HCT News
Wildlands Music & Art Stroll
Remember the “Piano in the Woods”? The piano that mysteriously appeared on Harwich conservation land in 2009 led to worldwide news coverage. It also inspired us at HCT to think more about how music, art and nature can complement each other. So, HCT has planned the 2nd Annual Wildlands Music & Art Stroll for Saturday, September 13th from 1-4 p.m. (rain date:…
Historic Cahoon Canal Land Donated to HCT
Historic Cahoon Canal property donated to HCT By Jamie Balliett (HARWICH ORACLE) Back in 1850, Harwich resident Captain Alvin Cahoon (1812-1883) was looking to supplement his fishing income. When walking around the woods and bogs of Pleasant Lake, he noticed the bounty of wild cranberries growing and decided that he wanted to farm them on…
Beekeeper recounts superb year for HCT honey
By Jamie Balliett, originally published in the Harwich Oracle (Jan. 9, 2013) & The Cape Codder (Jan. 11, 2013) — Kevin Minnigerode said it takes a certain personality to be a beekeeper. “You have to be calm, patient, and observant – but most of all very careful,” said the 62-year-old from Marstons Mills who worked over…
HCT Outreach & Stewardship Internship 2013
Organizational Overview: The Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) is a leader in creating public-private land conservation partnerships that sustain Harwich as a livable, vibrant community for current and future generations. Harwich’s sandy beaches, windswept marshes, quiet woods, and sun-dappled waters create a fragile place that is home to residents and a destination for tourists. Over-development erodes…
HCT Outreach & Events Internship 2013
Organizational Overview: The Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) is a leader in creating public-private land conservation partnerships that sustain Harwich as a livable, vibrant community for current and future generations. Harwich’s sandy beaches, windswept marshes, quiet woods, and sun-dappled waters create a fragile place that is home to residents and a destination for tourists. Over-development erodes…
HCT Land Stewardship Internship 2013
Organizational Overview: The Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) is a leader in creating public-private land conservation partnerships that sustain Harwich as a livable, vibrant community for current and future generations. Harwich’s sandy beaches, windswept marshes, quiet woods, and sun-dappled waters create a fragile place that is home to residents and a destination for tourists. Over-development erodes…
Pond Watershed Land Preserved
By William F. Galvin, originally published in The Cape Cod Chronicle — The Harwich Conservation Trust has received a strategic land donation centrally located between three ponds the town has identified as a high priority for protection because of recent algae blooms, which signal health issues in those water bodies. One of the recommendations contained…
24th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony
On Sunday, November 11th HCT held its 24th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony at Wequassett on Pleasant Bay to celebrate our shared land-saving success, announce our Conservationist of the Year (2012: Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank), honor outstanding volunteers (Al Boragine & Senior Environment Corps), and hear from inspiring keynote speakers. This year’s featured speakers were Woods…
Winter Talks 2013
All Winter Talks are held in the Harwich Community Center (#100 Oak Street) Saturday, January 5th, 2:00 pm The Symbiotic Relationship Between Humpback Whales & Seabirds Peter Trull Naturalist, Science Teacher (Lighthouse Charter School) Learn about the behaviors and adaptations of birds, most notably the gulls, shearwaters and petrels, found in our coastal waters as…
HCT’s 24th Annual Meeting
HCT’s 24th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony On Sunday, November 11th HCT held its 24th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony at Wequassett on Pleasant Bay to celebrate our shared land-saving success, announce our Conservationist of the Year (2012: Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank), honor outstanding volunteers (Al Boragine & Senior Environment Corps), and hear from inspiring…
Wildlife Tracking Workshop
Sponsored by Harwich Conservation Trust, join 12th generation native Cape Codder Todd Kelley for a Wildlife Tracking Workshop on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 to learn how to interpret animal movements through the tracks they leave behind. Search for clues left by wildlife such as otter, fox, coyote, deer, raccoon, muskrat, skunk and maybe even mink. Workshop materials…
Coastsweep
More than 50 citizen volunteers cleaned the Harwich harbor coastline and local beaches on Saturday, September 15, 2012. The Coastsweep event was coordinated by the Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) with support from the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association and the Town of Harwich Natural Resources Department. More than 400 pounds of trash were collected,…