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Cape Cod's First Land Trust

Established in 1962

Helping Nature Thrive

The Chatham Conservation Foundation, Inc. (CCF) is a nonprofit, donor supported, community land trust that preserves open space in perpetuity for the benefit of the people, plants, animals, and ecosystems of Chatham, through acquisition, stewardship, education and advocacy.

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CCF's Garden Party Fundraiser

Sunday, July 21st, 4 - 6pm

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Join us as ecological gardener and “native plant geek” Cathy Weston welcomes us to her spectacular home garden in Chatham. Guests can explore two acres of sunny borders, a shaded woodland garden, and a just-planted meadow where you can see over 125 different native plant species and ask questions of Cathy and local arborist Craig Schneeberger.

Did you know?

62

Years pursuing our mission...and counting!

800

Acres protected by CCF

223

Parcels of land owned by CCF

100%

Dependent on support from our members and donors!

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Supporting the Chatham Conservation Foundation has never been easier! Both online and mail-in options are available below. Thank you for supporting the mission of conservation in Chatham for ourselves and generations to come.

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Rain Gardens and Your Yard

By Julie Baca Rain gardens are a great option for managing stormwater runoff on a residential property, filtering pollutants out of the...

2024 CCF Annual Meeting

CCF held its 2024 Annual Meeting at Wequassett Inn on August 5th. Members received updates on some of our ongoing projects, including the...

2024 CCF Garden Party

Photograph by Dawn Dinnan CCF members and friends were welcomed by CCF Trustee and ecological gardener Cathy Weston to her spectacular...

Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished.

- RACHEL CARSON

Photograph by Matt Cannon

Strong Island Trail Walks

CCF is pleased to offer weekly excursions through September

Strong Island consists of 75 acres of upland owned by CCF and 59 acres of town-owned marsh. The "gem" of Pleasant Bay, the property has both the limitations of isolation from the Cape as a whole and also the likelihood of unique migrational visitations. The island-long trail system winds through pine and oak woodlands filled with native shrubs and wildlife representative of the general area.