Preserving the very nature of Cape Cod for over 55 years
OUR VISION
A Cape Cod where waters are restored and protected, natural landscapes and wildlife habitat are preserved, and where growth respects the character of town centers and rural lands.
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Our Focus
Native Plant Initiative
Native plants are the cornerstone of natural ecosystems. Native plant species are well-adapted to their growing region and have co-evolved with…
WATER QUALITY
In recent years, the quality of many of Cape Cod’s coastal water bodies has deteriorated due to an excess supply of nitrogen containing compounds.
Cyanobacteria Monitoring
Please Note: Our cyanobacteria monitoring program runs from the end of May through November.
Environmental Sustainability
The high quality of life we enjoy on Cape Cod depends on a healthy environment, with safe drinking water, clean ponds and bays, unspoiled open areas and vibrant mixed use village centers.
HABITAT PROTECTION
From white cedar swamps to heathland to pine barrens, Cape Cod is blessed with a great diversity of unique and important habitats.
In The Spotlight
APCC latest news, announcements, press mentions, position statements and more.
Go To Town Meeting
If your town has a fall town meeting, and many do in the next few weeks, you need to go. Why? The thought here is that the importance of decisions made locally has never been more important that it is now. The federal government is shut down, and the states are...
Volunteer Appreciation
APCC is widely known for batting above our weight. Part of the reason our very talented but relatively small staff can cover so much ground is the help we get from our dedicated volunteers. Over 300 volunteers give their time to support our work in every way...
Shifting Sands
Living on Cape Cod we are accustomed to life on shifting sands. It is hard to live on a sandbar amidst both rising tides and the relentless pounding of the surf and to not at least be aware of the transience of everything. Reconciling our minds with this reality...
Events & Happenings
Ramps are for Boats, Not Runoff: Improving Water Quality through Management of Stormwater at Public Boat Ramps
Friday, October 17, 2025
@ 11:00 a.m.
Chasing Coldwater: Wild Brook Trout Restoration and Recovery on the Upper Cape
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
@ 1:00 p.m.
Salt Marshes: Natural Protection in a Changing Climate
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
@ 1:00 p.m.
Resetting the Trajectory from Doom to Boon at the Chase Garden Creek Salt Marsh
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
@ 1:00 p.m.
Resources
Cape Cod Native Plant Growers’ Cooperative
This program aims to supply Cape Cod with locally grown native plants.
Rain Barrels – $122 each – Proceeds Support APCC
Give your garden what it needs, rainwater.
The Koppel Center
As our programs have expanded, the initial vision of the mid-19th century barn being converted to serve as a year-round space was revived.
Go Solar!
In partnership with E2 Solar in Dennis, APCC receives $500 for every solar installation when APCC is named as referral.
Ocean to Office
A special offer to provide Cape businesses the opportunity to beautify their offices with coastal photography and support APCC.
APCC Ecolandscape Consultation Program
Take a step toward a more Cape-friendly landscape.
Guidelines for Cape-friendly Landscapes Booklet
APCC is pleased to announce the availability of its most recent publication.
CapeCodNativePlants.org
Find native plants appropriate for your Cape Cod garden and managed landscape. Over 100 native plants featured, and more being added.
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We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.
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