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Save Waltham Wildlife, an initiative of the Waltham Land Trust, was thrilled to be part of this exciting day of advocacy at the MA State House, urging legislators to pass H.965/S.644, a bill to restrict the use of rodenticides statewide. Over 200 fellow nature lovers from the Berkshires to Cape Cod attended, with 50+ groups…

WLT ED Sonja was pleased to present to teens from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Waltham, Newton, and Watertown about our programs. She asked them to brainstorm answers to this question “How can we engage younger people in our activities, particularly our efforts to end the use of rodenticide in Waltham?” and was very…

Close to 20 people met at Shaw’s on the Charles for a bird walk along the river, led by WLT lead birder, steward, and photographer Emily S. Folks saw and/or heard 21 bird species, plus painted turtles (one of which was sharing a log with eastern amberwing dragonfly), and a blue dasher dragonfly. This event…

Over 50 people came to the historic Wellington House property to enjoy lemonade, fruit, cookies, and other delicacies, plus hear updates on projects happening there from WLT leaders and City Councillor Bill Hanley. Afterwards, many strolled the fields and admired the extensive ecosystem restoration work done by WLT stewards for five years. Senator Mike Barrett…

Twenty WLT volunteer trail stewards and members of the general public met at Shaw’s on River Street for the first large-scale knotweed removal party in years! The hard working group removed approximately 35 bags of the nasty invasive plant from the banks of the Charles River. Many thanks to our leader, Ann McE for organizing…

Sonja Wadman Featured in League of Women Voters’ Know Your City Series On May 7, Waltham Land Trust Executive Director Sonja Wadman was the featured guest in the League of Women Voters’ Know Your City series. In this engaging conversation, Sonja dives into the heart of the Land Trust’s mission, ongoing projects, and its growing…

It was a misty evening, but 20 bird lovers met at the Sear’s Land in Weston to walk on a trail in the woods towards a large pond that is a heron rookery! Then we went on the Mass Central Rail Trail to get a different angle of the nests and set up a scope…

110 happy gala attendees soaked up the beautiful and historic atmosphere of Stonehurst, the Robert Treat Paine Estate, during the 21st Annual Green Space Blues Jam. The WLT’s biggest fundraiser of the year featured music by Paul Rishell and Annie Raines, snacks from CRISP Catering, cake from Montillo’s, drinks from Boston Beer Company, Stormalong Cider,…

Sixteen yoga enthusiasts attended an indoor gentle, restorative session with instructor Gwen in the studio upstairs from the WLT office on Common Street, Shiva Shakti. It was wonderful! Gwen read quotes from Transcendentalist writers while invoking images of nature when urging participants to hold stretches and poses. So cool! See all the pictures on our…