Eight Environmental Projects to Watch in 2023 on Cape Cod | Cape Cod Times

Eel Pond flooding onto School Street in Woods Hole during Hurricane Carol in 1954. Credit: Oliver B Brown, Courtesy Woods Hole Historical Museum

Among the projects listed in this article is a private-public initiative to prepare the village for climate change impacts. is a partner in the initiative.

Rising deteriorating beaches, dying fish, blooms of toxic algae: Cape Cod has no shortage of environmental challenges. Luckily, it also has to roll up their sleeves and meet the challenges head on.

The new year will bring numerous projects, both new and ongoing, aimed at studying and mitigating the impacts of climate change and other stressors on the Cape Cod environment.