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Join Us For First Day Hikes Cape Cod – No Bottom Pond Wildlife Sanctuary Stroll January 1, 2022
Join Jeff Thibodeau, Orenda’s Executive Director, to explore the rich depth and serenity of Orenda’s 27-acre wildlife sanctuary nestled on the rim of No Bottom Pond, one of the cleanest and steepest kettle hole ponds on Cape Cod. This sanctuary is part of a larger assemblage of conservation land protected by Orenda, the Brewster Conservation…
Read MorePlease Support Our Work by Making a Donation on Giving Tuesday – November 30, 2021
Please Help Us Save More Open Space – The Gift That Keeps on Giving…. At Orenda we believe in doing good things for our environment and our community. We know that with every acre of land we protect, we are saving wildlife and protecting the waters, air, and woods that we all depend upon and…
Read MoreTurtle Walk Story Hour a Success
Orenda celebrated the kickoff of our Story Hour series with a Turtle Walk story hour at our Margaret Wyman Wildlife Sanctuary. A wonderful group joined us following in the footsteps of a turtle, as depicted in the children’s book, “Turtle Walk,” by Matte Phelan. We walked the trail of our turtle sanctuary in West Barnstable…
Read MoreTurtle Walk Story Hour Event October 22, 2021 – 4-5 PM
Join us for a family-friendly event, as we tell the story of a turtle’s journey through the seasons! Following the footsteps of a turtle, as depicted in the children’s book Turtle Walk, by Matt Phelan, we will stroll through our Turtle Sanctuary in West Barnstable, discovering how turtles nest, hatch, grow and begin their lives.…
Read MoreJoin Our Turtle Team Training Session Wednesday September 22nd, 2021 – 3:30-5:00 PM
Greetings Everyone! Just a reminder that we will hold our final Turtle Team training session of the season tomorrow, Wednesday, September 22nd , at our turtle garden at 194 Meadow Lane, West Barnstable, with Bob Prescott, Director Emeritus of Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, starting at 3:30 PM and ending around 5. We will learn more…
Read MoreTurtle Team training with Bob Prescott Postponed Until 22nd
Greetings Orenda Turtle Team! Mother nature has gifted us with some much-needed rain today and it looks like it will be pouring out at 4 PM. Therefore we are postponing today’s Turtle Team training with Bob Prescott. We’ve rescheduled it for Wednesday, September 22nd at 3:30 PM, ending around 5. Until then be well and happy…
Read MoreOrenda Supports Cape Code Sea Camps Acquisition by Town of Brewster
Orenda Board of Directors support Brewster town officials and their efforts to protect 121 acres of undeveloped oceanfront coastal conservation land formally known as the Brewster Sea Camps ….learn more Brewster Outlines Possible Acquisition of Sea Camps (capecod.com) Town of Brewster ~ Potential Acquisition of Sea Camps Property (brewster-ma.gov)
Read MoreLife Cycle of the Diamondback Terrapin Turtle – Bob Prescott
Come join Orenda’s Turtle Team tomorrow, September 9th, at 4 PM at 194 Meadow Lane, West Barnstable on our turtle garden for a special event with Bob Prescott, Director Emeritus of Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, as he discusses the life cycle of the Diamondback Terrapin turtle. Special emphasis will be given to hatchling emergence and…
Read MoreCape Cod Wildlife Festival
Come see us at the Cape Cod Wildlife Festival along with other wildlife protection organizations. Music, fun, food, information, and friendly faces. Saturday, September 11th from 10-3 at Mass Audubon’s Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary.
Read MoreIt’s Hatchling Season at Orenda’s Turtle Garden
Our Executive Director walked away from his electronic devices today, put on his work boots, grabbed a shovel and installed some motion activated game cameras, hoping we can catch a glimpse of some Diamondback Terrapin turtle hatchlings emerging from their protective nest enclosures in the coming days and weeks. Working alongside our Director and Board,…
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