Beyond the Barways

Are you filled with wonder when you see an owl? Have you ever gone searching for owls with friends and family? Maybe you’ve even glimpsed the shadowy form of a Great-horned Owl in the beam of your headlights as you traveled a back road at night?If so, you...

Westport Woods Conservation Park is open and ready for you to enjoy! Here are eight great ways to use this new community resource.  Have photos of family and friends enjoying Westport Woods? Share them with us! Email your favorite Westport Woods photos to...

Hana Tabit (right) and Mitchell Carter (left) of Westport, Massachusetts share your dedication to caring for the environment.  What has been your favorite part of the BayCoast Bank Outreach and Stewardship Summer Internship? Growing up in Westport, I would...

On Saturday June 15th, 2019 the Westport Community and Friends of the Westport Land Conservation Trust came together to celebrate a day years in the making: the grand opening of Westport Woods Conservation Park at 573 Adamsville Road. Here are some of our...

Little Compton Garden Club members presenting tree donations to WLCT at Westport Woods Conservation Park Opening Day There’s always the potential for magic when children have the opportunity to explore nature. That’s just what happened for a class of...

Aerial photography reveals the extent of forest die back resulting from invasive winter moth defoliation. Photo of the lower east branch of the Westport River by Greg Stone. Did you know that each year, an average Massachusetts resident uses...

WLCT board member Bob Faulkner (right) celebrating the protection of the 82-acre former St. Vincent de Paul property along side board member Ingrid Davidge (middle) and supporter Cynthia Krause (left)  Why did you join the land trust Board of Directors?...

A new row of native Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) trees will soon line the road frontage at the future community park on Adamsville Road. Photo by Greg Stone. WLCT’s work continues at the former St. Vincent de Paul property! Thank you to those folks who...

Eyes on Owls – A LIVE Owl Show returns to Westport for two shows on Saturday, March 30th at the Westport Junior/Senior high school (19 Main Road, Westport, MA 02790). Attendees are in for a fun hooting lesson and close-up views of these secretive birds of...

Supporter and volunteer, Hope Sterling, removes the second to last sticker as WLCT enters the final leg of fundraising for Phase 2 of the St. Vincent de Paul project. Last summer, WLCT kicked off Phase 2 of our project to transform the former...

2018 was a transformative year for WLCT. Here are some of our favorite highlights from the past year. Enjoy!

Why did you join the Trail Team? "I saw a blurb in the Westport Shorelines or the Sakonnet Times and thought it might be a nice thing to do and a way to give back to Westport." After three years, what has the Trail Team become for you? "It's a lot more...