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    Cape Cod

    National Seashore Massachusetts

Climate Friendly Parks Program at Cape Cod National Seashore

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Climate Friendly Parks

The Climate Friendly Parks Program (CFP) is a collaboration of the National Park Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that helps parks fulfill their role as stewards of the nation’s most important natural and cultural resources. The program provides national parks with comprehensive support and with tools and resources to address climate change both within park boundaries and in surrounding communities.

Cape Cod National Seashore has taken the steps to becoming a Climate Friendly Park, including developing a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions inventory, completing a Climate Action Plan, committing to implementing the Action Plan, and committing to ongoing monitoring of GHG reduction progress and reporting the results.

 

Climate Action Plan

From May 19-20, 2010, Cape Cod National Seashore hosted a Climate Friendly Parks Workshop to begin developing a Climate Action Plan. This plan describes the actions (policies, programs, and measures) the park will take to reduce its GHG emissions.Read about the goals and sustainable strategies Cape Cod National Seashore will use to mitigate emissions and to adapt to climate change impacts in our Action Plan. 

 

The park has an Environmental Management Team that meets monthly to develop, track, and implement climate friendly initiatives laid out in our Action Plan.

 

Climate Change Information

What is climate change? How does it affect our national parks, and specifically Cape Cod National Seashore? Learn more at these links:

 

Climate Change at Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore Climate Change Resource Brief

National Park Service Climate Change Response

EPA Climate Change Information 

 

How You Can Help

Calculate your carbon footprint and learn methods for reduction at these interactive websites. 

Do Your Part Calculator

EPA Calculator

Did You Know?

cranberries

The Pamet Cranberry Bog in Truro was once an operating commercial bog. Workers, some of whom in later years were of Cape Verdean descent, maintained and harvested the bog from the 1880s until 1961.