[SEMCO] Harwich Conservation Trust Spring Walk Schedule

[Michael W. Lach]

Please see join us for a free, guided walk. 

The full Spring Walk Schedule is below and posted at www.HarwichConservationTrust.org. 



Thursday, March 12, 8:00 pm 

Astronomy Walk at HCT's 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve 

Join Harwich Harbormaster Tom Leach for a look at the night sky. Cloudy weather cancels. 

Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bank St. 0.5 mile south to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the left at #203 Bank Street.  From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 mile north to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the right.

 

Thursday, March 19, 10:00 am 

More Walk, Less Talk at Bell's Neck Conservation Lands

Join Pat Sarantis for an exercise walk through uplands with pond and marsh views. Directions: From Harwich Center go west on Great Western Rd. Turn left onto Bell's Neck Rd. Park along the road between the reservoirs.

 

Saturday, March 21, 9:00 am 

Birding at HCT's 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve

Join naturalist Todd Kelley of www.KelleyTrailblazer.com to look for birds of marsh and forest. 

Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bank St. 0.5 mile south to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the left at #203 Bank Street.  From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 mile north to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the right.

 

Tuesday, March 24, 8:00 pm 

Astronomy Walk at HCT's 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve

Join Harwich Harbormaster, Tom Leach for a look at the night sky. Cloudy weather cancels. 

Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bank St. 0.5 mile south to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the left at #203 Bank Street.  From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 mile north to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the right.

 

Saturday, March 28, 9:30 am 

The Ecology and Human History of Thompson's Field 

Join naturalist Todd Kelley of www.KelleyTrailblazer.com for a walk through what was once working farmland. 

Directions: From the intersection of Rt. 124 and 39, drive 0.9 mile east. The parking area is on the south side of Rt. 39

 

Wednesday, April 15, 7:00 am 

Migratory Bird  Walk at HCT's 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve 

Join naturalist Ryan Mann for a walk through the 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve.  

Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bank St. 0.5 mile south to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the left at #203 Bank Street.  From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 mile north to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the right.

 

Wednesday, April 15, 8:30 pm 

Astronomy Walk at HCT's 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve

Join Harwich Harbormaster, Tom Leach for a look at the night sky. Cloudy weather cancels. 

Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bank St. 0.5 mile south to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the left at #203 Bank Street.  From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 mile north to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the right.

 

Saturday, April 18, 9:30 am 

A Monomoyick's View of Muddy Creek 

Join naturalist Todd Kelley of www.KelleyTrailblazer.com as he interprets the land held by the Lower Cape's Native Americans. Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bay Rd. one mile east. Parking lot is on right across from Blue Heron Landing.

 

Tuesday, April 21, 8:30 pm 

Astronomy Walk at HCT's 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve

Join Harwich Harbormaster Tom Leach for a look at the night sky. Cloudy weather cancels. 

Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bank St. 0.5 mile south to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the left at #203 Bank Street.  From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 mile north to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the right.

 

Saturday, April 25, 10:00 am 

Botanical Walk at Bell's Neck Conservation Lands 

Search for spring ephemerals with botanist Rich Eldred. Directions: From Harwich Center, go west on Great Western Road 1.1 miles. Turn left onto Bell's Neck Road.   Park along road between the reservoirs.

 

Saturday, May 9, 5:30 pm 

Beachcombers Botany and Ecology at Red River Beach 

Join naturalist Todd Kelley of www.KelleyTrailblazer.com as he interprets the seaside habitats. 

Directions: From Route 28, go south on Uncle Venie's Rd. Meet at the east end of the Red River Beach parking lot.

 

Wednesday, May 13, 9:00 pm 

Astronomy Night at HCT's 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve

Join Harwich Harbormaster, Tom Leach for a look at the night sky. Cloudy weather cancels. 

Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bank St. 0.5 mile south to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the left at #203 Bank Street.  From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 mile north to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the right.

 

Saturday, May 16, 10 am-12 noon 

Non-walk at HCT's 12-acre A. Janet DeFulvio Wildlife Sanctuary & Boardwalk 

Drop in anytime to traverse a short wheelchair accessible boardwalk with marsh views of an osprey's nest with naturalist Todd Kelley of www.KelleyTrailblazer.com. Directions: From Rt. 28, drive north and enter between Small gardens and G. Rockwood Clark's Garden's by the Sea.  Follow the arrows to the small parking area. 

 

Tuesday, May 19, 9:30 pm 

Astronomy Night at HCT's 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve

Join Harwich Harbormaster, Tom Leach for a look at the night sky. Cloudy weather cancels. 

Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bank St. 0.5 mile south to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the left at #203 Bank Street.  From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 mile north to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the right.




Wednesday, May 20, 12:30 pm 

Box Turtle Search at HCT's 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve 

Join naturalist Ryan Mann document box turtles for the state's Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program.  

Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bank St. 0.5 mile south to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the left at #203 Bank Street.  From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 mile north to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the right.

 

Saturday, May 23, 10:00 am 

Botanical Walk at HCT's 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve 

Search for late spring wildflowers with botanist Rich Eldred. 

Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bank St. 0.5 mile south to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the left at #203 Bank Street.  From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 mile north to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the right.

 

Tuesday, June 9, 12:30 pm 

Box Turtle Search at HCT's 60-acre Bank St. Bogs Nature Preserve 

Join naturalist Ryan Mann document box turtles for the state's Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. Directions: From Rt. 39, take Bank St. 0.5 mile south to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the left at #203 Bank Street.  From Rt. 28, take Bank St. 0.7 mile north to the Harwich Harbormaster's Workshop on the right.



About the Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT)

 

Founded in 1988, the nonprofit Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) preserves land to protect woods, water, wildlife, and our shared quality of life. Thanks to support from more than 700 member donors and volunteers, HCT preserves natural areas by receiving land donations, purchasing land, and holding permanent conservation restrictions. 

 

For more info. about volunteering, visit www.HarwichConservationTrust.org, email hct at cape.com, or call 508-432-3997. 

 

For HCT's free Walking Trail Guide, please email or phone your mailing address.  Thank you.  Happy Trails!



Michael W. Lach
Executive Director
Harwich Conservation Trust
Ph:  508-432-3997
Fax: 508-432-1311
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 101
South Harwich, MA 02661
E-mail:  hct at cape.com
Website:  www.HarwichConservationTrust.org
HCT office location:  947 Route 28, South Harwich
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