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Cape Cod National Seashore
Join Our Friends
 

Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore is a non-profit organization of caring individuals who have a very special love and respect for Cape Cod National Seashore. Its purpose is to support and enhance people's enjoyment of the seashore by:

  • Funding worthy environmental, historical, educational, and recreational programs such as refurbishing the Old Harbor Life-Saving Station in Provincetown, replanting areas after removal of invasive species and sponsoring summer band concerts
  • Publicizing issues that affect the protection and preservation of the Seashore's resources
  • Providing volunteers for important projects such as as trail maintenance programs, beach clean-ups and dune grass plantings
  • Managing several special funds that contribute to important educational, archival and research projects at the Seashore
Carns Site archeology dig, Eastham, MA  

Did You Know?
In 1990, an intense series of storms uncovered a prehistoric site on Coast Guard Beach in Eastham, MA. Archaeologists excavated the Carns Site, which was lived in by native peoples during the Early and Middle Woodland period, or approximately 2,100 to 1,100 years ago.

Last Updated: December 19, 2006 at 13:59 EST