Archive for December 2017

By Daniel Melnechuk December 16, 2017
The Waltham School Committee and Waltham School Building Committee will hold a Neighborhood Meeting on the Waltham High School Project and its potential location at Chesterbrook Woods, a 25.5-acre parcel of land adjacent to the Robert Treat Paine Estate. The public hearing is on Wednesday, January 10th, 6:00 pm at the Cannon Lecture Hall, Waltham High…
By Anna Richardson December 5, 2017
WLT Board Member Lesya Struz died peacefully in her home on November 21, 2017. Please click here for her official obituary and details regarding Lesya’s burial on Friday, December 8, 2017 and memorial service on Saturday, December 30, 2017. When Lesya joined the Waltham Land Trust Board in October of 2003, the rest of the…

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By N/A N/A September 2, 2026
Stroll along the paved MCRT pathway with us to lunch at Not Your Average Joe’s in the Market Basket complex. We’ll check out nature along the way and back, looking for historic features from the old railroad on which the trail now sits. Indicate you are part of Not Your Average Cause #1 , and we get 15% of your food sale - Click HERE to view Fundraiser Sheet
By N/A N/A September 1, 2026
Celebrate National Public Lands Day , where people all over the country give trails and parks some TLC, by picking up litter along the Charles River. We'll provide trash bags, gloves, and snacks. Bring re-usable water bottles and work gloves if you have them. Waltham Trail Runners , and 350 Mass Waltham will be with us!
By N/A N/A September 1, 2026
Enjoy food at or from NYAJ’s any Tuesday in September, indicate you are part of Not Your Average Joe's Cause #1 by showing this certificate , and the WLT gets 15% of your food sale. Valid for lunch, dinner, snacks, dine in, and phone-in take-out orders (not on online orders nor delivery). They have a lovely outdoor patio!
By N/A N/A August 24, 2026
*Our MCRT History Walk is being postponed to September 27, 2026. Same time and meeting spot for those who registered. Sorry for the last-minute change, but due to the unexpected heavy rain, we had no choice but to postpone. Thank you for your understanding. Learn about the history of the railway on which the Mass Central Rail Trail now sits!
By N/A N/A August 23, 2026
Celebrate Halloween with a spooktacular day on the trails! The Waltham Land Trust invites you to celebrate Halloween in the best way possible — moving through nature, in costume (if it’s safe to run in), and helping protect Waltham’s beautiful open spaces. Since 2013, our Western Greenway 5K has brought together people of all ages to enjoy 3.1 miles of gorgeous fall scenery. The course winds through Beaver Brook North Reservation and Rock Meadow, with stunning views of cattail marshes, forests, vernal pools, and open meadows.