Partnership Spotlight: Simser Island Sanctuary Clean Up

Last month, we partnered with Eastern Mountain Sports and Barnstable Land Trust for a wilderness clean up at our David H. Simser Island Sanctuary, in Centerville. The island, which features an exquisite wooded canopy of beech, maple, and oak trees, is within a state designated priority habitat for rare species, and has also been categorized…

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World Environment Day 2023

World Environment Day 2023 is a reminder that people’s actions on plastic pollution matters. It is time to #BeatPlasticPollution! “Only One Earth” was the slogan for the 1972 Stockholm Conference; 50 years later, this truth still holds – this planet is our only home. Today, and every day, we are inviting you to join us…

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Spring Story Hour “Wildly” Successful!

We were delighted to have over 30 attendees at our “Wild and Playful” story hour on May 19th, which featured wildlife stories presented in both English and Portuguese, and a meet-and-greet with the New England Wildlife Center’s resident owls! The event took place at the Hyannis Public Library and included play time and crafts in…

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In Service of Our Land and Wildlife: Collaborating with AmeriCorps Cape Cod

Last month, we had the opportunity to collaborate with AmeriCorps Cape Cod not once, but twice, on two successful environmental service days! On Saturday, April 22nd, our Land Steward, Johnny Robinson, represented Orenda Wildlife Land Trust at the 22nd Annual Cape Cod Canal Clean-Up Earth Day Celebration. Over 100 volunteers helped to remove 500+ lbs.…

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This Earth Day, Join Orenda by Investing In Our Planet!

Earth Day serves as a time for people around the world to celebrate our planet and renew our commitment to its future. As the effects of the climate crisis — including disruptive weather events, rising sea levels and declining biodiversity — become more pronounced, the need for collective climate action is clear. Earth Day Every…

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Terrapin Turtle Protection Team: Upcoming Volunteer Trainings

Orenda Wildlife Land Trust is seeking your help protecting Diamondback Terrapins at our “Turtle Garden” located on one of our sanctuaries in West Barnstable, where they have been nesting in large numbers for years. Terrapins are listed as “threatened” in Massachusetts due to various factors including over-harvesting in the 19th century, predation, traffic, and habitat…

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In Honor of Edward A. Makuta

Edward Makuta, 82, of Brewster, MA, passed away on March 25th, 2023 at the McCarthy Care Center in East Sandwich. A nature lover and longtime supporter of conservation organizations, Ed requested that donations be made to Orenda in his honor.  

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Terrapin Turtle Protection Program Update

With the recent fluctuation in temperature, we set out to check in on the DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS, who inhabit our Margaret Wyman Sanctuary in West Barnstable – check out the footage below! The terrapins bromate (hibernate) for the winter near their nesting sites, digging down into the sandy mud in marsh areas, or burrowing into the…

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We’re Fundraising For Wildlife Cameras!

We’re raising money to acquire WILDLIFE CAMERAS so that we can get to know the animals that live on the land we protect! Motion-triggered wildlife cameras will provide us the opportunity to observe, study and document the different species and communities of wildlife who call our sanctuaries home, without disturbing the natural order of things.…

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