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September Trail Day – POSTPONED

Posted: August 29, 2023 Wareham Land Trust is happy to announce our September trail workdays as part of our bimonthly Trail Day initiative! Please bring your own gloves but we…

September Blooms – White Turtlehead

Posted: August 29, 2023 Native to all of New England and commonly found along the edges of ponds, streams and other wetland margins, white turtlehead (Chelone glabra) is one of…

September Walks

Posted: August 29, 2023 The Wareham Land Trust will be partnering with our community and conservation partners to co-host two walks for the month of September. Both events are free…

August Trail Days

The Wareham Land Trust is happy to announce our August trail workdays as part of our bimonthly Trail Day initiative! Please bring your own gloves but we will provide tools…

August Wild Edible – Staghorn Sumac

Posted: July 27, 2023 The name “sumac” often evokes thoughts of poison sumac and general itchiness. But poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) is actually more closely related to poison ivy (Toxicodendron…

Monarchs Down South – WAY South!

Posted: June 27, 2023 My wife Deena and I – both longtime WLT members – in mid-February were able to visit a Mexican Nature Reserve set up to protect the…

July Trail Days

The Wareham Land Trust is happy to announce our July trail workdays as part of our bimonthly Trail Day initiative! Please bring your own gloves but we will provide tools…

Bird Walk at Douglas Westgate – July 10

Join the Wareham Land Trust as we team up with the Wareham Free Library for a bird walk at the Douglas S. Westgate Property. As part of the library’s “Find…

Osprey Advocates “Pole-aborate” on New Nesting Platform

Posted May 25, 2023 In February, I was asked to respond to an email from Alan Schwartz, a summer resident of Lydia’s Island Road, who had emailed the Wareham Land…

Eelgrass Matters!

Posted May 25, 2023 Ah yes, eelgrass… those long, green, and ribbon-like leaves, which most find annoying as they venture out in the waters of the Wareham seashores. Yet this…

Join the Wareham Land Trust as our 2023-2024 TerraCorps Service Member!

Posted May 23, 2023 TerraCorps (AmeriCorps) Position Available with the Wareham Land Trust TerraCorps, an AmeriCorps affiliated environmental nonprofit, has selected the Wareham Land Trust to be a Service Site…

Summer Insect Series – Crawling with Fun

Insects make up the largest portion of life on Earth, but we rarely stop to learn and appreciate the importance of these often overlooked species. Join the Wareham Land Trust…