THE GOVERNMENT NEWS DESKPERMANENT NPS STORY ARCHIVE
Organized by publication date and destination. Each story retains its permanent State & Nation address and official NPS source.
The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Request for Proposals to lease and rehabilitate three historic properties within Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS).
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The 15th annual spring Eastern wild turkey hunt will begin at Cape Cod National Seashore on April 27, 2026.
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The National Park Service invites interested members of the public to attend an open house to learn more about the upcoming Cable Road Multi-Use Path project in Eastham.
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A new National Park Service report shows that 3.8 million visitors to park name in 2024 spent $598 million in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $754 million.
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Cape Cod National Seashore’s Atlantic Research and Learning Center will host the 14th annual “Science in the Seashore Symposium” on Thursday, September 25 from 9:30 am to 1 pm.
Official NPS sourceThe next meeting of Cape Cod National Seashore's Federal Advisory Commission is scheduled for Monday, September 15, 2025, at 1 pm.
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As summer winds down, Cape Cod National Seashore remains a destination for recreation and relaxation. However, beachgoers are advised that lifeguard services have ended for the season, and the ocean presents ongoing risks.
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Cape Cod National Seashore will transition to a fully cashless system at its fee entrance stations on July 1, 2025. Only credit cards, debit cards, or mobile payments will be accepted at beach entrance booths.
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On Thursday, June 26 at 6 pm, the National Park Service will host a virtual public meeting.
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The next meeting of Cape Cod National Seashore's Federal Advisory Commission has been scheduled for Monday, June 16, 2025, at 1 pm.
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The National Park Service is offering a 10-year concessions opportunity at the Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown.
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The National Park Service (NPS) is offering new food truck operation opportunities for the 2025 season at Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown, MA.
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Beginning the week of April 14, Cape Cod National Seashore will host the Appalachian Conservation Corps Veterans Fire Crew to conduct hazardous fuel reduction in the park.
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The next meeting of Cape Cod National Seashore's Federal Advisory Commission has been scheduled for Monday, April 7, 2025, at 1 pm.
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Cape Cod National Seashore will conduct a prescribed burn at Fort Hill in Eastham, weather permitting, during the second week of March.
Official NPS sourceThe spring turkey hunt in the national seashore will be consistent with most of Massachusetts Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations. However, a national seashore turkey hunting permit is required in addition to the state hunting license and state turkey permit.
Official NPS sourceThe next meeting of Cape Cod National Seashore's Federal Advisory Commission has been scheduled for Monday, January 13, 2025 at 1 pm. The meeting will take place at the Salt Pond Visitor Center classroom and is open to the public.
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The National Park Service (NPS) has announced the selection of Johnson Golf Management, Inc., to operate the Highland Links Golf Course, located at Cape Cod National Seashore, in the town of Truro, MA.
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The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund recently financed a rehabilitation project of the Captain Edward Penniman House at Cape Cod National Seashore.
Official NPS sourceThe next meeting of Cape Cod National Seashore's re-authorized Federal Advisory Commission is scheduled for Monday, October 7, 2024, at 1 pm.
Official NPS sourceCape Cod National Seashore’s (CCNS) Atlantic Research and Learning Center (ARLC) will host the thirteenth annual Science in the Seashore Symposium on Thursday, September 19th, from 9:30 am to 1 pm.
Official NPS sourceThe fourth meeting of Cape Cod National Seashore's re-authorized Federal Advisory Commission is scheduled for Monday, September 9, 2024, at 1 pm.
Official NPS sourceA new National Park Service report shows that 3.8 million visitors to Cape Cod National Seashore in 2023 spent $533 million in communities near the park.
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Cape Cod National Seashore welcomes the Cape Cod Astronomical Society as cohost of the third annual Dark Sky Festival in the park for September of 2024.
Official NPS sourceThe third meeting of Cape Cod National Seashore's re-authorized Federal Advisory Commission has been scheduled for Monday, August 5, 2024 at 1 pm.
Official NPS sourceThe National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore has determined that the Bartlett House, located on the bluffs overlooking Coast Guard Beach in Eastham, is no longer inhabitable in its present location due to erosion.
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U.S. Park Rangers are investigating multiple incidents of destruction of property and vandalism in the area of Herring Cove Beach and the Wood End Marsh trail bike rack in Provincetown, MA between June 15, 2024-present.
Official NPS sourceCape Cod's waters are part of a natural and wild marine ecosystem with a rich diversity of sea life, including sharks and seals.
Official NPS sourceThe second meeting of Cape Cod National Seashore's re-authorized Federal Advisory Commission has been scheduled for Monday, July 1, 2024 at 1 pm.
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Seven national parks, including Cape Cod National Seashore, were selected by Limón to be part of her signature project “You are Here: Poetry in Parks.” The initiative is a partnership with the Library of Congress, the National Park Service, and the Poetry Society of America that features site-specific poetry installations in the parks.
