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Maps Go Mobile
This summer HCT released the 3rd edition of its very popular Walking & Bicycle Trail Guide. The newest version includes some interesting features like the…
Harwich Herring Count
Historically, the Herring River and its headwater ponds comprised one of the most significant herring spawning grounds in the state. However, owing to a precipitous…
HCT volunteers are worth a million in 2012
Volunteers truly make our conservation world go round. In 2005, HCT formally launched a coordinated volunteer program and has been tracking results. Since then, more…
Interns Remove Car
The Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) recently removed a long since abandoned 1950s Ford from Mill Pond Woodlands Conservation Area. The car was discovered approximately half…
Eyes on Owls
Each year, the Harwich Conservation Trust hosts “Eyes on Owls” led by naturalist educators Marcia and Mark Wilson who tour the Northeast, offering audiences up-close looks…
Birds of Prey
Peregrine falcon, red-tailed hawk, great-horned owl, and the bald-headed turkey vulture are among the live birds of prey that Tom Ricardi brings to the Harwich…
Mission Wolf
Click here to join our free e-newsletter and receive advance emails about this and other special events. Mission Wolf returned to the Cape on its “wolf bus”…
Meet Your Local Farmers!
“Meet Your Local Farmers” Event Join us Sat., March 23rd (noon – 3:00 p.m.) in the gym at the Harwich Community Center HCT and the…
HCT Volunteers Discover Vernal Pools
Thanks to HCT volunteers and AmeriCorps, 35 vernal pools have been discovered and certified across Harwich. Before the volunteer discoveries, only 5 vernal pools were…
HCT Helps to Complete Eel Migration
The seasonal migration of American eels from Nantucket Sound through HCT’s 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve to Grass Pond in Harwich Port has been…
Harwich Herring Count Program at the Herring River
Spawned by dedicated herring count volunteers, the Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT), Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association (CCCHFA), and the…
Volunteers Monitor Nesting Birds
HCT volunteers and members of the Cape Cod Bird Club monitor up to 78 nestboxes at three different sites weekly for activity throughout the nesting…
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