View from the Flats (Summation 02-2019)

Shudder's Lane shellfishermen

This will be my last View from the Flats. In November the Board elected a new Slate of Officers for 2019. The Officers and Directors for 2019 are as follows: Officers and Directors Slate for 2019 President Robert Parsons… Read More

BARS Needs Your Bottles and Cans!

BARS volunteers at the bottles and cans recycling shed at the Barnstable Transfer Station

BARS is at the redeemable bottles and cans shed at the Barnstable Transfer Station for all of July. Money raised will go towards BARS’ scholarship fund for Cape Cod students. You may also pick up a receipt for… Read More

We’re Still Here — Ready and Waiting for Your Bottles & Cans!

BARS recycling shed volunteers

Thank you for all your donations so far. Please continue save your bottles and cans for us. We appreciate donations large and small. Sometimes we get the strangest things along with bottles and cans. BARS super volunteer Bob… Read More

Keep Bringing Us Your Bottles and Cans!

BARS recycling container two days after July 4th

Thank you for all your donations so far. The container we store the bottles and cans in was so full after July 4th weekend not all would fit in the truck when it was picked up Monday morning,… Read More

Save Your Recyclable Bottles and Cans for BARS!

Last day at the recycling shack

BARS will be manning the recyclable bottles and cans shed at the Barnstable Transfer Station for the month of July, 2017, and will be there every day except July 4th. Please save your redemption eligible bottles and cans… Read More

Volunteers Needed for BARS Recycling in July, 2017

BARS recycling program

BARS will be manning the recyclable bottles and cans shed at the Barnstable Transfer Station for the month of July, 2017, and will be there every day except July 4th. We are looking for volunteers to fill morning… Read More

BARS Announces Scholarship Endowment to UMass Dartmouth

BARS-UMass Dartmouth endowment presentation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bill Shumway shellfishing.org On January 27, 2017 the Barnstable Association for Recreational Shellfishing, Inc (BARS) met with representatives of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to present the initial funding of an endowment in BARS… Read More

Volunteers Needed for BARS Recycling in September 2016

BARS recycles

BARS recycling of bottles and cans at The Town of Barnstable Transfer Station begins September 1, 2016. Volunteers are still needed for the month of September. To volunteer, call Ron Glantz at 508-454-7709 or email him at roncapecod@comcast.net. WE COULD REALLY… Read More

Setting the BARS high

Tracy Trotto receiving BARS scholarship

Barnstable Association of Recreational Shellfishing Inc., a Massachusetts Charitable Corporation, (BARS) recently awarded two scholarships in the amount of $1,000.00 to students Matthew Catanazariti and Reece Hoppensteadt. They are 2016 graduates of Barnstable High School and both will… Read More

BARS Wants To Thank You for Your Recyclable Bottles and Cans!

BARS volunteers at the recycling shed

BARS and Hyannis Rotary were at the Town of Barnstable Transfer Station bottle and can recycling shed for February.Becuase of your recycling efforts we raised $3000. A great thank you to all who donated. Pictured in this photo… Read More