Wellesley Conservation Land Trust

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The WCLT is a private, non-profit, land trust and conservation education organization incorporated in 1958.

We accomplish our mission through advocacy, education, property ownership, and owning conservation restrictions on private land. The mission of the Wellesley Conservation Land Trust is to protect and preserve the natural environment in Wellesley, maintain sanctuaries open to the public for study and enjoyment, and educate youth and interest adults in matters of conservation

As a land trust, the WCLT takes title to properties, either through gifts or purchases, which then become permanent nature sanctuaries. The WCLT also accepts conservation easements on private properties. To fulfill its education mission, the WCLT organizes two public programs per year: one in the fall, which usually exposes primary school children to live animals, and one in the spring which appeals to adults. The WCLT has produced nature pamphlets describing its properties, and recently published a revised edition of Walks in Wellesley, a guide with maps of WCC sanctuaries, as well as of Wellesley town conservation land and trails. The Wellesley Conservation Land Trust is not part of Wellesley town government, though we work in cooperation with the Town of Wellesley's Natural Resources Commission and Trails Committee.

10/18/2026

**What if doing LESS yard cleanup could do MORE for nature?**

Before you bag those leaves, cut back every stem, or haul away that fallen log, consider who might be calling your yard home this winter!

🍁 Fallen leaves shelter overwintering insects and enrich your soil.
🪵 Decaying logs provide habitat for wildlife.
🌼 Gone-by flowers and standing stems offer food and shelter for birds and pollinators.

Want to learn how to support wildlife without sacrificing a beautiful, well-managed yard?

Join the Native Plant Trust for a practical class on fall cleanup practices, including how to “leave leaves,” save stems, suppress weeds, and nurture biodiversity at home or in public spaces.

📅 **Tuesday, November 10 | 5:30–6:30 p.m.**
💻 A recording will be available for 30 days.
💲 $25

👉 Learn more and register:
https://www.sustainablewellesley.com/news/fallen-leaves-decaying-logs-gone-by-flowers-nurture-overwintering-birds-pollinators-fireflies-turtles-etc

09/15/2026

Attend North 40 Fire Station Meetings.

The WCLT Board has taken the following position:
The WCLT opposes the Fire Station Master Plan Committee’s recommended North 40 site for a new fire station and instead supports the committee’s second-ranked location at Washington Street/Morton Park adjacent to the police station, which would centralize emergency services, or any other appropriate location.

The WCLT further supports a land-swap arrangement in which protected land at Morton Park is exchanged for land at the North 40, resulting in the permanent protection of additional open space at the North 40.

The WCLT opposes the Fire Station Master Plan Committee’s recommended North 40 site for a new fire station and instead supports the committee’s second-ranked location at Washington Street/Morton Park adjacent to the police station, which would centralize emergency services, or any other appropri...

09/15/2026

Please attend!

07/02/2026

Crazy firefly fireworks at Boulder Brook!

07/02/2026

fireworks at Wellesley Conservation Land Trust nature guided walks series.

06/29/2026

So cool!

This fully-feathered, female American kestrel chick will be the final chick to fledge from her nest box in 1–2 days. The other two chicks are nearby in the trees. They will all continue to be fed by the adults for 12–14 days following fledging as they practice their flying and hunting skills, and gradually gain full independence. (Photo by Troy Gipps, Grafton Land Trust, Kestrel Project Leader) Grafton Land Trust Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife

06/27/2026

Red-tailed Hawk at the gardens with a varmint in its talons. Save the North 40 This is not the place for a fire station. Preserve Our Woodlands - Morses Pond & The North 40

06/24/2026

Information and studies related to a proposed plan to build a new fire station for the Town of Wellesley.

Address

Wellesley Hills, MA
02481

Telephone

+17815917020

Website

http://wellesleyconservationlandtrust.org/

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