Join citizen scientist group Earthwise Aware to learn about how you can help become a citizen scientist for Provincetown and the Outer Cape.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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 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 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 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!
Join the Provincetown Conservation Trust and Herpetologist Scott Smyers in an exploration of Amphibians and Insects at night!
Join Provincetown Conservation Trust President William Mullin and Recreando Cuidades President Frida Tellez and they lead a kid-focused event on the importance of nature in our lives at the Provincetown Library.
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.
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 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
This 90-minute class will look at ways in which studying bird behavior can teach us how to photograph them.
Join naturalist Tom Walker in this 1 mile walk at Beech Forest to learn how to distinguish native and naturalized plants without their summer leaves or flowers.
Come join the Provincetown Business Guild and the PCT for a “Welltown” event! Provincetown’s shorebirds in the fall are plentiful and spectacular. Join Mass Audubon birding expert Mark Faherty for a hike out to Hatches Harbor in the Cape Cod National Seashore where we hope to spot migrating warblers, gulls, terns, shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors and passerines and other species.
The Trust’s 2025 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.
A night of stories about Josephine Del Deo and how her passion helped save the Province Lands.
Join naturalist Dennis Minsky, 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 the Provincetown Conservation Trust and Herpetologist Scott Smyers in an exploration of Amphibians and Insects at night!
Join herpetologist Scott Smyers as he guides us through the types of snakes and salamanders you can find on Cape Cod.
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.
Come learn more about Bird Flu hitting our area as Dr. Wendy Puryear debunks myths and reviews facts for our community so we can be better informed.
Join Provincetown Conservation Trust President William Mullin and Naturalist Dennis Minsky for a walk on the western half of the Old Colony Nature Pathway with exploration of Whistle Path Woods, Fox Run , Dwyer Family Woodlands, and the proposed Josephine Del Deo Memorial Woodland.
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.
Come join us on Wednesday, May 7th at 5:30 at the Provincetown Commons 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.
Provincetown’s shorebirds in the summer are 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 gulls, terns, and sandpipers among other featured friends who reside and feed at the shoreline.
Join the Provincetown Conservation Trust for a morning of helping create new trails and cleaning up conservation areas to show our love of the planet! Registration required.
Join us on Saturday, March 8th at 1pm to hear Peter Trull, one of the foremost coyote experts in the Northeast talk about the misconceptions and facts of the Eastern Coyote, the wonderful creatures we share the National Seashore with.
Come on out to Town Hall and visit PCT’s table at the Outer Cape Year Rounders Festival. This wonderful festival is held is held second Saturday of every March in Provincetown Town Hall.
Join naturalist Tom Walker in this hald mile walk along the Old Colony Nature Pathway to learn how to distinguish native and naturalized plants without their summer leaves or flowers.
Each February, for four days, the world comes together for the love of birds. The event is called the Great Backyard Bird Count, sponsored by Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society and Birds Canada. Join the PCT by participating.
Join field naturalist Peter Trull for an exploration of the dunes, beaches, and the open seas at Race Point Beach in Provincetown. Race Point, the wildest of Cape Cod beaches, often offers views of raptors, alcids, rare gulls, shorebirds, and a myriad of waterfowl. Learn how these birds survive and adapt to extreme conditions during the winter months.
Come celebrate the holidays by joining the PCT on our Holiday Lichen Walk!
The PCT is happy to help sponsor this event with the Harwich Conservation Trust. Planned giving is a forward thinking way to create a lasting legacy with your local land trust.
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!
Join the PCT, The Town Of Provincetown, and the Center for Coastal Studies as we tackle cleaning up 88 and 86-R Atkins Mayor Road, conservation parcels the Town secured for open space with land bank funds.
