Highlights & Recent Milestone Updates
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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…
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The 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…
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Cape’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…
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Re-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…
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Awards 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…
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WCAI-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…
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Cape 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…
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The 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. …
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The 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…
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The 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…
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