We preserve and protect our natural environment
The Provincetown Conservation Trust is a private, non-profit (501c3) organization, founded in 1980, dedicated to preserving the woods, wetlands, heathlands, dunes and forests of Provincetown, home to a great variety of native flora and fauna, some of it not found anywhere else. These natural habitats are an important Greenway, key links in the wildlife corridors of Cape Cod, and vital to the ecological health of the United States Eastern Seaboard. Our uplands provide habitats not found in the Cape Cod National Seashore.
our vision
Widespread residential development, in the form of new condominiums and subdivisions, has replaced much of Provincetown's natural lands. Yet the Provincetown Conservation Trust exists because so many people have the will and the desire to protect our dunes, forests, woods, bogs, marshes, thickets and swamps, and all the creatures that depend on them.
Our beaches, our fish and our shellfish need clean upland buffers to protect them. Our fresh water sources need clean marshlands and swamplands to filter and preserve them. Our beachfront town needs woodlands and dunes to guard it against erosion.
Protecting and preserving Provincetown's natural beauty will not only benefit residents, but help attract artists and writers, visitors and ecotourists from around the world.
We’re pleased to share an encouraging update from this year’s Provincetown Town Meeting on Monday April 6th. Thanks to strong community support, Articles 10, 14, 19, and 29 all passed—an important step forward for local conservation efforts.
Most notably, Article 10 authorizes the Town to acquire 43 Atkins Mayo Road—the future site of the Josephine Del Deo Memorial Woodland—contingent upon our receipt of the state Land and Water Conservation Fund grant. This marks a major milestone in protecting this special landscape for future generations. As stated in the article, funds will be in place from PCT’s own private fundraising, CPA funds, and remainder from the Land and Water Conservation Fund grant. The town requires to close on the property to receive the matching funds from the LWCF. We will update everyone when we hear on the status of this important grant.