HCT News
Native Fruits and Nuts for Wildlife
Every year from late September into early October a diversity of plants, fungi, and animals find their unique expressions of autumn change. After a…
Self-Guided Night Sky Tour: Sept. 21, 2020
Important: The International Space Station is only visible from 7:32 to approximately 7:42 p.m. A clear view toward the north is critical. Welcome to your…
Self-Guided Night Sky Tour: August 26, 2020
Steps for your Night Sky Tour First, to orient yourself, download the August Evening Sky Map by clicking here. You will want to have the…
Discovering Migratory Shorebirds
Story by Tyler Maikath Photos by Sarah E. Devlin Starting in late July, the breeding shorebirds of the treeless Arctic tundra begin streaming south fanning…
Tracking the Secretive Box Turtle
Story by Susanna Graham Pye Tracking turtles isn’t as easy as one might think, but HCT volunteer Michael Musnick, a passionate amateur herpetologist, is doing…
Self-Guided Summer Night Sky Tour: July 21, 2020
Self-Guided Steps for your Night Sky Tour First, to orient yourself, download the July Evening Sky Map by clicking here. You will want to have…
Summer Nesters: Cedar Waxwings & Goldfinches
In the fields we let them have- in the fields we don’t want yet- where thistles rise out of the marshlands of spring, and spring…
New Trail Open at Muddy Creek Headwaters Preserve
The walking trail is now open at HCT’s 17-acre Muddy Creek Headwaters Preserve! The new conservation destination on Church Street in East Harwich offers scenic…
Sandhill Crane Visits Harwich Port
One morning last week, Nan Poor (a Trustee of the Harwich Conservation Trust) looked out her window into her yard next to the HCT Robert…
Piping Plover Conservation
“But if I were required to name a sound the remembrance of which most perfectly revives the impression which the beach has made, it would…
Welcome to Your Cape Cod Open Space
It’s been waiting for you, just sitting there quietly minding its own business of filtering water, growing trees and plants and sheltering wildlife. Waiting for…
HCT Welcomes Box Turtle Sightings
The nonprofit Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) is interested in receiving word about Harwich box turtle sightings. As the weather warms, you may see an Eastern…
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