Grow Your Own Oak

A great year for acorns! Different species have different “mast” years. 2024 is the year of the acorn and that’s a great thing for our area. Oak trees are vital to our natural world–they shelter and feed literally thousands of insects, birds,...

What We Did This Summer

Westport’s glorious summer, full of cool waters, hot sands, happy cows, and beautiful fields, is also WLCT’s busiest time of year, with lots of visitors and necessary land stewardship during the growing season. This summer, we managed to squeeze in some...

Fall Stewardship Forum

WLCT cordially invites you the Fall Stewardship Forum: Grasslands Friday, October 4th, 9 am WLCT offices at Westport Woods Conservation Park573 Adamsville Road, Westport Schedule 9-9:30 Arrival and Refreshments 9:30-10:45 Meadow/Grassland Planning for Restoration...

Early Fall at Westport Woods

September is here with quieter days and cooler nights. Come see how the meadows and trails change with the seasons. grasses flank the yellow trail Cooler weather means longer trail time! Try out our new blue/red trails or a new-to-you trail! West-side yellow trail...

Tuesday Trail Team Field Trip

Members of the Tuesday Trail Team, WLCT staff and board piled into cars on a rainy Tuesday in July to spend a few hours celebrating 10 years of Trail Team with a visit to a spectacular Mass Audubon site. In February, as we plotted Trail Team projects for the year, we...