News & Events

Just about every late winter and early spring the sounds of weed whackers and power saws fill the air and hardy volunteers and property staff can be spotted on the often-windswept upper Bay View Trail and the Marsh Cabin. They call themselves the "Cut, Pile, and Burn Team" and they're working hard to protect a rare habitat.

It's the time of year Wellfleet Bay's sea turtle team and volunteers join outside researchers at a lab at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to examine the sea turtles that didn't survive the cold-stun season. These sessions at WHOI provide scientists valuable information to help further sea turtle conservation.

For April Vacation Adventures week, we're partnering with the Brewster Recreation Department for kids in grades three through five. Children in kindergarten through second grade will meet at Wellfleet Bay.

The 2022 cold-stunned sea turtle season has officially concluded with nearly 900 endangered and threatened sea turtles rescued and recovered from the Cape's bayside beaches. Our annual Cape-wide rescue effort wouldn't be successful without our more than 200 trained volunteers and our tireless seven-member turtle team!

As helpful as they can be, phone apps and field guides can be slow-going for new birders. In 2023, resolve to build your birding ID skills by spending time in the field each month with an experienced birder at some of the region's best birding spots!