10:00 a.m. Sunday, May 28, 2023 Scott Landry has been working at the Center for Coastal Studies for over 20 years on whale research and conservation. He will discuss our current understanding of how entanglement in fishing gear impacts individual whales and whale populations. This Sunday, he’ll be talking about Spinnaker, to illustrate how larger trends are manifest in the life of a single, and singular, being. All are welcome! Scott Landry directs the Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) program … Continue reading 28 May 2023: “The Tale of Spinnaker, a Humpback Whale” with Scott Landry

10:00 a.m. Sunday, April 23, 2023 Eastham Conservation Foundation (ECF) was founded in 1978 as a volunteer, non-profit membership organization to help protect and enhance Eastham’s natural environment.  How is ECF doing today, and where should we be heading?  Joanna Buffington, a volunteer Director and Clerk for ECF since 2012, will share some of the current activities that address the mission to protect land, provide stewardship and educational programs for the public to enhance the natural environment and protect wildlife.  … Continue reading 23 Apr 2023: “Protecting Our Natural Environment: Eastham Conservation Foundation – 45 Years in Action” 

10:00 a.m. Sunday, November 27, 2022 Heatwaves: A Panel Discussion about Extreme Heat on Land and Water This summer was another hot one for many, with long, sweltering stretches of higher-than-usual temperatures—and not just on land. Heatwaves are also sweeping the ocean, with implications for marine life and the people who depend on it. Join us for a discussion about the links between the atmosphere and ocean, why heat waves are on the rise, and what it means for our … Continue reading 27 Nov 2022: Heatwaves: A Panel Discussion about Extreme Heat on Land and Water

10:00 a.m. Sunday, October 23, 2022 In January of 2022, Sarah Oktay succeeded Richard Delaney as Executive Director for the Center for Coastal Studies, a distinguished and beloved Provincetown institution. Dr. Oktay believes strongly in bridging the gap between scientists, policymakers, and the public to aid communities and effect change, and she’s eager to meet you. Join her at Chapel in the Pines for an overview of the Center’s research agenda, which runs the gamut from whales to sharks to … Continue reading 23 Oct 2022: “What’s New at the Center for Coastal Studies?” with Sarah Oktay

Sunday September 18, 2022 Gretel Norgeot has been an advocate for locally grown food, farms, and farmers’ markets for decades. Nowadays, she focuses on soil health and its relationship to human health.  Join us as she explains how Restoration Agriculture can make a positive change for future generations and fight climate change. The main ideas are to not use chemicals and to encourage the natural microbes in the soil so that carbon can be removed from the atmosphere and stored in … Continue reading 18 Sep 2022: “Restoration Agriculture for Our Yards” with Gretel Norgeot

10:00 a.m. Sunday, August 28, 2022 Through discussion and vivid photographs, Peter Trull will show us the relationship betweens commercial fishing, expanding Gray Seal populations, and the occurrence of Great White Sharks along the beaches of Cape Cod and the northeast coast. This “Gray Curtain” has come about after geologic and environmental changes, range expansion of marine mammals, animal migrations and population growth. Each has had an effect on the Cape’s marine ecology and economy observable in daily and seasonal … Continue reading 28 Aug 2022: “The Gray Curtain” with Peter Trull

10:00 a.m. Sunday, August 14, 2022 Live at the Chapel and on Zoom. All are welcome! North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis, are among the rarest of the baleen whale species. Distinct populations of right whales were scattered across the oceans of the world until they were decimated by heavy and consistent whaling. For 30 years, researchers at Provincetown’s Center for Coastal Studies have worked to learn more about right whales, their use of Cape Cod Bay and their habitat … Continue reading 14 Aug 2022: “Right Whale Conservation: A Look to the Future” with Christy Hudak

10:00 a.m. Sunday, July 24, 2022 Nutrient enrichment is impacting the health of our embayments and ponds and will be the focus of Andrew Gottlieb’s presentation. What can towns, property owners and residents do to improve water quality? There will be time for discussion about all things water as well as other issues of environmental concern. All are welcome! Live at the Chapel and on Zoom. Andrew Gottlieb is the Executive Director at the Association to Preserve Cape Cod and, … Continue reading 24 Jul 2022: “The Waters of Cape Cod” with Andrew Gottlieb

10:00 a.m. Sunday, July 17, 2022  Live at the Chapel and on Zoom. For some people, a green burial is their culminating environmentally sensitive act. While many cemeteries do not yet allow it, green burials are legal in Massachusetts. Join Sophia Sayigh, Director of Green Burial Massachusetts, to learn about options available here on the Cape. She will talk about your rights, the laws, logistics, and provide practical information to accomplish natural death care, a component of Green Burial disposition. … Continue reading 17 Jul 2022: “Green Burial: Reclaiming a Dying Tradition” with Sophia Sayigh