DENNIS MINSKY RECEIVES ANSEL B. CHAPLIN AWARD FOR CONSERVATION

Dennis has been responsible for saving over 31 Acres in Provincetown

On Friday, October 18th, PCT Trustee Dennis Minsky received the Ansel B. Chaplin Award for Excellence in Preserving Open Space on Cape Cod. Named in honor of The Compact's founding President, Ansel B. Chaplin of Truro, this award recognizes and celebrates significant work by an individual or group of persons to increase the amount and quality of legally protected conservation land in Barnstable County. The award honored Dennis’ lifetime of dedication to the cause of open space in Provincetown.

Past recipients of the award includes the late D. Isabel Smith of Harwich, the late Charles H. Thomsen of Orleans, Henry Kelley II of Dennis, Susanne Goodman Hallstein of Falmouth, the late Robert G. Hankey of Wellfleet, Anne G. Gould of Cotuit, Henry Lind of Eastman, Celine Gandolfo of Provincetown, John Nye Cullity of Sandwich, Andy Young of Chatham, Barbara Birdsey of Centerville, and Richard Johnston of Dennis.

DENNIS MINSKY’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Dennis Minsky is a biologist who has dedicated his whole life to study, teach and save precious open spaces. His profession, before retiring, was teaching children biology. He has worked for our National Park Service, works teaching visitors about our precious whales, is currently Chair of our Provincetown Open Space Committee, served as Chair of our Conservation Commission for many years and is an important and significant Trustee of the Provincetown Conservation Trust. He has been instrumental in saving open spaces in Provincetown. He has led, negotiated and been part of many acquisitions of open space which spans from community gardens, community parks and untouched open spaces which protect our Greenway. His study of birds impacted and influenced being able to purchase a particularly important parcel. On one property alone he has documented over 120 species of birds. He is a modest, unassuming and impressive individual who is making a real difference in protecting our precious and magnificent planet by his teaching, his biological studies and his work to save important parcels of land for wildlife and people.