Tues, June 3, STARGAZING with MARK ALAN LOVEWELL, Felix Neck Sanctuary, 9:00—10:00 pm Want to know more about the night sky? Join us while we explore the night sky and learn basic astronomy. Beginners will view the stars and planets and discover summer constellations. You never know what we might find. This program will only run on clear, cloudless nights, please call the day of the program. Fee: $6M, $9NM per person.

Paul Diodati, Director of MA Marine Fisheries, and John Pappalardo Chairman of the New England Fisheries Management Council, talk with the Island Fishermen. Tues. June 3, at 5PM and Wed. June 4, at 8:30 PM on Channel 13

Need some information on our summer programs? Well look no further. Our programs are designed to connect children to the culture of agriculture through fun, exciting, and informative farm experiences. Our belief is that just about everything a child learns—values, work ethic, teamwork, commitment to community, caring for the land, even the "3-Rs"—are experienced on the FARM. It is our joy to work with our young students and help them grow alongside our plants and animals. For more information, read the information below and click on our Summer 2008 brochure below.

http://www.farminstitute.org/
programs/progsummcamp.html

Congress Passes Conservation Tax Incentive for Family Farms and Ranches

GREAT NEWS! Following similar action in the House, the Senate last night voted to overturn the President's veto of the Farm Bill.

Despite an earlier procedural glitch, the final bill emerged as expected with our conservation tax incentive now enacted for two more years. After an arduous uphill battle and the prospect of defeat only a few weeks ago, our national coalition now has a hard-earned reason to celebrate. This puts back in place the incentive that had expired January 1st with the exact same terms, that is, raising the deduction for donated conservation easements form 30 to 50% of adjusted gross income—and 100% for farmers and ranchers—and extending the time period for using the deduction from 6 to 16 years. Go to the Land Conservation Section for the rest of this press release. For more information go to Land Trust Alliance website at http://www.lta.org/

If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approves the state's application to make all of Cape Cod Bay an official no-discharge area, then what goes into thousands of toilets on vessels that use Cape Cod Bay ports each year will be subject to the same levels of treatment as it would on land.

http://capecodonline.com/apps/
pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080527/NEWS/805270310

Requires licenses for major polluters

WASHINGTON - Representative Edward J. Markey, the chairman of the special House committee on global warming, will unveil sweeping legislation today to cut greenhouse gas emissions and raise billions of dollars to create alternative sources of energy.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/
articles/2008/05/28/
markey_bill_would_slash_greenhouse_emissions/

The warm weather of spring brings with it the promise of cookouts and clam bakes and visions of enjoying some of the best fresh local shellfish in the world. But with increasing frequency, it seems, spring also brings warnings of red tides. Invariably the media breathlessly reports each occurrence of these annoying plankton blooms as if our shores were being invaded by terrorists. The public reacts by shunning shellfish, and the market for seafood evaporates.

Go to the Water Section for the rest of the article