News & Events

Forage for your Dinner!  Russell Cohen will lead a foraging walk for wild edibles at Fruitlands on June 7th. Free to HCT members, space is limited so registration is required. Click here

Nature Sightings

A Momma Fox and her kits on Bolton Road
A Fisher was recently treed in Harvard
A Muskrat lodge off Stow Road
Send us your own nature sightings!

Our Mission

The Harvard Conservation Trust, HCT, is a private, charitable, non-profit land trust. Our mission is “to preserve the unique character and natural resources of Harvard.”

We actively seek to preserve:
  • Harvard’s rural and agricultural character;
  • Open lands for outdoor education, recreation, and enjoyment;
  • Areas of historical significance or natural beauty;
  • The Town’s water resources, marshland, swamps, wetland, and wildlife.
  • Buildings, monuments, and sites of historical, educational, and
    environmental significance.

Click here to learn more about our work.




Since 1985 Harvard has lost over 1300 acres of open space. Please help us in our efforts to preserve Harvard’s valued landscape.

"I want to do something splendid... something heroic
or wonderful that won't be forgotten..."

- Louisa May Alcott,
Little Women