Events

DEC has teamed up with the visionaries at West Field Production Co. to bring you “Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species”. It tells the story of invasive species in NY and how DEC and our partners are tackling them.

Runtime: 52 minutes

FREE

anytime

Negotiating with Nature

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Gardening is a form of stewardship and as you will hear, gardens are a window on nature. As someone who has spent some 25 years in my garden, I’ve come to realize that the earth itself is a garden, and that we need all the help we can get, caring for it. -STEFAN VAN NORDEN, DIRECTOR & GARDENER

Runtime: 58 minutes

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anytime

Tadpoles – The Big Little Migration

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Nature documentary. A story by Maxwel Hohn.
Runtime: 8:41 minutes

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anytime

The Last Bay Scallop?

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Bay scallops ones thrived in small harbors from Cape Cod Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Today they are commercially extinct, except for two harbors off Nantucket, Massachusetts. The culprit is declining water quality, which kills the eelgrass scallops need to survive.
Runtime: 31 minutes

ReWilding ~ Planting for Change

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Native Plants for the Cape and Islands – Recipes for Success from Seed

Friday, March 13, 2026
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Planning and Managing an Ecological Garden on Cape Cod

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Counting on a Comeback ~ River Herring Monitoring on Cape Cod

Friday, March 20, 2026
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Friday, January 30, 2026 – Growing Native Seeds and Plants with the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society

Thursday, January 29, 2026 – Native Plant Propagation for Professionals

Friday, January 23, 2026 – VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSION for Prospective Native Plant Growers for Market

Thursday, January 22, 2026 – Landscaping for Wildlife: the Birds and the Bees and Beyond

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – Every Garden Matters, Every Landscape Counts: Get to Know Grow Native Massachusetts

Thursday, January 15, 2026 – Genetic Considerations in Plant Production

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 – Resetting the Trajectory from Doom to Boon at the Chase Garden Creek Salt Marsh

2025

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 – Growing Native Plants for Sale

Friday, December 12, 2025 – Propagating Native Plants: Navigating Restoration Demand

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – Salt Marshes: Natural Protection in a Changing Climate

Friday, December 5, 2025 – Ecotypes, Ecoregions, and Restoration Agriculture

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 – Soil science simplified with The Organic Mechanic!

Thursday, November 13th, 2025 – Why Grow Native Plants? ~ An Overview on the Ecological Importance of Native Species

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 – Chasing Coldwater: Wild Brook Trout Restoration and Recovery on the Upper Cape

Thursday, November 6, 2025 – Cape Cod Native Plant Growers’ Cooperative: Program Introduction

Friday, October 17, 2025 – Ramps are for Boats, Not Runoff

October 8, 2025 – Nibbling on Native Plants in Your Back Yard and Beyond with Russ Cohen

September 14, 2025 – APCC Annual Meeting

August 22, 2025 – End of Season Gathering

June 27, 2025 – Mussels, Dragonflies and Damselflies

2024

September 12, 2024 – The Everyday Conservationist

August 25, 2024 – APCC Annual Meeting

June 13, 2024 – Poison Is Not The Answer

June 11, 2024 – Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod

May 16, 2024 – How Healthy are Cape Cod’s Waters?

April 11, 2024 – From Marshes to Swamps

2023

August 27, 2023 – APCC Annual Meeting

January 4, 2023 – Tidmarsh

2022

December 5, 2022 – Hanging in the Balance

September 11, 2022 – APCC Annual Meeting

May 19, 2022 – Site Preparation for Landscape Transformations

April 7, 2022 – For the Love of Oaks

March 31, 2022 – The Secret Lives of Wild Bees

March 23, 2022 – Lessons from the Garden

March 16, 2022 – Your Garden: A Beautiful Ecological System

January 2022 – Our Future with Water

2021

December 2021 – Landscaping for Resilience

November 4, 2021 – APCC Annual Meeting

July 20-27, 2021 – Get Your Botany On with APCC!

June 24, 2021 – Garden Tour at Cotuit Library

January 1 – 31, 2021 – APCC Winter Film Festival – Inhabit

2020

December 11 – 13, 2020 – APCC Winter Film Festival – Kiss the Ground

November 1 – 29, 2020 – APCC Winter Film Festival – Gather

September 30, 2020 – APCC Annual Meeting

September 23, 2020 – Climate Conscious Landscapes – Hosted Virtually by Whelden Memorial Library

September 15, 2020 – Three Bays Stormwater Project Update – Hosted by the Cotuit Civic Association

2019

November 14, 2019 – Landscaping for Resilience: Wrangling RainwaterHosted by Waquoit Bay Reserve

November 13, 2019 – Expressions of the Brewster FlatsHosted by Brewster Ladies Library

November 7, 2019 – Landscaping for Resilience: All About the TreesHosted by Waquoit Bay Reserve

October 3, 2019 – Horticulture Morning: Rain Gardens with Kristin Andres, APCC Education & Outreach Director. Hosted by The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc.

October 1, 2019 – APCC’s Annual Meeting

September 18, 2019 – Garden Talks: Landscaping with Native Plants with Kristin Andres, APCC Education & Outreach DirectorHosted by Barnstable Adult Community Center.

July 24, 2019 – River and Bog Restoration Walking ToursChilds River

July 16, 2019 – River and Bog Restoration Walking ToursCoonamessett River

July 13, 2019 – The Perfect YardTransforming landscapes and minds, yard by yard.

July 11, 2019 – Climate Change and Cape Cod: What Do We Know? What Do We Expect? What Should We Do?Dr. John Holdren, former science advisor to President Obama, will speak at the Chatham Community Center.

June 20, 2019 – Pollinators: What Do Bees Need? How to Support Native Bees on Cape Cod.

May 16, 2019 – Kill Your Lawn: Here’s a great way to improve your stewardship of your piece of Cape Cod.

April 18, 2019 – Water for Oysters: Our Valuable OystersFollowing a showing of APCC’s video, “Water for Oysters”, there will be a panel discussion about the value of oysters.

April 4, 2019 – Sea Level Rise: How Can We Adapt? Second video in APCC’s Saving Paradise video series will be shown, followed by panel discussion on adapting to the impacts of climate change.

April 4, 2019 – Landscaping for Resilience, talks at the Barnstable Senior Center

March 21, 2019 – Friends of Herring River special program about Cape Cod wetland restoration projects.

March 14, 2019 – First in the APCC’s video series will be shown. Following the video, speaker APCC’s executive director Andrew Gottlieb.

March 14, 2019- Public Meetings to Review Selected Stormwater Projects

February 26 & 28, 2019 – Public Meetings to Review Selected Stormwater Projects