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40th Anniversary – Sea Crest, Falmouth
The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trust celebrated its 40th anniversary on August 26, 2026, at the Sea Crest Resort in North Falmouth. More than 100 people representing most of the 39 member organizations of The Compact attended. Two awards were given for excellence in open space protection: the Chaplin Award to Mon Cochran of…
Read MoreThe History & Future of Land Conservation on Cape Cod
Mark Robinson, Executive Director of The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts since its founding in 1986, takes a look back at milestones in the preservation of Cape Cod, from early visionaries who understood that the Cape was at risk for overdevelopment even in the 1800s, to civic-minded residents who donated land for public use,…
Read MoreCape’s revolving loan fund for open space enhanced
About $500,000 has been added to The Charles H. Thomsen Land Fund for Cape Cod, a project of The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, Inc., thanks to a fund drive between November 2023 and May 2024. The sole purpose of the Fund is to provide short-term, quick-turnaround, low-interest (1%) loans to member land trusts…
Read MoreRe-Wilding the Cape, Lower Cape TV
Click HERE for 13 minute video 27 March, 2024 — BREWSTER, MA — The concept of “re-wilding” has become a buzzword across the country. Here on the Cape, years of development have driven out native habitats and impacted the natural beauty. But what does it really mean? Lyra Brennan from Mass Audubon and Mark Robinson,…
Read MoreAwards presented at 37th Annual Meeting of the Compact. August 10, 2023
The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, Inc. held its 37th annual meeting in Brewster on August 10th. The event was held at Ocean Edge Resort and hosted by the Brewster Conservation Trust. At the meeting, attended by 120 people, two awards were announced. Tom Fudala, retired after 30+ years as Mashpee’s first Town Planner,…
Read MoreWCAI-FM – The Point “Water Quality and Land Conservation,” 6 January 2022
Click HERE to listen. The Compact’s Executive Director Mark Robinson is joined by Adam Moore of the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation, Martha’s Vineyard land trust, and Andrew Gottlieb, Assoc. to Preserve Cape Cod to discuss trends in open space protection and the state of the waters on the Cape. Land discussion picks up at 26 minutes…
Read MoreCape Cod Open Space Protection – 1986
In 1986, “Chet and Nat” produced a feature story for Boston’s WCVB-TV on rampant land development on Cape Cod. It was, in fact, the height of the boom. The Compact’s Ansel Chaplin and Mark Robinson were included as commentators.
Read MoreThe Compact Honors….Lindsey B. Counsell
Lindsey B. Counsell, native son of Centerville, who has successfully negotiated and secured approval for more parcels of open space purchased for the Town of Barnstable than any other person. Lindsey was recently recognized by the Orenda Wildlife Land Trust which named its 5-acre pine-oak sanctuary near Lake Wequaquet in Centerville after him. Lindsey has…
Read MoreThe Compact Honors…The Town of Brewster Select Board
The Town of Brewster Select Board (2021-22) for bringing forward the 120-acre, $26 million Cape Cod Sea Camps purchase to town voters with enthusiasm. The town leaders, along with Town Administrator Peter Lombardi, worked diligently for almost a year behind the scenes to ensure that the landmark properties, which included 66 acres on the Cape’s…
Read MoreThe Compact Honors…Jaci Barton
On July 14, 2021, Jaci Barton of Cotuit received the Founder’s Award from the Barnstable Land Trust, which she led as Executive Director from 1985 to 2015 and helped to preserve more than 1,100 acres of land in the shire town. Read Mark Robinson’s remarks on her behalf at the event: CLICK HERE(opens in new…
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