Events

  • Hikin’ for Lichens. Friday, June 5 from 12 to 2 p.m. and Saturday, June 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. WCT is cosponsoring with the Harwich Conservation Trust two Hikin’ for Lichens Field Classes. Naturalist Tom Walker will lead the walks on the Great Island Trail. Registration is required. Meet at the National Seashore Parking Lot for Great Island.  Here’s a link with more information and sign up forms: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/dkWVixHD_skh_3QjCGLmNQ
  • Adopt-A-Highway. Look for us on June 17thh at the South Wellfleet Post Office parking lot at 7am when the WCT crew gathers to clean a section of Route 6 in Wellfleet during the spring, summer, and fall. We are looking for more volunteers to help us with this seasonal project so please join us when you can and become a regular member of the crew.
  • Town Parade.  Saturday, Fourth of July at 10 a.m.   Look for us again this year as we celebrate the country’s 250th Anniversary.
  • Annual Meeting. Wednesday, August 19 at 4  p.m.    Join us the Chequessett Club, 680 Chequessett Neck Rd.  Light refreshments will be served.  Cash bar.  Speaker to be announced.
  • Annual Guided Walk. Saturday, September 12 at 9 a.m.  No reservations are needed for this year’s walk, which starts and finishes at the Mayo Beach parking lot.

PAST EVENTS

  • Saturday, September 6, 2025. Annual Guided Walk.
  • Adopt-A-Highway. The WCT crew cleans a section of Route 6 in Wellfleet during the spring, summer, and fall. Volunteers meet in the parking lot of the South Wellfleet Post Office at 7:00 am on the third Wednesday of each month. All are welcome! Help – stop by and say hi – or beep as you pass.
  • December 2, Giving Tuesday. Wellfleet Conservation Trust is a non-profit organization established in 1984 to assist and promote the preservation of natural resources and rural character of the town of Wellfleet. WCT’s mission is to conserve land in its natural state in perpetuity for enjoyment by current and future generations. How to donate.
  • 2024.11.09 Plan Ahead & Leave a Legacy. Planned giving is a forward thinking way to create a lasting legacy with your local land trust. Please join attorney Kathleen Fowler of the Law Offices of Kathleen Fowler, LLC for an introduction to estate planning on Saturday, November 9 from 9-11 am at the Harwich Community Center. The event is free.
  • 2024.11.02 State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference, Council on Aging, Wellfleet, Saturday, November 2, 2024, 9:00 am – noon