Registration is now open for the Student Stewardship Team of the Barrington Land Conservation Trust. Students aged 14-18 earn community service hours for their time and take an active role in preserving Barrington’s natural environment. The Student Stewardship Team contributes hundreds of hours of volunteer time in each year. Projects have included: Maintaining and improving [...]
Mike and Gary D'Ambra stand at the edge of the property just donated by their company, D'Ambra Realty. There’s a corner of Barrington along Wampanoag Trail where you can look across the highway to Osamequin Nature Preserve, but you can’t find a wilderness trail on your side of the road. That’s about to [...]
The Dziedzic Family Preserve was donated to the Barrington Land Conservation Trust in September 2023. The property is not yet open to the public as trails are now being mapped and constructed. We expect to open the trails to the public by the summer of 2024. The following story appeared first in the Barrington Times. [...]
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As the days get shorter and the temperature drops, it’s tempting to curl up inside by a fire or exercise indoors. Research shows, however, that outdoor exercise can boost your physical and mental wellness during the winter. To encourage healthy time in the outdoors this winter, the Barrington Land Conservation Trust is offering a series [...]
On the day after Thanksgiving, walk at your own pace and discover one of Barrington's rarely seen wilderness areas with the Barrington Land Conservation Trust. On Friday Nov. 24, between 11 am and 1 pm, Land Trust volunteers will be stationed at waypoints to guide visitors through the Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve, a 32-acre expanse [...]
2023 Land Trust Learning Series Register to Attend the Presentation IN PERSON Register to LIVESTREAM the Presentation Elizabeth Rush joins us to celebrate the release of her new book, The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth. Books will be available for sale beginning at 6 pm. Pulitzer-prize nominated author Elizabeth Rush tackles [...]
Barrington’s Pollinator Pathway is growing, join us in this exciting movement to amplify BLCT’s efforts to preserve biodiversity and bolster resiliency in our community. Visit our Pollinator Pathway page to explore resources, watch a recording of the project launch, explore an interactive map to find neighbors already on the Pathway, and add yourself if you [...]
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust had a busy year in Fiscal Year 2023 (June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023). Find out how volunteers and philanthropic work made it possible for us to manage nearly 300 acres of open land, host hundreds of people on public walks, provide a free lecture series, andoffer free programs [...]
By Norman Dudziak, P.E., I.M. Science Liaison, Barrington Land Conservation Trust & Sally Johnson, Native Plant Horticulturalist Owner, ecoastal design The crown jewel of citizen science for biological nature observations is “iNaturalist,” a social network with over 2.6 million participants. Using iNaturalist, accessible at www.iNaturalist.org, a growing community of citizen scientists is expanding our knowledge [...]
