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APCC launches "Cape We Shape" campaign urging urgency on protecting the Cape's remaining lands

Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners · April 23, 2026
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Summary

Andrew Gottlieb of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod briefed commissioners on a three-phase campaign to raise awareness and build local teams to protect the 14% of Cape Cod that is currently unprotected and argues that conserving priority natural lands is essential to water supply, species and climate resilience.

Andrew Gottlieb, director of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC), presented the nonprofit's "Cape We Shape" campaign and urged a sustained, regional approach to protecting remaining natural-resource lands.

Gottlieb said Cape Cod's development history has left roughly 86% of the region either developed or under some protection and that the remaining 14% includes most of the priority natural-resource lands (drinking-water recharge…

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