Long Hill hike

Explore! North Shore – Long Hill Hike

The Explore! North Shore hiking series will get you outside and moving at some lesser explored Trustees properties across the Northeast Region, at the right time of year to see these special places shine. These hikes will not be too strenuous, and will offer frequent stops for learning and taking… Read More

farm day

Farm Days at Appleton Farms

Celebrate the beauty of autumn with our annual Fall Celebration: Farm Days at Appleton Farms—a seasonal tradition filled with farm fun, crisp air, and colorful countryside views. Spend the day exploring all that fall has to offer on one of the oldest working farms in the country. Whether you’re looking… Read More

quahog

A Clamily Meal: Family Clamming Class & Local Lunch with MV Shellfish Group

We’ll kick off the day at Katama Bay Landing with a hands-on lesson in harvesting our own quahogs. Learn from the MV Shellfish Group how to responsibly gather these island delicacies straight from the source. Then, we’ll head over to The Farm Institute, where the fun continues. You’ll get a… Read More

Deer

Friends of Ward: Deer Management Walk at Ward Reservation

Walk amongst the Fall foliage at Ward Reservation and join leader Bob Dalton for an informative hike to one of the vegetation monitoring sites used to evaluate the effects of White-tailed Deer in on our forest ecosystem. This discussion will cover topics such as deer biology, impacts on vegetation,… Read More

Accordion Books

Colorful Accordion Books

Taking inspiration from the colorful world around us, and artist Brece Honeycutt’s new accordion book installation “anything but drab,” stop by the Family Learning Center in the Fruitlands Farmhouse to make your own accordion booklet! Using a template, create your own rainbow of words and images inspired by the… Read More