Wildlands Trust Events
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.
Join Wildlands Trust stewardship staff to complete landscaping projects at our Stewardship Training Center.
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 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.
We’re taking a week off from VolunTuesdays while our stewardship staff attends the International Trails Summit.
Join Betsy 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.
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 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.
Join Wildlands Trust stewardship staff to get our Great River Preserve ready for a summer of visitation.
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!
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 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!
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! Volunteer hike leaders Stephen Dias and 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.
Join Wildlands Trust stewardship staff to remove invasive plants at Willow Brook Farm!
We’re taking a week off from VolunTuesdays! Still hoping to get outside and help Wildlands? You can monitor one of our many preserves and submit a monitoring report. Check out our trails page for a preserve near you!
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 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 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 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!
Celebrate the changing seasons by crafting a spring wreath with instructor Alicia MacGregor at Wildlands Trust!
Join Betsy for a Mindful Meditation at Shifting Lots Preserve!
Explore the trails at South Triangle Pond Conservation Area in Plymouth, MA! This hike is great for those who want to get their heart rate up as we traverse a hilly and winding 3.75 miles.
Start the day early to see the sunrise at 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 dark. Registration is required for this FREE event. CANCELED 3/14.
Join Skip and Betsy as they co-lead a full moon hike at Shifting Lots Preserve in Plymouth, MA! CANCELED 3/14.
Buzzards Bay Coalition, Mass Audubon, Wareham Land Trust, and Wildlands Trust invite you to participate in a two-part community workshop to help shape the future of the Marks Cove Conservation Area! This is for part 2.
Buzzards Bay Coalition, Mass Audubon, Wareham Land Trust, and Wildlands Trust invite you to participate in a two-part community workshop to help shape the future of the Marks Cove Conservation Area! This is for part 1.
Learn what you need to know about the risk of fire in a pine barrens ecosystem in this presentation by the Six Ponds Improvement Association will tell how our neighborhood received and maintains our certification in FIREWISE to reduce wildfire risks. Space is limited for this free event. Questions? Please email Hampton Watkins, President of Six Ponds: hampton.watkins@gmail.com
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. (This was cancelled on 2/26 due to the rain.)
Join our Hike & Hops at Great Neck Conservation Area with Wildlands Trust hike leader Skip Stuck and Programming Coordinator Amy Burt. We will walk 3.5 miles through winding roads and across fields. After the hike, venture over to a local brewery to hang out together and drink some craft beer. *Food and drinks are not included in the ticket cost.
We’re an extra week of from VolunTuesdays to let some of the snow on the ground melt!
Join volunteer hike leader Paul, and Stephen, on a full moon hike at Great River Preserve in Bridgewater, MA! We will hike 2.5 miles of open fields and hope for a clear sky to bask in the moonlight!
Craft your own nature-themed Valentine’s cards with botanical artist, and Conservation Agent, Tricia Cassady! All supplies are provided.
Join Wildlands Trust stewardship staff to remove old boardwalk materials!
