Beyond the Barways

Our Week of Thanks spotlights stewardship volunteer Hope Sterling for her plant knowledge and leadership on Tuesday mornings.

Our Week of Thanks spotlights Clem Desjardins for his dedication to Herb Hadfield Conservation Area and its trees.

Our Week of Thanks spotlights Gerald Lewandowski, who farms on forever-preserved land.

Learn more about WLCT’s annual read aloud of Allegiance to Gratitude, a part of Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass.

Oak trees, genus Quercus, are vital to ecosystems and human civilization. Learn more about the biology and bounty of this beautiful tree at the Learning Center.

Ruddy Turnstone A community for wildlife Westport Land Conservation Trust took a terrific trek on the last Thursday of October, heading to one of the great coastal habitats of the South Coast on a search for shorebirds, sea ducks, and other shoreline-loving wildlife....

Do you remember reading (or watching) Washington Irving’s original spooky tale of theheadless horseman? On that fateful night in Tarry Town, in the late 1700s, Bromlaunches a pumpkin (variety unknown) at Ichabod Crane. I wonder where exactly thepumpkin landed. Maybe...

The air has a definite snap to it and trees are more bare than brilliant. It must be time to tidy the garden, right? Before you scrape your beds clear of growing season debris, consider the benefits of leaving them be. The stalks and leaves of our gardens provide...

Pumpkins make great compost and wildlife food. Drop yours off at Westport Woods Conservation Park and keep them out of the landfill!

WLCT honors planned giving donors by naming them in our Legacy Society. If you have remembered WLCT in your estate plan, please let us know. We would love the opportunity to say “Thank You!”

2023 Artist in Residence Ian Silvia installed 8 glass, stone and metal works throughout the trails at Westport Woods Conservation Park. A Little Compton resident, Ian brings a lifetime of familiarity with the local ecosystem to his work. As you walk the trails, keep...

We are a few weeks into autumn, the sun sets earlier in the day only to rise ever later, the evenings are longer, and the nights a little colder. The trees and fields look sparse as the leaves fall and the corn is cut. While earlier sunsets might make us want to cozy...