• Atlantic Ocean beach at Cape Cod National Seashore

    Cape Cod

    National Seashore Massachusetts

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  • Access at seashore locations; reduction in programming

    Stairs at Marconi Beach are being constructed, and the beach will remain closed until late June. Parts of the Nauset Marsh and Red Maple Swamp trails are closed. More »

Citizen Science Phenology Monitoring

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phe·nol·o·gy (f-nl-j) n. The scientific study of the timing of biological phenomena, such as flowering, breeding, and migration, in relation to climatic conditions.

Citizen Science Phenology Monitoring Program Resources

CACO Phenology Volunteer Handbook
Phenology Monitoring Program Site & Species Summary

Freshwater Wetlands & Adjacent Woodlands Datasheets
Maritime Dune Shrub Communities Datasheets
Ice Dynamics Datasheet
Salt Marsh Vegetation Datasheets

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Did You Know?

Herring River dike, Wellfleet

Cape Cod National Seashore includes over 2500 acres of historically diked salt marshes, 35% of the Massachusetts total, and including some of the biggest diked marshes in the Gulf of Maine. Work continues, in cooperation with other agencies and private groups, to restore these degraded estuaries.