Cape Cod is arguably one of the finest spots on earth to view cetaceans from land. CCS staff and scientists will lead guided walks to Race Point, Wood End, and/or Herring Cove to watch for whales. Must have good walking shoes and be able to walk ½-3 miles. Suggested donation: $15 per person (non-members), $10 […]
The Center for Coastal Studies Marine Debris & Plastics Program and the Town of Hull are conducting an Adventure Cleanup along Hull's rocky coast April 27-29. For details and to register please email Laura Ludwig (LLudwig@coastalstudies.org).
Cape Cod is arguably one of the finest spots on earth to view cetaceans from land. CCS staff and scientists will lead guided walks to Race Point, Wood End, and/or Herring Cove to watch for whales. Must have good walking shoes and be able to walk ½-3 miles. Suggested donation: $15 per person (non-members), $10 […]
Join the CCS Beach Brigade for our annual May Day in the RipRap cleanup this year slated for Friday, May 1, 2026, in the East End of Provincetown. This exposed shoreline is stabilized with tons of granite rock rip-rap which traps debris at every high tide. Date may change because of unforeseen circumstances. Details will […]
Laura Ludwig, Director of the CCS Marine Debris & Plastics Program, will join Sara N. da Silva, Senior Restoration Ecologist with the Buzzards Bay Coalition, to discuss the cleanup and restoration of Marsh Island in Fairhaven. To register click here.
This Twenty Summers event at Provincetown's Hawthorne Barn is part of Ecosystems & Imagination presented by CCS Scientist/Artist in Residence Mark Adams and in partnership with the Center for Coastal Studies. Coastal Landforms that make up the outer Cape are a constant work-in-progress (in glacial time and anthropogenic time). What do scientists know about sand […]
This Twenty Summer event is part of Ecosystems & Imagination presented by CCS Scientist/Artist in Residence Mark Adams and in partnership with the Center for Coastal Studies. The field trip will meet at Center for Coastal Studies Kiosk at MacMillan Pier. Exploring Provincetown Harbor on a falling tide, we’ll look at storm tide pathways, the […]
This Twenty Summer event at the Hawthorne Barn in Provincetown is part of Ecosystems & Imagination presented by CCS Scientist/Artist in Residence Mark Adams and in partnership with the Center for Coastal Studies A multimedia experience of ocean readings from science, poetry, theater and survival manuals, video projections and audio, performed by actors and musicians […]
Join the CCS Beach Brigade for our return to Marsh Island in Fairhaven to continue the work we started in the fall. This cleanup is slated for Saturday, May 16, 2026, and we may be joined by volunteers from partnering organizations. Date may change because of unforeseen circumstances. Registrants will be sent details as the […]
The opening reception for a new exhibition at Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Center for Coastal Studies, “Persistent Curiosity: Charting the Rippled Fabric of the Sea,” is scheduled for May 22 at 6 pm.