• Holiday Hauliday Beach Cleanup

    Herring Cove Beach Provincetown, MA, United States

    The Center for Coastal Studies will sponsor a shoreline cleanup in the Cape Cod National Seashore on Thursday, December 31, 2025, at Herring Cove South to Wood End Light. The location is the area impacted by winter storm deposits between Wood End and Herring Cove, in the dunes and shoreline between the harbor and the bay. […]

  • 2026 Polar Bear Plunge

    14 Johnson Street (Parking Lot) Provincetown, MA US 02657 14 Johnson Street (parking lot), Provincetown, MA, United States

    On New Years Day 2026, Provincetown will celebrate the 10th annual Polar Bear Plunge! The Plunge supports CCS shark research.   Hundreds of intrepid plungers will meet in the Johnson Street parking lot at 11 AM and enjoy piping hot coffee while learning about the vital work of the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS). At 12 […]

  • Anne-Marie Runfola Talk at Cultural Center of Cape Cod – “The Center for Coastal Studies at 50: Preserving and Protecting Our Ocean and Coasts”

    Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth, MA, United States

    CCS Executive Director Anne-Marie Runfola will give a talk, "The Center for Coastal Studies at 50: Preserving and Protecting our Ocean and Coasts," for the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod on Sunday, Jan. 11. Join Center for Coastal Studies Executive Director, Anne-Marie Runfola to celebrate 50 years of discovery, […]

  • WaterWORKS

    Cape Cod Community College 2240 Route 132, West Barnstable, MA

    CCS will have a table at WaterWORKS, Cape Cod Blue Economy Career Day, on Jan. 13, from 9 am to 4 pm.

  • Birds watching and more on MacMillan Pier

    MacMillan Pier Provincetown, MA

    Join CCS biologists Tommy Tucker and Lisa Sette at MacMillan Pier on Friday, January 16th to talk boats, birds and everything in between! Meet in front of the Harbormaster's office at the end of the pier at 9 am. Bring binoculars if you have them and dress warm for the weather. The length of the […]

  • Dr. Agnes Mittermayr Talk at Osterville Village Library

    Osterville Village Library 43 Wianno Avenue, Osterville, MA, United States

    Marine ecologist Dr. Agnes Mittermayr will give a talk at Osterville Village Library on Jan 17 at 1 pm. The title of the talk is "What's that? A Marine Biology […]

  • MLK Service Day Beach Cleanup

    Race Point Beach Provincetown

    Join the CCS Beach Brigade for our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day, this year slated for Monday, January 19, 2026 at Race Point. This is typically a windy and chilly event, but we keep the cleanup short (2 hours) and warm up afterward with soup and cookies before doing the trash tally. CLEANUP […]

  • Winter Wednesdays: “Beach Trash to Art Treasure”

    SEA Space Marine Discovery Center at Whaler's Wharf 237 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA, United States

    The CCS Marine Debris & Plastics Program will host "Beach Trash to Art Treasure," a series of immersive workshops led by different artists working with the medium of plastic beach […]

  • Winter Wednesdays: “Beach Trash to Art Treasure”

    SEA Space Marine Discovery Center at Whaler's Wharf 237 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA, United States

    The CCS Marine Debris & Plastics Program will host “Beach Trash to Art Treasure,” a series of immersive workshops led by different artists working with the medium of plastic beach […]