Come celebrate the fall with our Autumn Lichen Walk
Lichens are symbiotic organisms formed from the union of fungi and algae. They stabilize and add nutrients to our soils, provide nesting material for birds, shelter for invertebrates, and promote soil formation on bare rock.
Join Naturalist Tom Walker at Clapps Pond during Halloween weekend to discover the mysterious world of fungi.
Join PCT on Saturday, October 24th for our Fall Volunteer Day along the Old Colony Nature Pathway. We’ll be putting some finishing touches on the Eder “Meadow,” including installing a new sign, creating a path through the area, and planting native vegetation.
Venture into the National Seashore to learn about teeth, veins, and hair -- not parts of the body, but leaf characteristics that help distinguish tree species during the growing season.
The spectacle and excitement of bird migration, along with the brilliant autumn tree foliage at Beech Forest in Provincetown is an experience all birders anticipate. Join Mark Faherty from Mass Audubon to find warblers, grosbeaks, and other fall migrants, singing in the trees and thickets, while participants will observe and learn about all of the birds we find. (Photo by Susan Packard)
Join naturalist Mark Adams of the National Seashore and the Provincetown Conservation Trust for a walk through Shank Painter and Clapps ponds. Free and open to the public. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Join Naturalist Tom Walker in the National Seashore to discover the mysterious world of fungi.
The Trust’s 2026 Annual “Green” Party raises awareness about conservation for our fragile Provincetown eco-systems, protecting it for future generations of people and wildlife and expanding accessibility to these areas for residents and visitors.
Join Provincetown Conservation Trust Trustees as they lead a kid-focused event on the importance of nature in our lives at the Provincetown Library.
Please join us at the Provincetown Library to enjoy nature reflections and essays with PCT Trustee and Provincetown writer Dennis Minsky.
Join the Provincetown Conservation Trust and Herpetologist Scott Smyers in an exploration of Amphibians and Insects at night!
Join us on Thursday, July 16th at 5:30 to hear Scott Smyers, a Herpetologist (an expert on amphibians and reptiles) speak about turtles found on Cape Cod and across Massachusetts, including Eastern Box Turtles, Blanding, Painted and Snappers! Where to spot them and how to help preserve their habitats.
Join the PCT for another exciting Nature Talk at the Provincetown Brewing Company. This month it is a lunch and learn! Come to the PBC, order some delicious lunch and learn about planting biodiverse, pollinator-friendly, native gardens!
Discover the Outer Cape’s wild richness through participatory science, connecting us more deeply to its biodiversity & shifting landscapes.
Join Claire O'Neill from Earthwise Aware (EwA) for a guided documentation walk exploring the rhythms of local plants and wildlife and the seasonal shifts shaping the Outer Cape.
This walk is part of EwA’s biodiversity and climate studies, which collect data on how climate change is affecting the synchronicity of fauna and flora phenophases. Phenophases are observable stages in the annual life cycle of a plant or animal that can be defined by a clear beginning and end.
Provincetown’s shorebirds in the spring are plentiful and spectacular. Join PCT Intern and birding expert Elliot Dziedzic for a hike out to Hatches Harbor in the Cape Cod National Seashore where we hope to spot warblers, gulls, terns, shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors and passerines and other species.
Venture into the Beech Forest in Provincetown to learn about teeth, veins, and hair -- not parts of the body, but leaf characteristics that help distinguish tree species during the growing season.
Join Provincetown Conservation Trust’s Naturalist Dennis Minsky and President William Mullin for a walk on the Old Colony Nature Pathway with exploration of Foss Woods, Maple Grove Bird Sanctuary, and Warbler Woods.
Join naturalist and artist Mark Adams for an immersive guided walk through the ever-shifting landscapes of the Provincetown Dunes. Presented by the Provincetown Conservation Trust and Provincetown Business Guild, this Welltown Community Hike blends ecology, art, and local history into a singular Cape Cod experience.
Join Provincetown Conservation Trust’s Naturalist Dennis Minsky for a walk on the Old Colony Nature Pathway with exploration of Whistle Path Woods, Fox Run and the Dwyer Family Woodlands. Dennis will lead us through the brilliant and diverse fauna and flora of these areas.
Join the PCT at our free nature talk at the Provincetown Library as we prepare ourselves for the tick season ahead on the Cape with an overview of the state of ticks and tick-borne illness in Barnstable County.
The spectacle and excitement of bird migration, along with newly budding trees of the Beech Forest in Provincetown is an experience all birders anticipate each spring. Join Mark Faherty from Mass Audubon to find warblers, grosbeaks, and other colorful spring migrants, singing in the trees and thickets, while participants will observe and learn about all of the birds we find. (Photo by Susan Packard)
The spectacle and excitement of warbler migration, along with scarlet tanagers, vireos, and grosbeaks pouring through the newly budding trees of Foss Woods in Provincetown is an experience all birders, from novice to expert anticipate each spring. You can be there to see it all! Join Peter to find warblers and other colorful spring migrants, whirling, swirling and singing in the trees and thickets, while participants will observe and learn about all of the birds we find. See Spring migration in all of its avian beauty.
Provincetown’s shorebirds in the springare plentiful and spectacular. Join the PCT and birding expert Ross Sormani for a hike out to Hatches Harbor in the Cape Cod National Seashore where we hope to spot a variety of migrating warblers, gulls, terns, and sandpipers among other featured friends who reside and feed at the shoreline.
The spectacle and excitement of warbler migration, along with scarlet tanagers, vireos, and grosbeaks pouring through the newly budding trees of Foss Woods in Provincetown is an experience all birders, from novice to expert anticipate each spring. You can be there to see it all! Join Peter to find warblers and other colorful spring migrants, whirling, swirling and singing in the trees and thickets, while participants will observe and learn about all of the birds we find. See Spring migration in all of its avian beauty.
Come join us on Thursday, May 7th at 5:30 at the Provincetown Library to hear Mark Faherty, one of the foremost bird experts in the Northeast talk about fall migration, discuss the best of birding on Cape Cod, including where to go and what to look for through the seasons, as well as the natural history of a strange and misunderstood species: the Cape Cod Birder.
Join citizen scientist group Earthwise Aware to learn about how you can help become a citizen scientist for Provincetown and the Outer Cape.
Join the Provincetown Conservation Trust for a morning of trailhead improvements and revegetation on the Old Colony Nature Pathway.
Come on out to Town Hall and visit PCT’s table at the Outer Cape Year Rounders Festival. We have information on our mission, volunteer opportunities and our campaign to dedicate a woodland to Josephine Del Deo. This wonderful festival is held is held second Saturday of every March in Provincetown Town Hall.
Join the PBG Welltown and the PCT with naturalist Tom Walker in this one mile hike along the Old Colony Nature Pathway to learn how to distinguish native and naturalized plants without their summer leaves or flowers.
The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is the world's oldest citizen science project, started by Audubon in 1900, where volunteers count birds within specific 15-mile circles from mid-December to early January to provide vital data for bird conservation, tracking population trends and informing science on how bird life is changing.
Come celebrate the holidays by joining the PCT on our Holiday Lichen Walk on December 12th
