{"id":2993,"date":"2015-09-24T18:38:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T18:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orleansconservationtrust.org\/?p=2993"},"modified":"2015-09-24T18:39:26","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T18:39:26","slug":"pochet-island-walk-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/pochet-island-walk-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Pochet Island Walk Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, September 20, Orleans Conservation Trust co-led a walk to Pochet Island with Tim Payson as part of the Orleans Pond Coalition\u2019s Celebrate Our Waters Weekend.\u00a0 Both former Director Kris Ramsay and current Director Elizabeth Migliore led 35 participants through the ORV road leading to Pochet Island.\u00a0 En route they explained about Conservation Restrictions on adjacent land, and new adaptive ORV regulations to help the Town protect piping plovers, terns, and terrapin turtles while not closing the routes as frequently.\u00a0 Then at the bridge leading onto the island, they turned over the talk to Tim Payson, whose family owns the land.\u00a0 Tim brought the tour group through an old, traditional Cape-style house, and out to an overlook on the southern tip of the island.\u00a0 Participants learned about the extensive management efforts the family undertakes to control invasives on the island and maintain portions as open field habitat.\u00a0 Sightings during the walk included a Great Blue Heron and a large osprey nest on a dead tree.\u00a0 The Payson family dog accompanied participants through much of the hike.\u00a0 While this was a strenuous 4 hours walk mostly over sand, it was well worth the effort with beautiful overviews of Nauset Beach and Pochet Inlet, and providing a glimpse at a remote part of Orleans seemingly preserved in time.<\/p>\n

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