Regional News

Lillie Peterson-Wirtanen has joined Mass Audubon Cape Cod’s development team, succeeding Sheila Hoogeboom, who retired this month. Lillie will work closely with the sanctuaries’ Leadership Friends and grants programs.

As the new academic year approaches, Mass Audubon Cape Cod educators are hoping for more sanctuary-based school programs. But they're also ready to take lessons online and into schoolyards.

After many meaningful years, Wellfleet Bay Development Manager Sheila Hoogeboom is retiring in September. But she's planning to keep both the sanctuary and the Outer Cape in her life.

A Cape Cod Field School terrapin program was the initial spark that led Wellfleet Bay volunteer Barbara Brennessel to write her popular 2006 book, Diamonds in the Marsh. Now it's being re-released this fall.

This summer has been especially dangerous for sea turtles foraging in local waters. So far, 15 dead turtles have been reported—and 11 were victims of vessel strikes. But boaters can actively help prevent sea turtle fatalities.

Long Pasture’s recently opened Discovery Center is both highly functional and beautiful. One reason is the building's numerous art installations, most of them the work of Cape Cod-based artists.

Our new, universally-accessible, net-zero energy Discovery Center is now open to the public! Sanctuary Director Ian Ives says the building will allow the sanctuary to triple its education programming and serve as a hub for community engagement.