Join the Harvard Conservation Trust for an evening with Richard Primack. Primack will share his research, its application to Harvard, and what we can do to build climate resilience in our own backyards. Henry David Thoreau was a climate change scientist! For the past 22 years, Professor Richard Primack and his team have been using …
This year’s theme for Destination: Nature — “Perspective” — offers artists the chance to explore multiple frames of reference to reveal the intricate web of life in nature. Choosing from the perspectives of wildlife, trees, water, air or other elements captures the grandeur, the subtlety, and the profound interconnectedness of the world we all call …
The HCT has been awarded a $19,956 grant from The Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers Wild and Scenic Stewardship Council to finance large-scale invasive plant removal, native plant re-introduction, and wildlife habitat restoration on the Coke Newsham land. The area consists of 27 acres of conservation land owned by HCT and situated near Harvard’s Town Center. It …
Give to the Harvard Conservation Trust and double your impact For 50 years the Harvard Conservation Trust (HCT) has worked to preserve and protect the scenic beauty and rich wildlife that makes Harvard extraordinary. What started as a small group of concerned residents in 1973 preserving the first three-acre parcel of land has grown into …
When: June 4th Where: Barba’s Point Trails (park by the Bromfield tennis courts) Time: 12pm / 1 pm (registration needed. Link below) Join biologist Bob Douglas for an exploration of vernal pools at Barba Point. Discover how this essential ecosystem, brimming with plant and animal life, comes to life each year at this time for …
The Harvard Conservation Trust continues to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Join us for an enchanting evening of stargazing on May 18 with Professor Chuck Agosta! We will turn our eyes and telescopes toward the moon, planets, stars, solar system, and other objects in the night sky. Professor Agosta teaches physics and astronomy at Clark University …
HCT 50th Anniversary Cider Hike Accompany Harvard Conservation Trust’s biologist and naturalist, Bob Douglas, on a family-friendly winter hike. Join Harvard Conservation Trust’s biologist and naturalist, Bob Douglas, for a family-friendly trail hike as we continue to celebrate HCT’s 50th Anniversary. Beginning and ending at Carlson’s Orchard, we will stroll through an avenue of peach and apple trees, …
Join Us For The New Year’s Day Walk! Let’s ring in the New Year with a stroll among Harvard’s protected forests and fields. When: January 1, 2023 Time: 11 a.m. Where: Parking Lot of soccer field (opposite 56 Depot Rd) This year’s hike will feature the lichen-covered rocky outcroppings and ledges, white pine …
Save the Date: Harvard Conservation Trust Storybook Trail, September 10-30 Introduce your children to the wonders of spending time in the woods with Harvard Conservation Trust’s Storybook Trail, featuring Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D. B. Johnson. What: Storybook Trail walk When: September 10 – September 30. Drop in at your convenience (open dawn until …
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