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 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

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

Cyanobacteria Monitoring

Please Note: Our cyanobacteria monitoring program runs from the end of May through November.

Environmental Sustainability

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

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.

Volunteer Appreciation

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

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...

Fight Back

Fight Back

Despair is a word I hear a lot these days. There is a daily flood of bad environmental news about federal resource protection rules that once protected our land, waters and atmosphere being ignored, hollowed out, or repealed. The initial response of outrage has been...

Events & Happenings

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Annual Meeting

Sunday, September 14, 2025
@ 12:00 p.m.

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Nibbling on Native Plants in Your Back Yard and Beyond with Russ Cohen

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
@ 10:00 a.m.

Cape Cod Native Plant Growers’ Cooperative

Cape Cod Native Plant Growers’ Cooperative

This program aims to supply Cape Cod with locally grown native plants.

Rain Barrel

Rain Barrels – $122 each – Proceeds Support APCC

Give your garden what it needs, rainwater.

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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.

e2 Solar

Go Solar!

In partnership with E2 Solar in Dennis, APCC receives $500 for every solar installation when APCC is named as referral.

Expressions Gallery

Ocean to Office

A special offer to provide Cape businesses the opportunity to beautify their offices with coastal photography and support APCC.

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APCC Ecolandscape Consultation Program

Take a step toward a more Cape-friendly landscape.

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Guidelines for Cape-friendly Landscapes Booklet

APCC is pleased to announce the availability of its most recent publication.

Cape Cod Native Plants

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.

– Henry David Thoreau