Mark Forest Barnstable County Commissioner

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Mark Forest Barnstable County Commissioner Mark Forest is a Barnstable County Commissioner and is on the Board of the Cape & Islands Municipal Leaders Association & a Yarmouth Selectman.

He is a tireless advocate for Cape Cod. For more information go to www.electmarkforest.com. Mark Forest teaches American Government and International Relations at Cape Cod Community College. He is coordinating the Suffolk University Masters in Public Administration program on Cape Cod. He serves as the Chairman of the Cape Cod Conservation District which funds numerous fisheries and coastal restoration projects on Cape Cod, including the restoration of the Coonamessett River in Falmouth and the Herring River in Wellfleet. He is assisting the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in its efforts to keep its reservation from being dissolved by the Trump Administration. He recently stepped down from being Chairman of the Board of the Housing Assistance Corp, and is a founder of the Community Development Partnership on the Lower Cape.

Mass DOT has finished the EIS process and is one big step closer to getting this project out for bids.
07/28/2026

Mass DOT has finished the EIS process and is one big step closer to getting this project out for bids.

05/25/2026

We need to support Sen. Fernandes proposals to change the formula for state aid. The current formula is outrageous & it steals millions from all Cape and islands towns.

05/19/2026

That giant pile of boat shrink wrap from winter storage? On Cape Cod, it’s getting a second life instead of heading to the landfill.

In 2025, more than 67 tons of boat shrink wrap were recycled through a regional program coordinated by Cape Cod Cooperative Extension in partnership with WHOI Sea Grant.

Once collected, the material is recycled into small plastic pellets called “nurdles,” which are used to make new products like boat shrink wrap, highway barriers, and plastic coffee lids.

A new report from CapeCodNews.org takes a closer look at how the program works, why regional teamwork matters, and how Cape Cod became a national model for marine recycling.

🎥 Read and watch the story here:
https://capecodnews.org/boat-shrink-wrap-recycling-on-cape-cod/

Need to recycle your boat shrink wrap this season? Find depot locations, rules, and preparation tips here: https://seagrant.whoi.edu/community-engagement/shrinkwraprecycling/

03/28/2026

Protecting Cape Cod's Sole Source Aquifer is a priority of mine. The aquifer is actually made up of 6 underground water reservoirs or lenses.

The Sagamore Lens is the largest and it’s the source of drinking water for Falmouth, Bourne, Sandwich, Mashpee, Barnstable and Yarmouth.

The Sole Source Aquifer designation comes from the EPA

It’s a federal designation that means that Cape Cod depends on these 6 underground water reservoirs as our “sole source” of drinking water.

Each one needs to be protected, especially during a drought !

03/26/2026

Recording: The Unseen Lifeline: Groundwater’s Role in Cape Cod’s Ecosystem

Last Thursday, MASSTC took a deep dive into the hidden world beneath Cape Cod and celebrated National Groundwater Awareness Week. We learned a lot with groundwater experts Denis LeBlanc, Scientist Emeritus, and Marcel Belaval, Deputy Director, both with the U.S. Geological Survey’s New England Water Science Center at the helm.

If you weren't able to come to the event, we recorded it for you! It was a fantastic presentation and lots of attendees have written to us saying it was information that was easy to digest and very engaging.

Watch the recording to better understand how groundwater plays a huge role in our everyday life on Cape Cod as well as feeds our rivers, ponds, wetlands and marshes, coastal waters and estuaries as well as drinking water wells.

You'll be amazed!
Watch it on our YouTube page here: https://loom.ly/6kII_uk

03/26/2026
Nice story on the great job at the shelters set up by the county and towns to help residents get through the Blizzard of...
03/09/2026

Nice story on the great job at the shelters set up by the county and towns to help residents get through the Blizzard of 26.

Older family members praise workers and shelter experience during Cape Cod's blizzard aftermath. See link below ⬇️

📸 Susan Vaughn/Cape Cod Times

Great Job !
02/28/2026

Great Job !

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