Sea Grant logo

site mapabout us
 
researchspacerpublicationsspacereducation-outreachspacerwhat's new
 
  Welcome
Directory of Cape & Islands Coastal Outreach Orgs.
 

Index of Listings
- Index

Listings of Private Organizations, Town Offices, and Schools:
- Barnstable
- Bourne
- Brewster
- Chatham
- Chilmark
- Dennis
- Eastham
Private Organizations
—Town Departments »
Schools
- Edgartown
- Falmouth
- Harwich
- Mashpee
- Nantucket
- Oak Bluffs
- Orleans
- Provincetown
- Sandwich
- Tisbury
- Truro
- Wellfleet
- West Tisbury
- Yarmouth

Listings of County, State, and Federal Agencies:
- A—I
- J—M
- N—Z



 

Town of Eastham: Town Departments

Conservation Commission
Department of Natural Resources
Health Board


Town of Eastham
Conservation Commission

555 Old Orchard Road
Eastham, MA 02642

PHONE: (508) 240-5971

FAX: (508) 240-6687

E-MAIL: conservation@eastham-ma.gov

WWW: http://www.eastham-ma.gov

CONTACTS:
Dennis Murley, Chairman
Kay Stewart-Greeley, Conservation Clerk

HOURS: 8-1, 2-4 M-F

The conservation commission is made up of seven appointed volunteers to acquire open space, administer and enforce the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, administer local protection bylaws, manage open space land, develop open space plans, initiate other conservation programs, advise town agencies on resource protection, participate in agriculture preservation and educate local citizens.

KEYWORDS: Coastal Management And Planning, Conservation, Eastham, Regulatory Enforcement And Information, Wetlands


Town of Eastham
Dept. of Natural Resources

555 Old Orchard Road
Eastham, MA 02642

PHONE: (508) 240-5972

FAX: (508) 240-6687

E-MAIL: natres@eastham-ma.gov

WWW: http://www.eastham-ma.gov

CONTACT: Henry Lind, Director

HOURS: 8-1, 2-4 Monday-Friday

The Department of Natural Resources enforces the rules and regulations of shellfishing, boating, and Wetlands Protection Acts in the town. The Department deals with marshland, docks, illegal dumping, driving of recreational vehicles, parking and driving on the beach, wildlife management programs, open space lands management (trails), motorboats on ponds, and water quality assessment. The Department also runs a shellfish propagation/nursery and hatchery program. Flyers and handouts regarding shellfishing and wetlands protection are available. Shellfishing licenses are available.

KEYWORDS: Aquaculture, Biology, Birds, Boating, Coastal Management And Planning, Coastal Recreation, Commercial Fisheries, Conservation, Eastham, Erosion, Land Conservation, Lobster Fisheries, Marine Mammals, Natural Habitats, Natural History, Ports and Harbors, Public, Recreational Fisheries, Red Tide, Regulatory Enforcement And Information, Shellfisheries, Wetlands, Wildlife, Beaches


Town of Eastham
Health Board

2500 State Highway
Eastham, MA 02642

PHONE: (508) 240-5900, Ext. 229 or Ext. 230

FAX: (508) 240-5918

E-MAIL: jcrowley@eastham-ma.gov

WWW: http://www.eastham-ma.gov

CONTACTS:
Jane Crowley, Health Agent
Janice Shea, Health Clerk

HOURS: 8:00-4:00 Monday-Friday

The Board of Health enforces the Massachusetts General Laws, the state Sanitary Code, the state Environmental Code, and local health regulations. This includes, but is not limited to, the location, construction and repair of septic systems, hazardous material storage and disposal, solid waste disposal, bathing water quality, private water supplies, private wells, and non- community public water supplies. The board regulates the use of pesticides/herbicides.

FEES: Various licensing fees.

KEYWORDS: Eastham, Health, Public, Regulatory Enforcement and Information, Safety Standards, Water Quality, Water Pollution, Water Resources

 

 
  Research | Publications | Education and Outreach |
What's New | About Us | Site Map | Search
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Sea Grant Program
193 Oyster Pond Road, MS #2, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1525
seagrant@whoi.edu