Party Like It’s 2008
Forests across southeastern Massachusetts are beginning to experience a rare event: the emergence of periodical cicadas. Cicadas themselves aren’t uncommon insects. It’s their lifestyle that is unusual. These bugs spend…
Robins In The Hood
Friend of the Wareham Land Trust Marion Gold, shares his story of remarkable and rapid growth from hatchling to fledgling. This spring brought an unexpected and heartwarming surprise to our…
My Osprey Friends
As I took my morning walk through Great Neck Reserve in late March, I noticed that winter was releasing its icy grip on the land. The frozen slippery ground had…
The Sundew – A Carnivorous Plant In New England
Most plants get energy from the sun and nutrition from the soil, but nature always has exceptions. A handful of plants have evolved the ability to digest animal protein: the…
The River Walk gets Town Meeting Approval
Voters at Spring Town Meeting approved the use of just under $1.5 million of Community Preservation Fund money to purchase nearly 20 acres of land, improve Swifts Beach Road and…
Community weighs in on future of North Water Street seawall and beach
Mar 18, 2025 By Ethan Hunt “We’re not proposing wholesale change, but what do we want the future to look like?” Woods Hole Project Manager Adam Finkle asked stakeholders at…
Through trails and trees: Community members offer land restoration input
March 2, 2025 Bobby Grady As old abandoned cranberry bogs lay tucked away, those that own them are looking to the people of Wareham to figure out how to best…
Naming the Moon
The full moon each month has always intrigued us. We have written songs and poems about it, pondered its composition (green cheese), studied its effects on us (moon tides) and…
River Walk Acquisition
A message from the owners I wanted to share some thoughts and history about the land we hope the Wareham Land Trust will one day protect. This parcel—hopefully to be…
Greetings From WLT’s New Executive Director
Posted September 30, 2024 I’m thrilled to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of the Wareham Land Trust! With seven years at The 300 Committee Land Trust in Falmouth…
The Work of Miriam C. Rice
Posted September 30, 2024 Endlessly fascinating, endearing, and delightful, mushrooms are currently enjoying a popular resurgence. They appear on home goods, clothing, accessories — anything you can imagine can display…
Supper With The Ospreys
Posted August 29, 2024 This is a true story that happened a few years ago. We have a cottage in Onset that has been in the family for four…