Provincetown Conservation Trust

06/05/2026

A very warm welcome to PCT’s Summer 2026 Intern Elliot Dziedzic! Elliot just finished his sophomore year at Bowdoin College where he is majoring in environmental studies / government with legal studies as a double major and with Hispanic studies as a minor.

Elliot will be out and about on our trails, helping maintain them and working with our land stewards to remove invasive species, keeping our conservation lands healthy! He will also be leading weekly bird walks at Hatches Harbor during the summer. Look out for these events by following us here or joining our email list.

06/03/2026

As Pride Month begins, all of us at the Provincetown Conservation Trust are reminded that nature has always been one of our greatest teachers. It teaches us that diversity is not only beautiful—it is essential. (Pictured: male Painted Bunting. Photo by David McGowan)

06/01/2026

We had a gorgeous day for our Welltown Community Hike with on Friday. (Mark Adams) taught us the geological history as well as the history of the artists dune shacks all while getting a work out! History, art, and fitness all in one event!

05/28/2026

The Trust’s 2026 Annual Meeting and “Green” Party raises awareness about conservation for our fragile Provincetown eco-systems, protecting it for future generations of people and wildlife and expanding accessibility to these areas for residents and visitors.

This year we welcome Andrew Gottlieb, President of the Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod as our keynote speaker. He will present on the critical campaign his organization is undertaking to help preserve and protect the last 14% of developable land on Cape Cod. He will be introduced by friend, former State Senator, and Cape Air owner Dan Wolfe.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. www.provincetownconservationtrust.org

05/26/2026

Birding is a growing industry and an opportunity for Provincetown. Preserving and protecting woodlands and wetlands will help us reap rewards.

More than a third of people in the U.S. spend money on birdwatching. If you’ve ever bought a bird feeder, you’re one of them.

05/22/2026

Beautiful brisk morning for a nature walk with along Old Colony Nature Pathway to discover the unique flora and fauna! Loads of lady slippers including a white lady slipper, a gardener snake, white cedar swamp, and beautiful flora including Canadian mayflowers and beach plums.

Join our next walk on Old Colony on June 12th. Register on our website!

05/21/2026

Our last spring bird walk of the season was incredible! We spotted a scarlet tanager, an indigo bunting, a king bird, along with our favorite migratory birds like the yellow warbler, magnolia warbler, blackburnian warbler, blackpol warbler! Beech Forest was certainly alive yesterday!!!! All photos by William Mullin.

05/21/2026

Tonight 5:30pm at Provincetown Public Library! Free and Open to the public. Learn about how to keep yourself and your pets safe this summer from ticks!

05/20/2026

What a great way to finish our Foss Woods migratory bird walk yesterday with and ! We saw a beautiful magnolia warbler, yellow warbler, pine warblers, blackpol warbler and the elusive Common yellow throat even made an appearance! All photos by

05/19/2026

What an incredible Shorebird Walk on Sunday with Ross Sormani! We started with migrating warblers like the Yellow and Pine warbler and ended with oyster catchers and saw black bellied plovers, an osprey, and our special guest was the black racer snake!

We’ll be sure to do another one of these walks soon!