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Wish List & Fund the Need Campaign

Dear Friends of Orenda! Please consider supporting Orenda by donating new or gently used items, funding the need, or sponsoring an initiative!  Check out our…

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…

Please 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…

Turtle 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…

Turtle 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…

Join 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 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…

Orenda 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…

Life 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…

Cape 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…

It’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,…

Pasquale J. and Margaret E. Russo Wildlife Sanctuary Dedication August 10, 2021

We were so thankful on August 10th to have the opportunity to visit with our friends and partners at Barnstable Land Trust, who allowed us…