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 …
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 …
Walk the New Storybook Trail The Harvard Conservation Trust invites you to visit the Storybook Trail featuring “The Mitten” by Jan Brett. This Storybook Trail experience is ideal for young readers of all levels. An easy 1/2 mile hike takes you through an open meadow, meanders into the forest and past a mysterious boulder field. …
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Guest Speaker Lindsay Randall, Expert on Local Indigenous Peoples Harvard, MA and the broader Nashoba Valley have a deep and rich indigenous history that spans over 15,000 years to the present day. HCT is pleased to announce that Lindsay Randall, Curator of Education and Outreach at the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology at Phillips …
Join Geologist and New England’s expert on stone walls, Dr. Robert Thorson, as he decodes mysteries from the thousands of stones that make up stone walls laid by colonists, Native Americans & enslaved people. Thorson writes “[Stone walls are] a visceral connection to the past. They are just as surely a remnant of a former civilization as …
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