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Category: COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

“County Corner” at Barnstable’s Annual Community Safety Day for Residents Ages 55+ is a Success!

On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, the Town of Barnstable and the Barnstable Adult Community Center hosted the annual 55+ Community Safety Day, dedicated to bringing safety, educational, and wellness resources to our […]

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Early-bird Rate Ends Sept. 15th for Green School Registrations with UMass Extension.

An update from the UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery and Urban Forestry Program: UMass Extension’s Green School is a comprehensive 60+ hour certificate short course that offers fundamental horticultural training in […]

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A Celebration of Local Agriculture and Education at the Upper Cape School Garden Ribbon Cutting and Farm Tour

Yesterday, under the late summer sun, Barnstable County’s Cape Cod Cooperative Extension (CCCE) celebrated a milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Mashpee Middle-High School community garden, followed by an […]

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Hazardous Waste Collection Event a Success: Read More on Enterprise News

The Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, in partnership with Mashpee, Sandwich, Bourne, and Falmouth, successfully held its third hazardous waste collection event of the year on August 17th at Mashpee Middle-High […]

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Autumn Joy Symposium Hosted by the Master Gardeners Now Open for Registration

The Master Gardener Association of Cape Cod invites both seasoned gardeners and newcomers to Autumn Joy, a fall symposium on Saturday, October 5, at 9:00 a.m. at the Harwich Community […]

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Understanding the Role of Shellfish in Cape Cod’s Water Quality: An Interview with Abigail Archer and Josh Reitsma on WCAI

You are invited to read or listen to an interview on WCAI with Abigail Archer and Josh Reitsma, Fisheries and Aquaculture Specialists at the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, a department […]

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Be Aware of Box Tree Moth, A New Pest of Boxwood

Boxwoods, Buxus spp, are an important and widely used ornamental landscape plant.  Boxwoods are frequently used in hedges, foundation plantings and in formal gardens.  Box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, is […]

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More than 46.37 Tons of Plastic Shrink Wrap Diverted from the Waste Stream Thanks to Cape-wide Shrink Wrap Recycling Program.

More than 46.37 Tons of Plastic Shrink Wrap Diverted from the Waste Stream Thanks to Cape-wide Shrink Wrap Recycling Program 

25 tons collected in Bourne, Chatham, Falmouth, Eastham and Wellfleet . 21 tons collected by private waste hauler. Cape Cod and boating go hand in hand in the summer. In the […]

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Experiencing Symptoms of a “Summer Flu”? Don’t Forget to Consider Tick-Borne Disease.

While it’s important to know that ticks can transmit diseases to humans year-round (even in fall/winter after a frost), summer is the time to be particularly vigilant. Tiny teenage deer […]

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