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Harwich Conservation Trust

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Harwich Conservation Trust

The mission of the nonprofit Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT), founded in 1988.

is to preserve land that protects woods, water, wildlife and our shared quality of life. for complete details and upcoming events, visit our website: www.HarwichConservationTrust.org

06/04/2026

A team from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) visited the Hinckleys Pond-Herring River Headwaters Preserve on a stellar spring day to marvel at the eco-restoration completed by Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) and partners. The pond views next to the Cape Cod Rail Trail are fabulous! Left to right: Tom Evans (HCT), and CZM team members Steve McKenna, Alexis Neffinger, Alison Brizius, Ally Overbay, Kathleen Mason and Joanna Yelen.

05/29/2026

Start your summer inspired by art! Meet acclaimed artist Yvette Stenzel, admire her vibrant work and support Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) at a fabulous reception on June 12th from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at The 204: Cultural Arts Center (204 Sisson Rd, Harwich).

Stenzel’s original paintings can be purchased, with all proceeds benefiting HCT. Have a creative night out, enjoy delicious appetizers catered by the Family Table Collaborative and support your favorite local land trust!

In addition to the June 12 reception, the gallery will be open June 15 through June 23, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

05/28/2026

Join local guide Mark McGrath tomorrow morning for a Fort Hill & Red Maple Swamp History Walk in the Cape Cod National Seashore. Enjoy beautiful views and hear unique stories and fun facts about the area. The walk will explore the Fort Hill trails, Indian Rock, Hemenway boat launch (where we may spot horseshoe crabs during mating season), and return via the Red Maple Swamp Trail.

Cost: $20 per person. Visit harwichconservationtrust.org and click ‘Walks & Events’.

This walk is co-sponsored by Harwich Conservation Trust and Eastham Conservation Foundation.

Photos by Gerry Beetham.

05/26/2026

The natural beauty of Cape Cod is a big driver of the region's economy, and land preservation efforts led by local land trusts like the Harwich Conservation Trust play a key role. To find out more about how visitors and residents value open space and protection of water resources on the Cape, click here: bit.ly/42WBRAo
Collage photos by Gerry Beetham

05/13/2026

Meet acclaimed artist Yvette Stenzel, admire her vibrant work and support Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) at a fabulous reception on June 12th from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at The 204: Cultural Arts Center (204 Sisson Rd, Harwich).

Buy beautiful art to help Harwich Conservation Trust save beautiful land!

Yvette generously donated her art, and all sale proceeds will benefit HCT's land-saving work. Have a creative night out, enjoy delicious appetizers catered by the Family Table Collaborative and support your favorite local land trust!

In addition to the June 12 reception, the gallery will be open June 15 through June 23, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

05/11/2026

Birdability, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing the joys of birding with people who have disabilities, hosted a recent Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon event at Harwich Conservation Trust's (HCT) Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve. An expert from Mass Audubon was also on hand to help sight-challenged participants and their sighted partners identify birds by listening to their calls and songs. HCT’s Cold Brook Preserve was a great location for the gathering, as it features a half-mile All Persons Trail with a smooth, even and flat surface. To read more, click here: bit.ly/4twzgYO
Photo by Gerry Beetham

05/04/2026

Spring migration is in full swing on the Cape! Join naturalist and author Peter Trull for birding field classes at Bell’s Neck Conservation Lands in Harwich and at Foss Woods in Provincetown (co-sponsored by Provincetown Conservation Trust). Possible sightings include colorful warblers, vireos, tanagers, grosbeaks, and orioles.

Learn about the unique adaptations, life history, and habits of each bird species encountered. Birding enthusiasts from all experience levels are welcome! Please bring binoculars.

Cost: $20 per person. To reserve, please visit harwichconservationtrust.org and click ‘Walks & Events’.

Scarlet tanager photo by Gerry Beetham.

04/23/2026

Many thanks to the Cape Cod Foundation! Harwich Conservation Trust’s (HCT) Six Ponds-Hawksnest Woods Project received a big boost with a generous $50,000 grant from the Cape Cod Foundation’s Priscilla Alden Sears Memorial Fund.

The grant was awarded to HCT in support of an ongoing $400,000 fundraising effort to help HCT with its pursuit of a 2.3-acre woodland parcel on Round Cove Road in Harwich. The property could serve as a future trailhead for convenient access to explore an extensive network of trails in Hawksnest State Park and the town’s Six Ponds District.

HCT is grateful to the Cape Cod Foundation and also deeply appreciative of our partnerships with St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Harwich and The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trust, Inc. (The Compact).

To read more about this new land preservation project, click here: bit.ly/4tveWI5

Photo by Janet Dimattia.

04/17/2026

Get ready with us for Tour de Trash!

The 11th annual volunteer clean-up event is scheduled for Saturday, April 25th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Gather your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors and join us to pick up trash along Harwich’s roadsides to beautify the town.

For more information and to sign up/select your route, please visit harwichconservationtrust.org and click Walks & Events.

04/13/2026

Great things happen when organizations work together! The Boston Society for Architecture has asked Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) and the Harwich Fire Association (HFA) to contribute to an upcoming guidebook that focuses on creating housing on the Cape & Islands through reusing and adapting existing buildings.

HFA recently restored the Old Bank Street Firehouse, creating space to host community gatherings. as well as three affordable rental apartments on the second floor, with generous support from donors, Harwich Community Preservation Act funds and the town's Affordable Housing Trust.

HCT owns the adjacent 66-acre Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve, where a multi-partner rewilding effort resulted in restoration of 44 wetland acres, a mile of stream, and a new half-mile All Persons Trail, which allows people of all abilities and ages to enjoy nature.

To read more about this fruitful partnership, click here: bit.ly/4swPlgE

Address

947 Route 28
South Harwich, MA
02661

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15084323997

Website

http://www.harwichconservationtrust.org/

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