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Family Sensory Walk
2023-06-03 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Halifax) | Massachusetts
Join MLT and yoga instructor Carly Baumann for a family, sensory walk outside. This is the perfect way for your little ones to explore and learn about the world around them by using all of their senses. This is a guided event focused on exploration, curiosity, and imagination. You may recognize Carly’s name from the Mindfulness Walks she leads for MLT seasonally. Carly has experience as a yoga teacher and also as an environmental educator.
The walk will be held at the Munn Preserve on Saturday June 3rd from 10:00-11:00am. The Munn Preserve can be accessed at the end of Mattapoisett Neck Road, just before Antassawamock Rd.

Arts in MLT Parks: Plein Air Days with the MAC
2023-05-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Munro Preserve, 0 Main Street, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Marion Art Center are teaming up for two Plein Air Days for local artists. The programs will take place on Friday May 26th and Tuesday June 13th, each from 10:00am-12:00pm.

Artists are invited to paint, sketch, photograph, write, or create in any form on site at Munro Preserve. A representative from Mattapoisett Land Trust will be on site to answer questions about the property and provide information to guests as needed. Plein Air Days are free and open to the public. Classes and groups are welcome! This will not be a guided class or meeting but an opportunity to be inspired by the natural landscape and beauty of the property. Artists should bring their own materials and may stay for as little or as long as they like (just be sure to take all your belongings with you when you leave!).
Please follow this link and RSVP on the MAC website.

Leave No Trace Orientation with MPL
2023-05-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Massachusetts
Mattapoisett Land Trust is working with the Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Sustainability Partnership to provide a free Leave No Trace orientation program on Tuesday May 23rd from 6:00-7:30pm. Joined by Rhode Island’s Leave No Trace State Advocate, Bob Sirhal, we will be learning about the 7 principles of the Leave No Trace philosophy and how we can all lessen our impact on our environment and on our trails. Leave No Trace materials and handouts will be provided. You must register on MPL’s website here: https://mattapoisett-ma.whofi.com/calendar/event/25680
The program will take place at the Library’s Community Meeting Room.

Tour de Creme
2023-05-21 | Massachusetts
Learn more and register for the Tour de Creme, here: http://tourdecreme.org/

Spring Mindfulness Walk
2023-05-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Massachusetts
Spring is blooming, and energy is flowing. What a time to get outside! Join MLT on Sunday May 7th from 10:00 – 11:00am at the Woodcock Preserve trail for a Spring Mindfulness Walk. Park at the Tinkhamtown Woodlands parking lot on Long Plain Rd. – we will begin from there.
Led by yoga nidra instructor, Carly Baumann, we will talk a relaxing and reinvigorating walk out in nature. Carly will use her expertise to guide everyone on a slow-paced hike where you’ll get to explore all of your senses out in nature.
This is open to all people of all abilities. Please wear sturdy footwear and dress for the weather. This walk will happen rain or shine. We hope to see you there!

Mattapoisett Land Trust Annual Meeting
2023-04-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Massachusetts
The annual meeting for members of the Mattapoisett Land Trust will be held on Sunday April 30th from 4:00-6:00pm.
Come connect with your fellow MLT members, as well as MLT Officers, Directors, and staff. We will be convering important happenings from the last year, exciting things to look forward to, and there will be voting for the Board of Directors.
Members will receive an email invitation and RSVP link in their inbox with more details. Please email info@mattlandtrust.org with questions.

Serve Your Reserves Clean Up with Buzzards Bay Coalition
2023-04-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Massachusetts
Click here to register and join in the Serve Your Reserves Clean Up at Tinkhamtown Woodlands and the Woodcock Preserve. This trail system is shared by Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Buzzards Bay Coalition. Together, we’ll be able to get a lot of great work done! From 1:00-2:00pm we will clean up trash and litter from the trails. All supplies will be provided.
Be sure to select Tinkhamtown Woodlands and the Woodcock Preserve when you register!

Earth Day Clean Up - Mattapoisett Free Public Library
2023-04-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Massachusetts
Click here and follow the link to register for the Mattapoisett Public Library’s Eath Day Clean Up. There are locations all around town you can register for. All supplies will be provided and lunch will be provided too by the Mattapoisett Library Trust and Shipyard Galley.

Insect ID Nature Walk
2023-04-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Grace Meadow, Bowman Road, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Fun for the whole family! MLT is joined by entomologist Blake Dinius from the Plymouth County Extension Office for this family-focused bug adventure. Blake will lead us on a walk around the Grace Meadow and identify and teach us all about the different species of bugs we find.
Meet at the MLT kiosk at the end of Bowman Road at 10:30am. Dress for the weather.
Come curious! Free and open to all.

Annual Vernal Pool Walk
2023-04-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Massachusetts
Vernal pools are a vital breeding habitat for resident amphibians and invertebrates such as wood frogs, spotted and blue-spotted salamanders, and fairy shrimp. The MLT is once again offering an introduction to vernal pools through a field trip into the Tinkhamtown Woodlands on MLT’s Woodcock Preserve.
On Saturday, April 15, at 1:00 p.m., we’ll meet at the Tinkhamtown Woodlands parking area on Long Plain Road. We´ll proceed a short distance on the trail to the vernal pool. Together we will have fun learning about vernal pools and exploring a particularly productive one.
The exploration is free and open to all, including residents of other towns. Rubber boots or hiking shoes are recommended.

