Make sure to make time for the upcoming 5th Annual “Wildlands Music & Art Stroll” on Saturday, Sept. 9th (1:00 to 4:00 p.m.) where you can leisurely walk trails and experience live music while artists paint the landscape around you. Just park in the back of Monomoy Regional High School at 75 Oak Street […] Read more »

  Enjoy (& share!) the video above about an incredible opportunity to preserve approximately 15 acres that can help protect the historical feel, scenic splendor, water quality, and wildlife habitat diversity along more than 1,000 feet of shoreline on Cornelius Pond (also known as Eldridge Pond). Cornelius Pond is called a “coastal plain pond,” and […] Read more »

HCT thanks William J. Collins of Punkhorn Productions for sharing this inspiring footage of sparkling water surrounded by the marsh and forest of Bell’s Neck. Back in 1966, the visionary voters at Town Meeting purchased and preserved this masterpiece of woodland and wetland nestled alongside the Herring River as well as the West & East Reservoirs. […] Read more »

Ecological Restoration of Retired Cranberry Bogs in the Commonwealth The Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) has embarked on the Cold Brook Eco-Restoration Project, which will transform a retired cranberry bog site at the Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve in Harwich Port into a high-quality, self-sustaining wetland and stream system.  The project is one of several being conducted […] Read more »

Guided Walk in the Cape Cod National Seashore Sponsored by Harwich Conservation Trust and Eastham Conservation Foundation (Eastham’s local land trust), join 12th generation Cape Codder Todd Kelley and Native American Nipmuc/Wampanoag Marcus Hendricks on a walk exploring the cultural and natural nightlife of Cape Cod. Learn about the lifeways of the First People (Native Americans) […] Read more »

Saturday, April 15th, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Botany Walk at Cold Brook Nature Preserve Sponsored by Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT), join environmental reporter Rich Eldred for a walk through HCT’s Cold Brook Nature Preserve. Through the prism of botany learn the different plant species at this interesting site. This walk is free, but please register […] Read more »

Saturday, April 15th, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Botany Walk at Cold Brook Nature Preserve Sponsored by Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT), join environmental reporter Rich Eldred for a walk through HCT’s Cold Brook Nature Preserve. Through the prism of botany learn the different plant species at this interesting site. This walk is free, but please register […] Read more »

Saturday, May 20th, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Botany Walk at Sand Pond Woodlands Sponsored by Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT), join environmental reporter Rich Eldred for a botany walk through Sand Pond Woodlands with views of the scenic Herring River as spring unfolds. Watch for delicate spring ephemeral woodland wildflowers like starflower that bloom this time […] Read more »

Wednesday, June 7th, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Join the Cane Gang at Bells Neck Conservation Lands Sponsored by Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT), join Eve Martin on a short, leisurely, slower-paced walk (approx. one mile) to enjoy the sights and sounds of late spring in the Bells Neck Conservation Lands. This walk is free, but please […] Read more »

Saturday, June 10th, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Botany Walk at Coy’s Brook Woodlands Sponsored by Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT), join environmental reporter Rich Eldred for a botany walk through woodlands and along wetlands at HCT’s Coy’s Brook Woodlands offering wide open marsh views. This walk is free, but please register in advance by emailing events@harwichconservationtrust.org […] Read more »