Cape Cod's population is constantly growing. During the summer, vacationers increase the population from about 200,000 to more than 500,000. |
Sandy Neck dune bog, Cape Cod. A bog is a wet spongy area that consists of decaying vegetation. Bogs form in low-lying coastal areas where melting glacier-ice masses created depressions (kettle holes) that filled with water and eventually formed bogs. |
Leaking landfills in towns on Cape Cod contain everything from pesticides to household waste. These landfills have been contaminating Cape Cod's groundwater for decades. |