Countdown to First Day Hikes Cape Cod!

Join us by kicking off 2024 with a unique one-day regional celebration featuring FREE nature-based walks, talks and hikes across Cape Cod! #FirstDayHikesCapeCod provides a range of opportunities for families, children, residents, and visitors to explore the natural beauty we’re so fortunate to be surrounded by on the first day of the new year. Please…

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Giving Tuesday, 2023

Please consider Orenda on Tuesday November 28th, 2023 as we begin this gift-giving season! “Giving Tuesday,” which occurs annually on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, is a global generosity movement created in 2012 that inspires and celebrates collaboration and generosity.  The movement strives to build a world in which the power of generosity is at…

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The Richard F. Boyden Internship Fund

We invite you to make a gift to the Richard F. Boyden Internship Fund! Orenda Wildlife Land Trust internships benefit youth interested in exploring and developing careers in conservation. The inability to earn money while engaging in an unpaid internship may prohibit qualified and deserving students from being able to participate in an internship opportunity…

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Thanksgiving Greetings!

Dear Friends of Orenda, We wanted to take a moment to reflect on 2023 as we prepare to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. It’s been an incredibly productive year, and we’re proud of what we have accomplished with your support. The energy across our growing community of conservationists has been invigorating and…

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Join Orenda Wildlife Land Trust for First Day Hikes Cape Cod, 2024!

Join Orenda Wildlife Land Trust as we kick off the new year with First Day Hikes Cape Cod, for a turtle-riffic walk-and-talk at our Margaret Wyman Turtle Garden Sanctuary! We will trace the slow-but-steady steps of Diamondback Terrapins from our sanctuary to Barnstable Great Marsh, while we highlight the efforts of local wildlife organizations to protect the well-being of…

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Orenda Welcomes Greta Nelson, Land Steward!

We are delighted to welcome our new Land Steward, Greta Nelson… Greta Nelson grew up in West Barnstable and spent much of her younger life walking, running, paddling and sailing the woods and waters of Cape Cod. After some years of traveling and finishing her degree in Environmental Studies at Vassar College, Greta returned to…

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Thoreau’s Cape Cod Readathon

We are so proud to share that our very own Lisa Nagel lent her voice to Barnstable Land Trust’s recent Thoreau’s Cape Cod Readathon during National Book Month at Fuller Farm! Lisa, who has a background in library programming and has been instrumental in shaping Orenda’s Story Hour series, was one of 54 community readers,…

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2023 Gardening For Wildlife Gala: A Success!

We couldn’t be more grateful for those who came out in support of our 2023 Gardening For Wildlife Gala! It took each and every one of you to make this event the tremendous success that it was – thank you! Through this inaugural event, we were able to raise friends and funds, both of which…

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We Can’t Wait to See you at the Gardening for Wildlife Gala!

Saturday, October 14, 2023, 5:30-8:30 PM at the Wequaquet Lake Yacht Club, Centerville, MA This is a ticketed event; ticket holders should plan to arrive at Wequaquet Lake Yacht Club, 150 Annable Point Rd, Centerville, MA 02632, at 5:30 PM Sponsors are invited to join the Board, OWLT staff and event committee for a pre-reception…

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Meet Molly, Our Summer Intern!

We were so fortunate to have had an incredible intern with us over the course of the summer…we’re so grateful for all of your efforts, Molly! Tell us a bit about yourself, where you grew up, your connection to the Cape, where you’re going to college and what you’re studying: I grew up in Franklin,…

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