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00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfca35c0000The Herring River Restoration is a proposed $40-$50 million project in Wellfleet. The idea is to remove the Chequessett dike, originally built in 1909, allowing seawater to flow up the river estuary, restoring the saltwater marsh. It would affect more than 1000 acres and six miles of waterways, and requires the construction of two secondary dikes. Within Wellfleet, there are those who are passionately in favor of the project. There are those who are opposed. And there are many who see both sides of this immense issue.At WCAI, we were interested to hear some of these voices. This week reporter Stephanie Guyer-Stevens introduces us to three people connected to the Herring River, each with a different understanding of what’s at stake.And on Thursday this week, Mindy Todd will host an hour-long discussion on The Point, looking at the Herring River Restoration project. We welcome your phone calls at 866-999-4626, emails at thepoint@capeandislands.org

New England's Fishermen and the Challenges of Climate ChangeNew England’s coastal waters are warming faster than 90% of the rest of the world’s oceans. We look at fishermen as an indicator species, on the leading edge of that change, forced to adapt. Fishermen are engaged in new collaborations with scientists to understand climate change; in some cases they've switched to fishing entirely new species; and for some fishermen, adapting has meant moving out of the marine fisheries into aquaculture—but even that industry is proving vulnerable to environmental threats. A 3-part report by Pien Huang.Pien Huang is a GroundTruth Fellow stationed at WCAI.