Our Mission
Cape Cod is one of the most beautiful places on Earth — but it’s changing, and fast. The trees that once shaded our neighborhoods and lined our sandy trails are being clear-cut for roads, homes, and parking lots. Our iconic coastline is retreating storm by storm, and droughts are becoming more frequent and more severe. Native forests and fragile habitats are being replaced by gas stations, asphalt, and lawns. The Cape we know and love is vanishing before our eyes.
Cape Cod’s Trees for Tomorrow Inc. was created in response to the growing environmental crisis on Cape Cod. We believe that protecting and restoring native trees, coastal dunes, and wild habitats is not just about saving scenery — it’s about saving our future.
Our forests, wetlands, and dunes aren’t just beautiful — they’re essential. Trees play a powerful role in the fight against climate change. They hold soil in place and slow erosion. They absorb stormwater and store carbon. Their shade cools the land and helps protect against rising temperatures. In a region like Cape Cod — where the climate is becoming hotter, drier, and more unpredictable — trees are one of our strongest tools for resilience.
But Cape Cod is losing its trees. Fast. And with them, we’re losing our natural defenses.
We’re also losing the life that depends on them. Songbirds, owls, butterflies, turtles, bees, and other native wildlife are all part of a fragile web of biodiversity that begins and ends with healthy, native habitats. When we destroy forests and drain wetlands, we unravel that web — and we lose more than just species. We lose balance, health, and resilience.
Cape Cod’s Trees for Tomorrow Inc. is on a mission to turn this around. We work to plant native trees, protect existing forested areas, restore coastal dunes, and educate our communities on the power of nature-based climate solutions. We focus on what Cape Cod truly needs: native species, healthy ecosystems, and a new culture of conservation rooted in hope, not fear
.There is still time. But not forever.
Every tree we plant helps slow erosion. Every dune we restore helps block a future storm surge. Every pollinator protected by our efforts supports the food web that sustains us all. And every person who joins us brings new energy to this vital fight.
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.
The second-best time is now.