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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
cranberry bog at harvest time  

Did You Know?
The word “cranberry” originated as a contraction of crane berry, a name given to the plant by early settlers because the flower resembles the head of a crane.

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