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The outer Cape Cod landscape has long served as muse for artists from around the world. In that spirit, Cape Cod National Seashore is now accepting applications for the 2024 season of Perspectives: Seeing Cape Cod National Seashore Through Art, a series of month-long exhibitions of artists who find inspiration from the seashore’s resources and stories, and whose works reflect the natural beauty, cultural significance, and recreational aspects of Cape Cod.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Official NPS sourceThe first meeting of Cape Cod National Seashore's re-authorized Federal Advisory Commission has been scheduled for Monday, April 8, 2024 at 1 pm.
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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.
Official NPS sourceBeginning 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.
Official NPS sourceCape 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.
Official NPS sourceThe 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.
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Cape Cod National Seashore, in partnership with Ducks Unlimited, will continue to remove dead trees and shrubbery from the Duck Harbor area of the park.
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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.
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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.
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The roads around the Marconi Wireless Site and Marconi Beach Road in Wellfleet will be repaved, resurfaced, and restriped to improve visitor access to these popular areas beginning Tuesday, October 17.
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On Friday, October 6, the Beech Forest at Cape Cod National Seashore will be formally inducted into the national Old-Growth Forest Network.
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Longtime National Park Service leader Jennifer Flynn has been named as the new superintendent of Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. She will begin her new position in mid-November.
Official NPS sourceAs the park winds down from the busy summer visitation season, Cape Cod National Seashore plans to begin or restart several infrastructure projects aimed at improving visitor safety and park infrastructure.
Official NPS sourceCape Cod National Seashore’s Atlantic Research and Learning Center will host the twelfth annual Science in the Seashore Symposium on Thursday, September 21, from 9:30 am to 1 pm.
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Cape Cod National Seashore welcomes Cape Cod Astronomical Society as a cohost of the park’s second annual “Dark Sky Festival” on September 15 and 16.
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A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 4 million visitors to Cape Cod National Seashore in 2022 spent $548 million dollars in communities near the park.
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This year, Cape Cod National Seashore will benefit from more than $461,000 received from the Inflation Reduction Act to replace two failing culverts in the upper Herring River in Wellfleet, MA.
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Cape Cod National Seashore welcomes the Cape Symphony back to the shores of Salt Pond in Eastham for an outdoor concert at 7 pm on Thursday, August 24.
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For the month of August, the park is pleased to host Wellfleet artist Catherine Hess, for her exhibit titled, Outermost Shores. Visitors can stop by Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham throughout the month of August to view Hess’ artwork on display. Hess will also host an artist reception on Saturday, August 5 at 3 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
Official NPS sourceCape 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 July, the park will host Jim Gillen of Hampden and Harwich, for his show titled, Cape Cod on Canvas II.
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Cape Cod's waters are part of a natural and wild marine ecosystem with a rich diversity of sea life, including sharks and seals. Seals are the major prey species for the great white shark. Sharks often feed on seals close to shore, and they’ve been observed near swimming beaches.
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End your day the perfect way, with music, presentations, and performance events at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham. Events are held every Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 pm from June 27 through September 5 at the outdoor amphitheater on the shores of Salt Pond or in the indoor auditorium.
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Cape Cod National Seashore is thrilled to celebrate the history of Bound Brook Island on Friday, June 30, 2023. Join park staff as they explore the historic Atwood-Higgins and Baker-Biddle properties in Wellfleet to learn about the stories of the past.
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On Thursday, June 28, Cape Cod National Seashore and its park partner, Eastern National will host a public ceremony to unveil the recently restored Highland Light in Truro.
Official NPS sourceOn Thursday, June 8, in celebration of World Ocean Day, Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) and its park partner, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS), will host a public ceremony to unveil a new marine debris sculpture. The ceremony will take place at 11 am at Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown. The ceremony will include remarks from project stakeholders, as well as sentiments from the arts, sciences, and education communities in Provincetown.
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Cape Cod National Seashore is excited to partner with Truro Historical Society for a community-wide celebration of the completion of the wetu, a traditional Wampanoag dwelling, on Saturday, June 3 at 10 am at the Highland House in Truro.
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The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFPs) to lease eight historic properties within Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS). The eight historic dune shacks, located within the Peaked Hill Bars National Register of Historic District in Provincetown and Truro, are offered under a lease term of 10 years. Proposals for the dune shacks must be submitted by July 3, 2023, at 5 pm EST.
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As a national park site, Cape Cod National Seashore can help youth develop an appreciation for nature by enriching their lives with outdoor experiences. To facilitate this, the park is recruiting youth for the SEASTAR (Student Environmental Advocacy, Support, Training, and Recreation) Youth Volunteer program.
Official NPS sourceScientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service partnered on a first-of-its-kind, nationwide harmful algal bloom, or HAB, field study that began this summer and will continue over the next two years.
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