Timeline

Johannis Farm Popular Site for Land Trust Tour

The Sept. 8 BLCT public tour of Johannis Farm drew more than 30 visitors to the historic marsh, meadow, and woodland habitat. "It's probably one of the most important saltwater estuaries in the state," said [...]

BLCT Teams Up With Barrington Trails Team

The new town-wide Trails Team hosts an organizational meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the council chambers at Barrington Town Hall. Come see the slide show of what we’ve done [...]

Terrapin Hatchlings Abound at Nockum Hill

An astonishing 42 diamondback terrapin hatchlings were released from the nesting ground at the land trust's Doug Rayner Wildlife Preserve at Nockum Hill Saturday. To date, 330 hatchlings have been released, most in August. Volunteers [...]

Land Trust Days Outing a Success

Some 25 adults and children attended the Barrington Land Conservation Trust and Bayside YMCA hike, swim and cookout at Veterans Park on August 15. Helen Tjader lead the hike along with Ed Schottland of the BLCT. [...]

Terrapins Hatching, Volunteers Needed through September

The diamondback terrapins are hatching and volunteers are needed to help with their journey back to Hundred Acre Cove. Several excluders, used to protect the eggs, require removal as soon as the hatchlings emerge form [...]

Barrington High School Students Study Terrapins for Senior Year

Thanks to Barrington High School students Nicolette Griot and Michaela Hurley who have spent part of their summer assisting with Diamondback Terrapin tracking at the Doug Rayner Wildlife Refuge at Nockum Hill as part of [...]