NEW: Hiking Challenge for Kids and Adults
West Barnstable, MA – Celebrate Great Outdoors Month® as Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) kicks-off its annual Hike Barnstable programs this June. With support from Cape Cod Healthcare, program highlights include a lady slipper walk, a “tech and trail hike”, author talks, a Thoreau Community Readathon, several volunteer days, a beach clean-up, a solstice labyrinth walk, a Nordic walking clinic, a bog restoration program, and a day of field games and geocaching to celebrate the end of the school year. For more details about the June calendar, check out the Hike Barnstable page at https://blt.org/hikebarnsta ble
NEW this year: Join the Hike Barnstable Hiking Challenge for both children and adults. Simply hike 5, 10, or 20 miles during the month to be eligible for special certificates, gifts (who doesn’t love a free ice cream cone?), and giveaways! Click here to download the Hike Challenge form.
June Calendar At-A-Glance Sunday, June 1 9:30 AM Eagle Pond: AMC Hike and AllTrails App Intro Tuesday, June 3 5:30 PM Sturgis Library: Author Talk – The Book of Flaco Wednesday, June 4 8:00 AM BLT Conservation Center: Volunteer Weeding Wednesdays Friday, June 6 8:00 AM Michael R. Kramer Center at Fuller Farm: Volunteer Fridays @ Fuller Farm Saturday, June 7 10:00 AM Crocker Neck: Lady Slipper Hunt with Gil Newton Sunday, June 8 1:00 PM Michael R. Kramer Center at Fuller Farm: Thoreau’s Walking/Carson’s Sense of Wonder Community Reading Event Tuesday, June 10 6:30 PM Michael R. Kramer Center at Fuller Farm: CCH’s Summer Evening Series – Nordic Walking for Your Health Thursday, June 12 10:00 AM Sandy Neck Beach: Terrapin Hike Saturday, June 14 7:00 AM Oregon Beach, Cotuit: Beach Clean-up Wednesday, June 18 10:00 AM Sandy Neck Beach: Piping Plovers Friday, June 20 6:00 PM Meetinghouse Farm: Summer Solstice Labyrinth Walk Saturday, June 21 11:00 AM Osterville Village Library: Salt Marshes with Gil Newton Saturday, June 21 3:00 PM Lowell Park/Cotuit: BLT Day at the Ballpark Monday, June 23 10:00 AM Marstons Mills: Bog Restoration Walk Tuesday, June 24 10:00 AM Sandy Neck Beach: Summer Flora Fauna Walk Tuesday, June 24 2:00 PM Ropes Field: Field Games Summer Kick-off w/Cotuit Library and friends Saturday, June 28 10:00 AM Osterville Village Library: A Young Persons Guide to the Beach with Gil Newton
About Hike Barnstable: Hike Barnstable returns this June in celebration of Great Outdoors Month: a nationally recognized celebration of America's public lands and waters and the many ways to enjoy them. Sponsored in part by Cape Cod Healthcare, BLT’s month- long celebration encourages people of all ages and abilities to get outside, get some fresh air, and explore the Town of Barnstable’s natural spaces through a wide range of activities, hikes, talks, and walks. With over a wide variety of programs to choose from, BLT’s Hike Barnstable invites everyone to experience nature.
#### Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) is a community- supported, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving open space and natural resources in the Town of Barnstable and nearby areas. BLT has protected over 1,250 acres in the Town of Barnstable and supported the Town in conserving over 11,000 more. Recognized as a regional leader in collaborative land preservation and stewardship, community engagement, training, and advocacy, BLT leverages its conservation expertise to inform local public decisions as they impact our ecosystems, community health, well- being, and quality of life. To learn more about the organization, see the full calendar of events, or to access one of its three popular trail map guides (Barnstable Trail Guide – English and Portuguese versions, Cape Cod Pathways/Barnstable Trail Guide, and Eagle Pond & Little River Sanctuary Trail Guide), visit http://www.BLT.org or call 508-771-2585.