Leprechaun Loot Hike
2023-03-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Foundation, 5 Angelica Avenue, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
We’re setting off to find where the leprechauns have hidden their gold this St. Patrick’s Day. Come along with the Mattapoisett Land Trust as we search for the treasure on a hike in the woods.
Bring the family out after school and wear your green! We are meeting at 3pm at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior parking lot on Angelica Ave. and will embark on our quest for the leprechauns’ gold. Our journey will only be about 1 mile, but please wear sturdy shoes and appropriate outdoor clothing.

Afternoon Dog Walk with MLT
2023-03-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Brandt Island Cove – Anchorage Way, 24 Tara Road, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, 02739, United States
Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust for a walk, and bring your four-legged friends! We’ve hosted some walks for our human supporters before, but now we want to include our canine supporters too. On Friday, March 10th, we will meet at 4pm the MLT kiosk on Anchorage Way and walk the Brandt Island Cove loop trail, about 1.5 miles altogether.
MLT has plenty of trails around town that are great for long walks out in the woods with your dogs that we’d love to share with you. We’ll tell you about some of our favorites while we walk.
Dogs must be leashed, under voice control and picked up after.

Hot Chocolate Hike
2023-02-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Foundation, 5 Angelica Avenue, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Don’t get stuck inside during school vacation week. Come join us for a hike followed by hot chocolate and a campfire!
We’re offering a morning of hiking and hot chocolate from 10:00 – 11:30am on Monday Feb. 20th. Bring the family and meet us at the Holmes Foundation parking lot on Angelica Ave. We’ll take a walk on the trail (about a mile) and return to where we started for a toasty campfire and some hot chocolate. Please dress for the weather. Rubber boots or snow boots recommended. This is free and open to all.
If there is inclement weather on Monday Feb. 20th, the rain date for this event will be Wednesday Feb. 22nd. same time and place.

Staycation Family Scavenger Hunt
2023-02-19 - 2023-02-27 | Massachusetts
Be sure to participate in our Staycation Family Scavenger Hunts this February school vacation! Click the link below to get to our Scavenger Hunt page and download the instructions and checklists.
The two properties for scavenger hunts this year are Dexter “Tub” Mill and Dunseith Gardens. Share photos from your adventures with the hashtag #MLTscavengerhunt so we can see how well you do!

Black History Month Story Walk: "Black is a Rainbow Color"
2023-02-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Dunseith Gardens, North Street, Mattapoisett, MA, United States
Available for the remainder of Black History Month, the story walk “Black is a Rainbow Color” will be unvelied on Saturday February 11 at 1pm. This story walk is a collaboration with MLT’s Education Committee and Tri Town Against Racism. Come out on Saturday to see the new story walk and take a walk through with both organizations.
Dunseith Gardens is located at the intersection of North Street and County Road in Mattapoisett. When you see Salty the Seahorse, you’re in the right place!

Winter Mindfulness Walk
2023-02-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Brandt Island Cove – Anchorage Way, 24 Tara Road, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, 02739, United States
Need an excuse to shake off those winter blues? Join our winter mindfulness walk. Led by yoga nidra instructor, Carly Baumann, we will talk a relaxing and reinvigorating walk out in nature. Carly will use her expertise to guide everyone on a slow-paced hike where you’ll get to explore all of your senses out in nature.

We will meet at the Brandt Island Cove trailhead on Anchorage Way in Mattapoisett at 10am on Sunday February 5th.
This is open to all people of all abilities. Please wear sturdy footwear and dress for the weather (there may be mud!). This walk will happen rain or shine. We hope to see you there!

Make a Backyard Bird Feeder
2023-01-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Munro Preserve, 0 Main Street, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Come and make your own backyard pinecone bird feeder! We’ll have all the supplies for you to make a pinecone bird feeder to hang in your backyard and attract beautiful birds this winter.
MLT will have our tent set up from 11am until 1pm on Monday January 16th at the Munro Preserve, on the Corner of Water Street and Main Street. Drop by any time with the family!

Guided Hike
2023-01-13 12:30 - 13:30 | Prospect Road Parking Lot, Prospect Rd, Mattapoisett, MA, United States
Join MLT’s Community Engagement and Stewardship Manager, Colleen Andrews, on a guided hike. There’s no better way to start off the new year right than getting outdoors and getting moving.
Meet at the MLT Prospect Road parking lot at 12:30pm. We will walk in and explore a loop of the yellow and white blazed trails. The hike will be around 1.25 miles and we will move slowly at a conversational pace. All are welcome on this free, public hike!

Stone Wall Building Workshop
2022-11-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Foundation, 5 Angelica Avenue, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
Have you always wanted to learn the art and construction of stone walls? Stone walls are a staple feature to southeastern Massachusetts reminiscent of colonial times and stone wall building is a unique and impressive skill to learn. Mattapoisett Land Trust invites you to come learn how it’s down at our Stone Wall Workshop!
Meet us at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Foundation parking area on Angelica Ave. in Mattapoisett on Sunday November 13th. The workshop will run from 10-11am. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring gloves; this will be hands-on. The workshop will be led by MLT’s Vice President of the Board, Peter Davies, who has been building and repairing stone walls for 40 years for friends and clients.
