Calendar: Walks, Talks, and Events
Events
Intro to Nature Journaling
Join visual artist and teacher, Bernadette Waystack for an introduction to nature journaling. No experience necessary! We will use pictures, words and numbers to capture what we observe, but you don’t need to be an artist, author or mathematician. We will meet at Harwich Conservation Trust's (HCT) Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve to observe…
Newbies in Nature
Please join naturalist and Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide Andrea Higgins for a Newbies in Nature outing to get outside and enjoy the summer! Carry your baby in a front sling or backpack and enjoy the company of other young families while walking the trails of local conservation lands. July is such an inviting time to…
Bell’s Neck Birding Field Class
The variety of habitats at Bell's Neck Conservation Lands offer the opportunity to observe a diversity of bird life. Along with the local marshland and woodland nesters, the area also hosts migrant bird life from many taxonomic families: herons and egrets, terns and gulls, sandpipers and plovers, waterfowl, and songbirds. Join field naturalist and author…
Cold Brook Eco-Restoration Tour
Please join us at the newly restored Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve for a free guided walk led by HCT Walk Leader and Volunteer Photographer Gerry Beetham. See the views of Cold Brook that now runs free for the first time in over a century. Plus, learn how ecological restoration has enhanced nearly a…
Newbies in Nature
Please join naturalist and Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide Andrea Higgins for a Newbies in Nature outing to get outside and enjoy the summer! Carry your baby in a front sling or backpack and enjoy the company of other young families while walking the trails of local conservation lands. July is such an inviting time to…
Red River Beach Birding Field Class
Discover migratory and resident bird species of the shore, salt marsh, and Nantucket Sound with Peter Trull on summer mornings at Red River Beach in South Harwich. Cape Cod is a migratory stopover for many species including shorebirds like sandpipers and plovers and wading birds like herons, egrets, and ibises. Year-round residents also depend on…
QiGong in Nature
Please join QiGong instructor Andrea Belford of Cape Cod QiGong (capecodqigong.org) to connect in nature. QiGong is the ancient Chinese practice of cultivating life force energy. With an emphasis on the five elements of nature (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water), we will follow a series of slow and gentle movements combining proper posture, healthy…
Eco-Restoration Tour
Please join us at the newly restored Hinckleys Pond -- Herring River Headwaters Preserve or the Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve for a free guided walk led by Harwich Conservation Trust Board President Tom Evans. Tour the new All Persons Trails looping the rewilded wetlands. Learn how the recent ecological restoration projects enhanced the…
Outermost House Guided History Walk
Please join historian and author Don Wilding for a history walk exploring how the Cape's outer beach inspired author Henry Beston’s “The Outermost House.” Published over 95 years ago, “The Outermost House,” is among the nature literary classics that spawned the modern environmental movement and served as an inspiration for establishment of the Cape Cod…
Moth Ball
Join us for a special event in recognition of National Moth Week! Come and be dazzled by the extraordinary nighttime creatures known as moths. Join ecologist Beth Taylor in viewing, photographing and identifying the moths in our forests. Known as a "Moth Ball," we will attract the moths with special lights and treats. This walk is…
Cold Brook Wildlife Walk
Please join us for a relaxed, family-friendly wildlife walk at Harwich Conservation Trust’s Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve led by Brad Timm — wildlife ecologist, nature author, and founder of the Northeast Wildlife Team. This isn’t just a walk — it’s an interactive exploration of the hidden lives of local wildlife. As we stroll…
Early Birds Family Adventure
Calling all early birds! If you have kids or grandkids ages 2-8, please join naturalist Ms. Andrea for a beginner birder walk at HCT's Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve. Please bring a stuffed animal friend to accompany us and wear your favorite pajamas, if you wish, for extra fun on the trails. We will…