Wildlands Trust Events
Join Friends of Ellisville Marsh, Manomet, and Wildlands Trust for an informative bird walk at Shifting Lots Preserve! Registration is required for this FREE event.
Join Betsy for a Mindful Meditation at Emery Preserve in Plymouth, MA! This meditation is for both new and experienced meditators. All are welcome. We will hike 2 miles of winding trails and visit the grand beech tree.
Join botanical artist, and Conservation Agent, Tricia Cassady for a 2-mile morning hike followed by nature journaling. Wildlands Trust will supply watercolor paint, paintbrushes, and paper. Please bring your own journal and pencils!
Join Wildlands Trust stewardship staff and Wildlands volunteer Justin from Bay End Farm to remove invasives at our Old Field Pond Preserve.
Join this family-friendly program to learn about wetlands and the wildlife we find in them! Optional pond scooping to follow up a short drive up the road! Registration is required for this FREE event.
Join Wildlands Trust stewardship staff to remove vegetation lining stone walls and install our new covered picnic tables!
Join Wildlands Trust for an informational talk about mosquitos and ticks with Erin Morrill and Blake Dinius! Erin Morrill is the Community Liaison for the Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project, and Blake Dinius is an Entomologist (an expert on insects!) for the Plymouth County Extension. Following the presentation, we will have an optional question-and-answer session. Attendees are encouraged to stay and "bug" our presenters! Registration is required for this FREE event.
Join the Indian Head River Coalition (a partnership between the NSRWA, Wildlands Trust, Towns of Hanover, Pembroke, Hanson, and Plymouth County) as we celebrate this amazing river and its surrounding land. Take part in a guided hike, kayak paddle, or BOTH! Registration is required for this free event.
Join Wildlands Trust and Duxbury Rural and Historical Society to remove invasive plants from a field on Clark’s Island in Duxbury Bay.
Join Wildlands Trust in this tiered hike series as we traverse sections of 8 Ponds Pass leading up to a one-way 6-mile hike. This second hike will be 4 miles from Emery Preserve East (also known as Cotton Pond trail) northeast to the dirt road portion of 8 Ponds Pass, and back. You are welcome to attend all hikes in the series - or just one!
Join Wildlands Trust at West Bridgewater’s River Walk 2025! Enjoy family-friendly activities, shopping, music, food, and beer, and learn about local non-profits. Hosted by West Bridgewater Open Space and Recreation.
June means lady slippers are in bloom! Hike leaders will take you on a stroll out to their blooming spot at Great Neck Conservation Area - enjoy these beautiful flowers and more flora and fauna along the way!
Join Wildlands Trust in the final hike of the 8 Ponds Pass hike series, as we take you on a one-way 6 mile hike from Beaver Dam Road all the way to Davis-Douglas Farm. Once you arrive at Davis-Douglas Farm, you can join in on our Solstice Celebration festivities! You are welcome to attend all hikes in the series - or just one!
Join Wildlands Trust for our Solstice Celebration! This event is free and open to the public - membership is not required!
Join Wildlands Trust hike leaders Skip and Justin on this 4-mile hike at Old Field Pond Preserve. This is a unique opportunity to enjoy Old Field Pond Preserve, which is normally closed to the public.
Join Wildlands Trust stewardship staff at the Stewardship Training Center to construct the bases for covered picnic tables which will be brought out to Willow Brook Farm as part of our improvement campaign (registration required for this work task) OR help maintain the edges of our field at the Davis Douglas Farm through vegetation trimming (registration not required for this task, but as always encouraged).
Join Wildlands Trust in this tiered hike series as we traverse sections of 8 Ponds Pass leading up to a one-way 6-mile hike. This first hike will be 2.5 miles from Beaver Dam Road to the boulders at Pickerel Cove and back. You are welcome to attend all hikes in the series - or just one!
Join Wildlands Trust stewardship staff to remove invasive plants at Willow Brook Farm!
Join Wildlands Trust at the Herring Run Celebration! Hosted at the Plimoth Grist Mill and along Town Brook Park for a day of family-friendly activities including herring counts, alewife art, games, live music and more!
Join us for an access nature hike at Brockton Audubon Preserve! Programming Coordinator Amy Burt and volunteer hike leader Dan Murphy will offer a chance to learn and explore the trails on this 2.25-mile hike. Registration is required for this FREE event. CANCELED 4/23.
John Scag, of Scag Tree, is providing tree services around Davis-Douglas Farm and invites you to see live tree care demonstrations this Arbor Day! This is a FREE drop-in event from 9 AM - 3 PM, with a lunch talk from 12 PM - 1 PM. Lunch provided or bring your own!
Join Wildlands Trust as we hike Hoyt-Hall Preserve and listen to the sounds of the night! Traverse 1.7 miles and hear how the sounds of the preserve change as the sun sets. A headlamp and/or flashlight are required as we will be hiking in the dark! CANCELED 4/23.
Learn how you could have free trees through the Greening the Gateways Cities Program in the City of Taunton by visiting our table at the Boyden Wildlife Refuge’s Arbor Day tree planting!
Join Wildlands Trust at Gleason Family YMCA to celebrate Earth Day 2025! This fun educational and interactive event for kids and families has a variety of participating organizations. Vacation week fun for all!
Join Wildlands Trust stewardship staff to get our Great River Preserve ready for a summer of visitation.
Join Wildlands Trust at the Redbrook Earth Day Celebration! This event is family friendly, open to the public, and features nature talks, earth friendly activities and vendors, food trucks, live music, and more.
Start the day early hiking Dixon Preserve at Hio Hill in Plymouth, MA. This hike will traverse less than a mile but starts with a steep ascent and ends with a steep descent. Headlamps and/or flashlights are required as the hike will begin in the early light. Registration is required for this FREE event.
Join Betsy and Debbie for a Mindful Meditation at Halfway Pond East in Plymouth, MA! This meditation is for both new and experienced meditators. All are welcome. We will hike 2 miles of winding trails and visit Big Point, overlooking Halfway Pond.
We’re taking a week off from VolunTuesdays while our stewardship staff attends the International Trails Summit.
Join Wildlands Trust for a 4-mile full moon hike at Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area (WMA). A headlamp and/or good flashlight are required. Registration is required for this FREE event. UPDATE - THIS EVENT WAS MOVED EARLIER TO FRIDAY, APRIL 11, FROM 7 PM TO 9 PM!
Join Wildlands Trust’s volunteer hike leader and South Shore Bird Club’s President, Brian Vigorito, in viewing the American woodcock’s aerial courtship displays in the fields of Willow Brook Farm.
Join Wildlands Trust stewardship staff to complete landscaping projects at our Stewardship Training Center.
Explore the Indian Head River Trail (IHRT) on a 4-mile hike with Wildlands Trust! Programming Coordinator Amy Burt and volunteer hike leader Susan Bolton will be your guides. Registration is required for this FREE event. CANCELED 4/4.
