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Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care of our national parks. It cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.
National Park Service
1w ago
On Friday, May 3, Cape Cod National Seashore and its park partner, Eastern National, will host a public ceremony to unveil the recently restored Highland Light in Truro. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/news/national-park-service-to-host-a-highland-light-rededication-ceremony-on-may-3.htm ..read more
National Park Service
2w ago
Several construction projects will take place this spring aimed at improving visitor safety and park infrastructure at Cape Cod National Seashore. Visitors should plan for potential closures or delays before their visit. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/news/seashore-construction-projects-will-commence-this-spring.htm ..read more
National Park Service
3w ago
The National Park Service is offering a 10-year concessions opportunity at Highland Links, one of Cape Cod’s oldest golf courses, located within Cape Cod National Seashore. The selected concessioner would manage a 9-hole golf course and its associated operations. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/news/national-park-services-offers-a-business-opportunity-to-operate-9-hole-golf-course-at-highland-links-in-truro.htm ..read more
National Park Service
1M ago
The first meeting of Cape Cod National Seashore's re-authorized Federal Advisory Commission has been scheduled for Monday, April 8, 2024 at 1 pm. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/news/re-authorized-federal-advisory-commission-set-to-meet.htm ..read more
National Park Service
1M ago
Cape Cod National Seashore awarded $112,000 in Inflation Reduction Act investment to research ways to reverse seagrass meadow decline. Funding will jointly benefit seven national park sites along the East Coast to combat the loss of this critical marine species. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/news/seashore-awarded-$112-000-in-inflation-reduction-act-investment-to-research-ways-to-reverse-seagrass-meadow-decline.htm ..read more
National Park Service
1M ago
Beginning Monday, March 11, the Pilgrim Heights parking area and access roadways in North Truro will be temporarily closed to the public to allow for repaving and survey work. The closure is expected to last through April 20, 2024. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/news/pilgrim-heights-parking-area-temporarily-closed-for-repaving-work.htm ..read more
National Park Service
1M ago
Cape Cod National Seashore, in partnership with Ducks Unlimited and the National Park Foundation, will begin to remove trees and shrubbery from areas of the Herring River floodplain. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/news/vegetation-removal-for-the-herring-river-restoration-project-to-continue.htm ..read more
National Park Service
2M ago
The spring Eastern wild turkey season will open in Massachusetts beginning Monday, April 29, 2024. This is the 13th season that spring turkey hunting will be permitted within Cape Cod National Seashore. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/news/2024-spring-turkey-hunt-dates-announced-at-cape-cod-national-seashore.htm ..read more
National Park Service
6M ago
Cape Cod National Seashore has awarded a contract for construction of the Mill Creek Water Control Structure (WCS), a crucial infrastructure component of the larger Herring River Restoration Project. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/news/cape-cod-national-seashore-announces-funding-support-and-contract-award-for-major-herring-river-restoration-project-component.htm ..read more
National Park Service
6M ago
Cape Cod National Seashore’s Perspectives: Seeing Cape Cod National Seashore Through Art, exhibits the work of artists who have captured the essence of Cape Cod through a series of month-long exhibitions at the park’s Salt Pond Visitor Center. For the month of November, the park is pleased to host Wellfleet’s Mark Brennan. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/news/paintings-and-original-prints-by-mark-brennan-on-display-in-november-as-part-of-cape-cod-national-seashore-s-perspectives-series.htm ..read more