Beyond the Barways
Week of Thanks: David LaLima
Why do you volunteer with WLCT? I volunteer with WLCT because it provides an opportunity to connect with like-minded people engaged in physically and mentally challenging projects benefiting the local and greater community. In an increasingly commercial world, the...
Week of Thanks: Charlene Wood
How did you become involved with WLCT? I was appointed to the WLCT Board of Directors after my retirement from the Town of Westport for 47 years, 27 of them as the Selectmen's secretary and ultimately Town Administrator. During those years, I became very familiar with...
Stories from the Land: Why Karen Silvia gives to the Annual Fund
Why do you support the land trust annually? I support the land trust because I regularly enjoy the reservations and trails, and it’s important to me that Westport’s land and farms are preserved. We are lucky to live in a town defined by such beautiful landscape....
Stories from the Land: Trail Team Volunteers David & Deborah Deitz
How did you become involved with WLCT? We have been involved with conservation organizations in Massachusetts for many years, and we’re well aware of the importance of organizations like WLCT to the community in preserving open space and maintaining biodiversity. We...
Save This Land: A Public Walk of the St. Vincent de Paul Camp
The iconic 82-acre former St. Vincent de Paul Camp on Adamsville Road presents a rare land protection opportunity for the community of Westport. Planning for the future of this community space is well underway, but we need your help! Join us for a public walk...
Evening Owl Prowl with the Paskamansett Bird Club
Photo by Greg Stone Have you ever gone owling guided by the light of the moon? Perhaps you've glimpsed the shadowy form of a Great-horned Owl in the beam of your headlights as you traveled a back road at night. On Friday evening, October 26th, you are invited to join...
Mushrooms of Massachusetts
Fall is mushroom hunting season in Massachusetts. Join mycophiles Garrett Stuck, Bette Low and Mark Straus on a two-hour hunt for macro fungi at Westport Land Conservation Trust’s Dunham’s Brook Conservation Area (1520 Main Road). Whether you’re a seasoned forager of...
Westport Land Conservation Trust Welcomes Ross Moran as its next Executive Director
The Board of Directors of the Westport Land Conservation Trust (WLCT) is pleased to announce Ross Moran as the organization’s next executive director. The selection was made after an extensive regional search. “WLCT is thrilled to welcome Ross into this...
Town Farm Summer Concert with Anais Mitchell
Bring a picnic blanket, your friends and family as Westport Land Conservation Trust presents Anais Mitchell LIVE at the Town Farm (830 Drift Road) starting at 5:30 pm on Sunday, August 5th. The tenth annual Town Farm Summer Concert is fun for the whole family....
Wild Foods of Westport
Westport is home to over 70 species of edible wild plants, some of which are more nutritious and flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. Join Russ Cohen, expert forager and author of Wild Plants I Have Known...and Eaten, for a two-hour ramble around...
Wildlife Photography for Beginners
Nature photographer Greg Stone will be your guide and photography coach as we roam about selected WLCT properties during the “golden hour” when lighting is at its best and wildlife is most active. As a bonus feature, we will encourage you to join a new Facebook Group...
WLCT’s 46th Annual Meeting
We hope you can join us at Westport Land Conservation Trust’s 46th Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 16th at Westport Town Farm (830 Drift Road) at 5:30pm where we will be nominating a new slate of Directors and proposing an amendment to our bylaws.