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Eco-Restoration Journey Week 15: Spiffy benches, trail work and the big green-up
Every visit to the Hinckleys Pond — Herring River Headwaters Eco-Restoration Project reveals exciting progress. Over the last week, comfy benches were placed around the property and work began on…
Read MoreHCT Welcomes your Box Turtle Sightings!
Orange and yellow starbursts pattern their sun-dappled shells. If they have enough protected habitat, Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina) can live up to 100 years in the wild. However, mostly…
Read MoreWater views and a sweet meadow: Visit Cornelius Pond Woodlands
Take a break from a busy Cape Cod summer with a spin around lovely Cornelius Pond Woodlands. The 15-acre Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) property offers a half-mile trail that winds…
Read MoreBirding at the Beach: HCT Field Classes offer insights from naturalist Peter Trull
Are you curious about the lives of birds? Perhaps you’re a birder who would like to see a species you have never seen before. Maybe you’re just beginning your birding…
Read MoreEco-Restoration Journey Week 14: The big picture from a state expert
The state’s Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) was a key partner in the success of Harwich Conservation Trust’s (HCT) Cold Brook Eco-Restoration Project. And DER’s support of local restoration projects…
Read More‘A great bunch of people’: HCT volunteers make Cape Cod a better place
Look, over there! Is that a superhero clearing the trail? And those brave herring counters and wise walk leaders — they must be part of the same superteam. Who the heck…
Read MoreHelp Us Preserve Pine Island to Protect the Herring River
Pine Island in Harwich is a land that time forgot, in the best way possible. Surrounded by the vast salt marsh of the Herring River estuary, the island outpost is…
Read MoreEco-Restoration Journey Week 13: Meet the foreman
Jeremy Sanders is a Renaissance man of eco-restoration. As site foreman at Harwich Conservation Trust’s (HCT) Hinckleys Pond — Herring River Headwaters Eco-Restoration Project, he sets the tone with his…
Read MoreNew HCT pollinator garden creates habitat for vulnerable butterflies
Attention butterflies: A new hotspot for nectar-sipping and egg-laying is opening in the heart of Harwich Port at the Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve. Our fluttering friends can thank…
Read MoreA magnificent meadow and more: Muddy Creek Headwaters Preserve
Seeking a slice of serenity? You might need to meander around a meadow. Happily, Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) has a gorgeous grassland and a fabulous short trail with water views…
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