News Release

Cape Cod National Seashore to Host Afternoon of Science Talks Science in the Seashore Symposium on September 12

Cape Cod National Seashore's annual Science in the Seashore Symposium will be held on September 12 from 1 to 4:30 pm at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham. Researchers will present short sessions on a variety of research topics. The event is free, access

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News Release Date: August 28, 2019

Contact: Brian Carlstrom, Superintendent, 508-957-0739

Contact: Geoffrey Sanders, Chief – Natural Resource Mgmt. and Science, 508-957-0737

EASTHAM, Mass. – Cape Cod National Seashore’s Atlantic Research and Learning Center will host the ninth annual Science in the Seashore Symposium at the Salt Pond Visitor Center on Thursday, September 12, from 1 to 4:30 pm. This popular program features a diverse group of scientists and scholars sharing with the public the natural and cultural research projects they are conducting within the seashore.

The Science in the Seashore Symposium is a great opportunity to learn about research at Cape Cod National Seashore from the scientists in the field. There will be brief and engaging presentations on a variety of topics, including bats, ticks, coastal shoreline change and spit formation, Herring River restoration, kettle pond microbiota, and more.

The Atlantic Research and Learning Center at Cape Cod National Seashore, the host of the symposium, is one of nineteen research and learning centers in the National Park System. Science and education come together at these centers to preserve, protect, and encourage understanding of park resources.

The 2019 Science in the Seashore Symposium is sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore, through a generous donation from the Chambers Family Foundation. Friends has been the national seashore's philanthropic partner since 1987, and sponsors the Nickerson Fellowship, which provides annual grants for research in the national seashore. The event is free, accessible, and open to the public.