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Join WLT Board Director Debbie von Rechenberg for an adaptive hike around Beaver Brook North length to be determined depending on what the group desires. Children and well-behaved dogs welcome! 

Thank Bistro 781 supporting local causes like the Waltham Land Trust by eating dinner there or ordering take out. Let your server or phone representative know that you are participating in the fundraiser and to “flag your check” so that WLT gets 10% of the food sale. 

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.

Close to 55 Waltham Land Trust supporters, including Mayor McCarthy, participated in our 26th Annual Meeting where WLT ED Sonja Wadman went over highlights from the year and honored Michele Grzenda with the Inge Uhlir Environmentalist of the Year award for her work heading up Save Waltham Wildlife (plus leading several bird walks). Then we…

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…