluff at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge headquarters is certainly dramatic, but it isn’t happening in isolation. Immediately to the west are six private properties; although they are protected by rock revetments, the volatility created by the 2017 Fool’s Cut and the subsequent loss of South Beach has put them in […]
During a recent interview, Dr. Mark Borelli, a coastal geologist with the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, gave a few good reasons. For those concerned about the erosion on Morris Island in Chatham, climate change, chiefly in the form of sea level rise, is contributing to uncertainty and volatility in the barrier beach process. […]
We are pleased to share with you a sample of our work on the new documentary “No Refuge: Cape Cod’s Coastal Crisis” This short preview video illustrates the tone and direction we are taking with this important project. Through this new film, we hope to convey to the public the dire situation at the refuge, […]
Here is a short promo for the screening at the Chatham Orpheum Theatre that highlights some of the content that can be seen in the linear version of “Explore the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge” and the documentary in progress “No Refuge: Cape Cod’s Coastal Crisis.” Good news/Bad news is the June 24th and 29th screenings […]
Cape Cod’s Center for Coastal Studies Geologist Mark Borrelli explains to interviewer Tim Wood the story behind the refuge bluff layers. The lower layer was fine sand, indicating that a river that once flowed here, when the eastern edge of Cape Cod was miles from where it is now. Above that layer was a layer […]
Jan CrockerJan Crocker is a digital media producer working with both linear and interactive applications. His work can be found in Museums, Visitor Centers, Halls of Fame, Theme Parks, Zoos, Aquariums, and Wildlife Refuges. He has won several awards, the lastest coming from the National Wildlife Refuge Association for his interactive exhibit “Explore the Monomoy […]
This important work will explore the erosion crisis in Chatham at Morris Island and the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. The focus of the story will be on the cause and effect of erosion at the refuge and its impact on the land, public visitation, and plans moving forward. The story will also address the larger […]