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Reclaim the true meaning of “the giving season” by joining people across the world donating to local charities like the WLT on the Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Give through the button below or mail a check dated December 2 to us at WLT, PO Box 541120, Waltham MA 02454.

Help celebrate our successes from the past year by attending our annual meeting. Our guest speakers will be professors from Brandeis University who will talk about their project collecting oral histories about flooding in Waltham.  

Learn about the history and nature of the southern part of the Chesterbrook Corridor on a walk through the woods on the Western Greenway Trail past the YMCA and Bishops Forest to Shady’s Pond and back. 

Starting October 1, WLT will receive a $1 donation for every $2.50 reusable Community Bag sold at the 55 Russell Street, Waltham MA, Hannaford store. These bags are the best pick in the patch this October! When you visit the Waltham Hannaford store this month, get your own pretty blue reusable Community Bag for just $2.50. Every bag sold sends a $1…

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…

Celebrate Waltham’s last operating farm while enjoying fun activities, agricultural demos, games for all ages, and live music.

Learn about the history of the railway on which the Mass Central Rail Trail now sits from Rick Kfoury, President of the Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society. Members of the Waltham Historic Society will also share their knowledge. Highlighted stops will include two former station locations, Waltham North and Waltham Highlands (which still stands).

BY EMILY SAPERIA ● October 1, 2025 ● The Waltham Times Over 35 Waltham Land Trust members, local officials and community members gathered at 170 Lakeview Ave. on Saturday to celebrate WLT’s purchase of a new 0.8 acre Hardy Pond-adjacent parcel for conservation and public recreation. The purchase expands Lakeview Preserve, which was purchased by the Land Trust…

Stretch and hold in a field at Met State with Jeanne Kelly, a popular yoga instructor at the Waltham YMCA. To get the WLT Member pricing, login when registering for the event. Rain date is October 10th.  

Join us for a 1.5-mile leisurely walk on the Pondside Walkway, starting at 1:30pm, to learn about ongoing stewardship efforts to protect Hardy Pond, enjoying sights of nature along the way. We’ll end at the Land Trust’s Lakeview Preserve at 3:00pm to check out the new land we purchased in June.