Join our Turtle Team!

Our Turtle Team needs YOU! We hope you will join our Turtle Team. During the summer of 2021, Orenda is protecting Diamondback Terrapin turtles at our “Turtle Garden” sanctuary in West Barnstable, where they have been nesting for years, but need our help to survive and thrive. We are conducting habitat management, nest identification and…

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Our Turtle Team Needs YOU!

Orenda Wildlife Land Trust is seeking your help protecting Diamondback terrapin turtles 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 overharvesting in the 19th century, predation, traffic, and…

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Wildlife After Hours

JOIN US! Please join Orenda Wildlife Land Trust and other members of the Cape Cod Wildlife Collaborative for a special virtual event entitled “Wildlife After Hours” this coming Thursday night, February 11th, from 7-8:30 PM. Representatives from Wildlife Collaborative member organizations will each be giving a brief presentation on the mating habits of a particular…

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Happy Earth Day 2020

Dear Friends of Orenda Wildlife Land Trust, We are in a time of great change. Our lives have been affected dramatically by this global pandemic. The changes have been difficult for all of us, and devastating to many. Our economies, health and peace of mind are threatened. We need each other now more than ever…

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Thinking of you, your family, and friends in this unsettled time

Dear Friend of Orenda Wildlife Land Trust (OWLT), We are thinking of you, your family, and friends in this unsettled time and sending you wishes for peace, prosperity and, most importantly, good health. In alignment with federal, state and local authorities, we are following social distancing precautions regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) in order to keep volunteers,…

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Orenda Wildlife Land Trust looks to the future

The Barnstable Patriot Article By Barbara Clark Read the article here: https://www.barnstablepatriot.com/news/20200221/orenda-wildlife-land-trust-looks-to-future Brewster native Jeff Thibodeau has recently been named as the new executive director of the Orenda Wildlife Land Trust, whose offices are located on Route 6A in Barnstable. Thibodeau took up his new post in January, succeeding Orenda’s former director, Theresa Mitchell Barbo, who…

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Orenda Wildlife Land Trust receives grant to enhance habitat for wildlife

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 11, 2019 Baker-Polito Administration Awards Grants to Municipalities and Organizations for Wildlife Habitat Management BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today awarded $341,396 to individuals, municipalities and organizations across the state for projects to improve habitat for native Massachusetts wildlife. The grants are provided through the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division…

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Cape Cod Wildlife Festival – 10th Annual

Join Us! For the 10th Annual Cape Cod Wildlife Festival Saturday September 7th, 2019 from 10am to 3pm Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary 345 Bone Hill Road Cummaquid, Mass Download a pdf poster here: Cape Cod Wildlife Festival 2019 (pdf)

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Gather on the Grasses

Cape Wildlife Center & Orenda Wildlife Land Trust to Host Gather on the Grasses (Cummaquid, Cape Cod, Mass.) – Bring your own picnic and blanket to spread on the ground for Gather on the Grasses, two informal and engaging lectures for anyone interested in Cape Cod wildlife and preserving open spaces. Gather is hosted by Zak Mertz, executive director of…

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