Leading off the September calendar is a four-day "adventure cleanup" in Boston Harbor. Following on the success of the Great Boston Harbor Island Cleanup in 2024, CCS is partnering with […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

Dr. Charles "Stormy" Mayo will give a talk on the right whales that visit the waters around the Cape at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum on Tuesday Oct 7, from 5-7 pm.

The Higgins Art Gallery at Cape Cod Community College will host an art exhibit, Echoes in the Tide - Marine Debris Art Responding to Ocean and Social Justice, from Oct. […]

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 reception for  an art exhibit, Echoes in the Tide - Marine Debris Art responding to Ocean and Social Justice, on Wednesday Oct. 8, at 3:30 […]

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 of Cape Cod Summit at The 204 Cultural Arts Municipal Building, 204 Sisson Rd., Harwich, on October 9th, 2025 from 11 am - 4 pm. […]