Brewster Conservation Trust

09/30/2026

We have a few slots left on this walk identifying the bird species that can be found at Crosby Landing this week. With fall migration underway there will be lots to see. Birding expert Phil Kyle reports the tide chart is showing perfect conditions for spotting migrating waders, shorebirds, terns and gulls. Register at https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/9lY5nK9gAj2gxM1tZCa3fQ

09/29/2026

Birding expert Phil Kyle is reports the tide chart is showing perfect conditions for spotting migrating waders, shorebirds, terns and gulls at Crosby Landing this Friday. Bring your binoculars! Register at https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/9lY5nK9gAj2gxM1tZCa3fQ

09/21/2026

We have just a few slots left for our Fall Mushroom Walk with CC Mycological Society president Rich Pouder. Tues., Sept. 22, 2:00 pm at Eddy Sisters. $20. Register at https://brewsterconservationtrust.org/programs-events/walks-talks-and-events/

09/19/2026

They appear mysteriously overnight in sizes, shapes, and colors that are sometimes familiar and sometimes bewildering. They are known to facilitate underground communication between trees and plants and do the vitally important work of recycling the earth’s organic material. No wonder mushrooms and other fungi are the subject of so much interest and fascination.

Join us on the Eddy Sisters trail for a foray into forest fungi led by Rich Pouder, president of the Cape Cod Mycologcal Society.

Rich will explain the preferences, habits, and habitat of the mushroom and related fungi species that grow in our local woods and forests. Bring a camera and/or a sketchbook to capture the intricate shapes and shades of these forest dwellers. This is not a foraging walk but an observation and learning walk. Register at https://brewsterconservationtrust.org/programs-events/walks-talks-and-events/

09/17/2026

Sarah Manion scored a rare double by being able to pick up a last minute cancellation in the John Hay Writing Studio, so she's back for a second week in 2026. And good thing, too, as she's hard at work on final edits to meet the publication deadline for her first book! It's expected to be hitting bookshelves this time next year.

09/16/2026

Ellen Chahey was back in the John Hay Writing Studio last week. Still smiling and still working on her novel about women who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) that operated from 1943-1954. She brought along stacks of old newspapers and pages and pages of notes, proving she is a writer who does her homework!

09/16/2026

Foray into Forest Fungi

Email from Brewster Conservation Trust Plus, early warning about the spotted lanternfly     Mighty Mushrooms! A Foray into Forest Fungi Fall Mushroom Walk Tues., Sept. 22, 2:00 - 3:30 pm Eddy Sisters

09/10/2026

This Saturday 9-noon: Brewster residents can dispose of hazardous household waste at the Harwich Transfer Station, 209 Queen Anne Rd. More info at https://www.capecod.gov/departments/cooperative-extension/programs/hazardous-waste-water-quality/household-hazardous-waste/

09/09/2026

A FORAY INTO FOREST FUNGI - It's fun to say and even better to do. Mushrooms appear mysteriously overnight in sizes, shapes, and colors that are sometimes familiar and sometimes bewildering. They are known to facilitate underground communication between trees and plants and do the vitally important work of recycling the earth’s organic material. No wonder they and their mycelial relatives are the subject of so much interest and fascination.

Tues., 9/22, 2:00 - 3:30 pm. Join us on the Eddy Sisters trail for a mushroom discovery walk and talk led by Rich Pouder, president of the Cape Cod Mycologcal Society.

Rich will explain the preferences, habits, and habitat of the mushroom and related fungi species that grow in our local woods and forests. Bring a camera and/or a sketchbook to capture the intricate shapes and shades of these forest dwellers. This is not a foraging walk but an observation and learning walk. $20 Register: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/Vl7nR_Hg3tIzA1G_K_JFJQ

09/08/2026

GUIDED TRAIL WALK. SEPT. 11 AT 9 AM FREEMANS SOUTH AQUIFER. Friday Footsteps are back!

TGIFF...Thank goodness it's Friday Footsteps! Up this week: Freemans South Aquifer. You may have walked this trail before...or you may have driven by it a thousand times. Either way, the path is worth a closer look.

You'll find a hushed landscape of pitch pine and oak forest with a huckleberry understory, a scattering of beech trees, and remnants of early transit routes including cart paths and foot trails. Catch a glimpse of Cahoon Pond, too. Phil Kyle, popular local naturalist, will be your guide, tuning you into plant species and wildlife activity from insects to mammals to birds. $20. Register https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/SNXytLp1i3zvOAw9fjnXeQ