The Barnstable Natural Resources Program provides educational and outreach opportunities for local school groups, libraries, and community centers with such topics as wildlife, turtles, natural resource officer work, and river herring. We also participate at various wildlife, environment, and nature expos in the Barnstable area with our traveling animal exhibit, shellfish tank, or live turtles. These classroom visits and outreach expos help the local community and visitors become aware of natural resources, wildlife, habitat, and environmental regulations in Barnstable.

If your organization, community group, or classroom is interested in a visit from our program, please contact Natural Resource Officer Amy Croteau.

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Natural Resource Program Responsibilities 

• Providing interpretive programs to the public related to natural resource issues

• Shellfish Volunteer opportunities

• Natural Resource Officer visits

• Herring Run Volunteer opportunities

• Coordinating volunteers and school groups with resource related projects

• Maintaining educational links with local school systems

• Presentations Offered

  • Clamming Class for Kids

  • Diamond-backed Terrapin turtle head start program and public terrapin release

  • Touch-A-Truck

  • Barnstable Environment Expo

  • Wildlife Presentations

  • Coastsweep (every September)