Join HPWA and Wildlands Trust for an educational forum on the environmental issues facing Massachusetts, focusing on Plymouth and the Cape, from Massachusetts State Representative Dylan Fernandes. Hear about the most pressing policy issues and ask questions.

Dylan Fernandes is the State Representative for Falmouth, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket and a candidate for State Senate in the Plymouth and Barnstable district. He is the Vice Chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. As an advocate for clean water and air he has been instrumental in passing many bills and securing funding to protect people and our environment.

Registration is appreciated. Seating is first come, first serve. Doors open at 6:30pm.

More background on Dylan…

First elected at age 26, Fernandes was the second-youngest legislator elected to the Massachusetts House. He is a fourth generation Plymouth & Barnstable District resident and the son of two local small business owners, his great grandparents immigrated to the United States from the Azores before settling in Falmouth to work as strawberry farmers. Dylan earned his bachelor's degree with a double major in Economics and Political Science from the College of Charleston and a Master’s of Public Administration at Harvard University, where he was a Rappaport Scholar.

In his 7 years as State Representative, 30 of his bills have been signed into law and he has passed dozens more amendments and secured tens of millions of dollars in funding for the district. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and has seats on the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities & Energy, and the Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change.