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CapeCodNPS

  1. On 5/26 beach entrance fees go into effect (weekends until late June) at Nauset Light, Coast Guard, Herring Cove, and Race Point Beaches.
  2. This is expected to be a bad tick season due to the mild winter. Remember to do your tick checks after your walks in the national seashore.
  3. Horseshoe crabs mate during the full moon in May. Look for abundant tracks and females at salt marshes during low tides on 5/25 & 26.
  4. Friends of CCNS is sponsoring a free concert of Irish, Jewish, and Eastern European music by O'Challah. Salt Pond Visitor Center. Fri...
  5. Come experience the many layers of history at Fort Hill. 2 PM ranger walk Thurs. Free! Lower Fort Hill parking lot.
  6. There are 79 pairs of plovers (33 are nesting) on National Seashore beaches. Get out your binocs and take a look!
  7. The National Seashore's spring turkey hunt ends 5/19.
  8. Film premiere: Ocean Frontiers, Saturday 5/19 at 2 PM at Salt Pond Visitor Center. ocean-frontiers.org
  9. What are soundscapes, and why are they important? ow.ly/aU595
  10. Beech Forest is a birdwatching hot spot in spring! ow.ly/aQTqE
  11. Barrier Beach Hike. 5/15 at 1 PM, Coast Guard Beach. Call 508-255-3421 x 0 for details. Free!
  12. It's sunny. Take mom to the beach! ow.ly/aQSUy
  13. Check out these lighthouses. 4 PM Sunday. 1 hour ranger tour. Meet at Nauset Light Beach, Eastham. ow.ly/i/CvUY
  14. Celebrate CC Maritime Days! Film, "To the Farthest Port of the Rich East," Province Lands Vis. Ctr. 5/13 at 2. 45 mins. ow.ly/aQSta
  15. Walk: The Lore of Nauset Marsh. 2 PM Sat. 1 mi, 1 hr. Meet at Salt Pond Visitor Center, Eastham. ow.ly/i/CvTm
  16. Coming soon to Old Harbor Life-Saving Station--a McClellan wagon for the surfboat. Come see what else is new. twitter.com/CapeCodNPS/sta…
  17. There are 79 pairs of plovers (23 nests) at the seashore. Fencing and special regulations help them breed successfully. ow.ly/i/BTC5
  18. Freshbrook Village, gone but not forgotten. Explore with a ranger on 5/8. ow.ly/aBqe0
  19. Where are the national seashore's high dunes? Check out the heathlands walk on 5/7. ow.ly/aBq1s
  20. Where in the world is the "gut" in Wellfleet? Find out on this shoreline stroll. ow.ly/aBpMW