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.
Use It or Lose It
These words apply to a lot. Retaining our physical and mental strength can rely on how much we exercise our body and mind. Mechanical items can wear out, but they are just as vulnerable to lack of use. Things in motion tend to stay in motion, but lack of use of...
Look in the Mirror
No one is going to do it for you. Decide for yourself what the “it” is here, but the simple truth is taking care of what is important to you requires your direct action. This has always been true, perhaps never more so than now, no matter your interest. The need for...
The Devil Never Sleeps
As previously mentioned, constant vigilance is needed to ensure lasting and durable protections, hard fought for, are respected and preserved. Someone looking to make a quick score using public resources always has their eye on that body of water or tract of land we...
Events & Happenings
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.
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.
Weed Watcher Training Workshops
June 13 & July 18, 2025. Seating is limited. Registration required.
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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