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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…
Self-Guided Night Sky Tour: May 12, 2020
On behalf of Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) and HCT volunteer astronomer Michael Payne, welcome to your very own backyard self-guided Spring Night Sky Tour. We’ve…
Traveling Back in Time with Atlantic White Cedars
An Atlantic white cedar swamp is a mysterious place of mossy hummocks rambling around the roots of dignified spires stretching skyward. If you’re unfamiliar with…
Songbirds Find Nesting Success Thanks to HCT Volunteers
“There is a sumptuous variety about the New England weather that compels the stranger’s admiration — and regret.” ~Mark Twain, during an 1876 speech to…
Happy Earth Day 2020!
On this Earth Day April 22, 2020 (50th Anniversary!), the great outdoors has become ever more important for finding sanctuary, breathing deeply of the fresh…
Return of the Inspiring Osprey
“To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are…
Feisty Herring Return with Spring
While we all puzzle out the complexities of social distancing, natural phenomena that happen every spring are unfolding all around, including the migration of river…
FULL–March 13, 2020: Vernal Pool Adventure
Sorry, this event is now full. We’ll be hosting other adventures with Peter Trull so stay tuned to your HCT eNews. About the adventure: Immerse…
March 7, 2020: Owls from Near & Far
Come on down to the Harwich Community Center (#100 Oak St.) to see several different kinds of live owls and learn about their life histories,…
CANCELLED: March 21st, Meet Your Local Farmers Event
CANCELLED Saturday, March 21, 2020 (noon – 3:00 p.m.) in the gym at the Harwich Community Center Out of an abundance of caution to protect…
March 30, 2020: Coonamessett Native History Walk
Please click here to reserve for the March 30th guided history walk: From Gosnold (1602) to Aptucxet Trading Post (1627) About your experience: Co-sponsored by…
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