Success Stories
Take Care Campaign aims to keep Cape litter free
The 2022 Take Care campaign kickoff was held in Buzzards Bay Park on July 19th. Some of the new messages using our beloved pirate character were unveiled. Check out this story from Bourne Enterprise for more details.
2022 STEM Conference & Expo Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts - April 30, 2022
The Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts hosted their annual STEM conference & expo at Camp Cedar Hill, Waltham. Over a hundred girl scouts from across Massachusetts gathered to learn about engineering, coding, robotics and environmental science, while having lots of fun!! CARE for the Cape and Islands was invited to host a Cape Crusaders workshop activity. Girl Scouts were…
Destination Stewardship: It’s Everybody’s Business Spring 2022 Summit - April 7, 2022
The summit was kicked off by Brian Carlstrom, Superintendent, Cape Cod National Seashore who shared the impact and benefit of more than 4 million annual visitors to our community. Listen to Brian's presentation here. In addition to a keynote by Greg Miller, CREST and Julie Regan, TRPA, a panel of Cape Cod businesses shared their sustainable initiatives. Panelists included Mimi…
Martin Luther Kings Day Cape Wide Clean Up - January 22, 2022
CARE for the Cape & Islands partnered with AmeriCorps Cape Cod and Center for Coastal Studies to organize a Cape- wide MLK Day Beach Cleanup. The MLk Day of service is a part of United We Serve, the President's national call to service initiative. It calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to…
Cape Up the Good Work: Growing the Stewardship Collaborative Summit - November 17, 2021
Highlighted by keynote speaker Julie Regan, Deputy Director for Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the Take CARE Summit brought together environmentally minded business and civic leaders from across Cape Cod and the Islands. Presenters touched upon a wide array of subjects including composting, sustainable business practices, recycling cooperatives, waste management reports and ecological tourism. Julie’s “ Secret Sauce” focused on a…
If You Love Cape Cod Display - June 15, 2021
Look for this display along the Cape Cod Canal at the Herring Run Visitor Center this summer thanks to the Army Corps of Engineers.
Cape Cod Recycles Campaign Kickoff - July 1, 2021
Take Care's new Cape Cod Recycles messaging campaign was recently kicked off at Kate Gould Park in Chatham. Meg Morris, Cape Cod Anti-Litter Coalition and Jill Talladay, CARE for the Cape & Islands were joined by Steve Boksanski, MA Beverage Association, Paulette Fehlig, Chatham Recycles and Doug the Quahog. The campaign encourages Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to help in an effort…
Changing Behaviors, Changing the Game: Adjusting to the Single-Use Water Bottle Ban - April 29, 2021
This second webinar in a series on the Municipal and Commercial single-use water bottle ban on Cape Cod provides concrete examples of how businesses and towns can educate residents and visitors about the bottle bans that take effect in Brewster, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown and Wellfleet September 1, 2021 and in Sandwich December 31, 2021 . https://youtu.be/xufEMWWo4dM
Plastic Water Bottles Banned: Now What? - February 25, 2021
Another webinar in a series from the Cape Cod Stewardship Collaborative. Many Cape Cod towns are instituting plastic water bottle bans. The new bylaws take effect in the fall of 2021 while businesses, town governments, residents and visitors grapple with how to best comply. This webinar convened representatives from nearby business and municipal leaders from Concord and Nantucket, MA that…
Canal Clean Sweep: October 9th-October 19th 2020 - October 19, 2020
CARE for the Cape & Islands partnered with the US Army Corps of Engineers in an effort to clean along the Cape Cod Canal. This socially-distanced volunteer opportunity allowed participants to register online and pick the day, location, and time for their cleanup. This event was a success resulting in the collection of more than 105 lbs. of trash! Thank…