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To reserve for this walk, please email your first and last name(s) and your phone number to: events@harwichconservationtrust.org. The walk is free, but space is limited, so advance reservation is required. About this walk: Are you curious about what you find and see on your beach walks? Ever wonder why salt marshes are so important?…

Please click here to donate and make a lasting, local difference for land, water, wildlife and walking trails. We welcome your support of the Hinckleys Pond/Herring River Headwaters Preservation Project that will result in protecting scenic vistas along the bike trail, water quality, walking trails, and wildlife habitat. It’s rare to find a land-saving project…

Harwich Conservation Trust welcomes Connor O’Brien as our new Director of Land Stewardship!  Connor is a native Cape Codder who has always loved the outdoors. He is committed to preserving the natural beauty of the Cape so that others can enjoy the land, water, and scenic spots like he has.  Connor spends as much time…

Please reserve by emailing your first and last name and number of reservations to: events@harwichconservationtrust.org Date: Tuesday, July 13th Time: 10 to noon Space is limited to 15 attendees. About this walk: Sponsored by the Town of Harwich Conservation Department in coordination with AmeriCorps Cape Cod and Harwich Conservation Trust, walk leaders Gerry Beetham and…

This story first appeared in HCT’s Spring 2021 Newsletter.  To explore the full summary of the century old Kendrick Farm journals researched by Professor Tim Earle, please click here. Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) has discovered some intriguing surprises by linking land conservation with local history. What was known as Kendrick Farm in East Harwich (now…

Harwich Natural Heritage Trail Project Wheelchair Accessible Loop Article 34 text from May 8, 2021 Harwich Annual Town Meeting Warrant: Article 34:       To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from Community Preservation Act Funds – $150,000 from estimated annual revenue for Fiscal Year 2022 to fund the Natural Heritage Trail Project, including the…

Tour de Trash is scheduled for Saturday, April 24th, and it begins at the Harwich Community Center at 10:00 a.m. Register and choose your litter clean-up route. Gather your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors to register for Harwich’s annual ‘Tour de Trash’ event so that we can rid our roadsides of unsightly and unwanted litter.…

Why eco-restoration of the retired bog? As we explore an eco-restoration future for the 31-acre property at the corner of Headwaters Drive and Pleasant Lake Ave., let’s review why ecological restoration of retired bogs benefits the environment. A New Chapter of Ecological Restoration Looking statewide, Massachusetts has lost more than 28% of its wetlands between…

How does the 31-acre Hinckleys Pond/Herring River Headwaters Preservation Project align with local and regional open space planning goals? Preservation of this property is consistent with the following town and regional open space planning goals and objectives: 1.     Town of Harwich 2017 Open Space and Recreation Plan Page 64, Goal VI: Preserve and Enhance the…

Harwich native Jeremy Wiley recently assisted local wood ducks and Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) by installing two waterfront nestboxes at Cornelius Pond Woodlands, a 15-acre HCT preserve and walking trail destination. His volunteer work to attract wood ducks helps support the ecological health and biodiversity of Cornelius Pond. Wood ducks are a colorful, uncommon, cavity-nesting…