• Annual Coastsweep Cleanup

    Long Point

    Join us for our annual Coastsweep Beach Clean Up at Long Point on Saturday September 20th 9-11:30am. Space is limited due to the Long Point Shuttle so please register in advance. We will meet at the Center's kiosk on MacMillian Pier at 8:45 am.  Please bring gloves and water. For more information or to register […]

  • Homeport by the Bay Fundraising Gala

    Wequassett Resort and Golf Club 2173 Route 28, Harwich, MA

    Join the Center for Coastal Studies for a magical evening at the beautiful Wequassett Resort and Golf Club on Pleasant Bay in Harwich. This special event will take place on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, and promises to be an unforgettable night featuring a cocktail hour with stunning views of Pleasant […]

  • Science in the Seashore Symposium

    Salt Pond Visitor Center 50 Nauset Road, Eastham, MA

    The 2025 Science in the Seashore Symposium hosted by the Cape Cod National Seashore’s Atlantic Research Learning Center and sponsored by the Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore will take place on September 25, 2025 from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham, MA. The event is free and open to the public and will be […]

  • Nutahshay8ôk P8tôp: My Family Whale

    The Commons 46 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA, United States

    Join Brad Lopes (Aquinnah Wampanoag) as he talks about the intimate, spiritual connection Wampanoag people have with whales. As he explains this relationship with our more-than-human relatives, Brad will share glimpses into their role in Wampanoag storytelling and worldview, the impacts of industrial whaling on our relatives, and the threats they face today. Presented at […]

  • FishBlitz

    Salt Pond Visitor Center 50 Nauset Road, Eastham, MA

    FishBlitz is a bioblitz, a communal effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible. Explore Salt Pond with crews led by Center for Coastal Studies fisheries biologists and park staff. Record your findings in iNaturalist and have fun learning about pipe fish, mummichogs, and so many more fish […]

  • Laura Ludwig to speak at Higgins Art Gallery Reception

    Higgins Art Gallery, Cape Cod Community College 2240 Iyannough Rd., West Barbstable, MA, United States

    Laura Ludwig, Director of the CCS Marine Debris and Plastics Program, will be the special guest speaker at The Higgins Art Gallery at Cape Cod Community College, at the opening […]

  • Taking Care of Cape Cod Summit

    204 Cultural Arts Building 204 Sisson Road, Harwich, MA, United States

    Join the Cape Cod Anti-Litter Coalition, CARE for the Cape & Islands, the Cape Cod Blue Economy Foundation, and the Center for Coastal Studies for the 7th Annual Taking Care […]

  • Spinnaker Talk with Jesse Mechling at Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

    Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 869 Main Street, Brewster, MA, United States

    As part of the Silver Science Speaker Series, The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents Spinnaker: An Entanglement Story, with Center for Coastal Studies Marine Education Director Jesse Mechling. […]

  • Outermost Market in the Park, Orleans

    Snow Library 67 Main Street, Orleans, Massachusetts

    The CCS tent will be at the Outermost Friday, Market in the Park at Snow Library in Orleans on Friday, Oct. 10, from 2 - 7 pm.