Cape Cod Natural History Conference

2025 Cape Cod Natural History Conference

Saturday, March 8th

8:30am-3:30pm

Tilden Arts Center, Cape Cod Community College

The annual Cape Cod Natural History Conference, now in its 28th year, will be hosted in-person once again at the Cape Cod Community College Tilden Arts Center! This conference will feature a series of presentations from area researchers from environmental organizations across Cape Cod, speaking on a diversity of timely natural history topics.

Some of this year's presentations include:

eDNA Analysis of Red Knot Diet at Staging Sites in the Monomoy-Pleasant Bay System of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Liana DiNunzio, Shorebird Biologist, Manomet Conservation Sciences

Monitoring the terrestrial acoustic and disturbance ecology of gray seals at an ephemeral haul out, Callyan Lacio, PhD Student, University of New Hampshire

Developing Nature-based Solutions to Improve the Resilience of a Wellfleet Harbor Salt Marsh, Alex Patterson, Senior Ecologist, EA Engineering

Southern Pine Beetle on Cape Cod and the Islands, James Rassman, Forester, DCR

To help cut down on waste, please bring a mug for coffee. Coffee and refreshments are provided. There will be a break for lunch, but lunch is not provided - please bring your own.

Current students may attend the conference at a discounted rate of $15. Please call Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary 508-349-2615 for more information.