View from a prominent ledge outcropping on Andrus Island

CCT 2015: The Year in Review

A Message from CCT President, Debbie Shadd

Dear Friend of the Cohasset Conservation Trust,

The CCT Newsletter is going digital! This will allow us to devote more of our resources to our core mission of land conservation and property stewardship.

We've had a lot to celebrate this year, including the acquisition of a new property, Wheelwright Highlands, a very successful Edible Plant Walk, a table at the Cohasset Farmers Market, hosting a Quest at Great Brewster Woods, and work with a number of other local organizations. We hope you enjoy reading about all this and more in the articles which follow.

Thank you as always for your support of our work! 

Our Newest Property: Wheelwright Highlands

The CCT is pleased to announce that local resident, Dustin (Dusty) Wheelwright, donated 4.51 acres of upland and marsh off...

Students Use GIS Tools to Map Ingram Park

Cohasset High School teacher Jack Buckley visited our Ingram Park property with his Community Service class. The students looked for...

Eagle Scout Project to connect trails at Ingram Park

CCT Directors Katie Holden & Dick Avery enjoy the view from a ledge in Ingram Park. The view overlooks the...

Tree Removal at Great Brewster Woods

CCT President Debbie Shadd and Director Dick Avery spread wood chips at the trailhead to Great Brewster Woods. In late June,...

Leaves of Three, Let it Be

This year the CCT found it impossible to keep the trails at Great Brewster Woods and Ingram Park free from poison ivy....

Edible Plant Walk

Foraging expert and author, Russ Cohen, leads the Edible Plant Walk at Holly Hill Farm. On September 15, the CCT and Holly...

Students Help in Cleanup Efforts

This April marked the 8th year the CCT held its Annual Earth Day Cleanup of Bassing Beach with...

CCT at the CFM

This summer the CCT could be found at the Cohasset Farmers Market where we met many old friends and made many...

155 people turned a walk in the woods into a treasure hunt!

CCT’s first-ever Quest, Trees of Great Brewster Woods, was included in the 2015 South Shore Quests handbook. The Quest Season...

No Dumping, Please!

As you were driving around Town this year you may have noticed green signs with the CCT logo popping up...

The CCT Hits 49!

In 2016 the CCT will have been conserving and preserving land in and around Cohasset for 49 years! The Trust’s...

CCT t-shirts & notecards make great gifts

CCT t-shirts and notecards were a big hit at the Cohasset Farmer’s Markets this summer. A limited supply is still available and make...

We Love to Talk about Land Conservation

This summer, the Gulf Association invited the CCT to speak at one of their meetings. With two properties on the Gulf River (Pegram Preserve and Dormitzer Salt Marsh) the CCT has shared interests and concerns with the Gulf Association. A productive exchange of ideas took place.

In August, CCT President Debbie Shadd and Director Jeff Waal made a presentation to the Rotary Club of Cohasset. The Rotarians asked great questions and a lively discussion about land conservation ensued.

If your business or organization would like to host a presentation, please email us.

CCT Joins the Digital Community

Please visit our Facebook page to see photographs of our properties and points of interest as well as information about events.

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Please make a donation to support our maintenance efforts

While the Directors do a lot of the maintenance and volunteers make a huge contribution, services such as clearing fallen or dead trees, mowing fields, removing poison ivy, and surveying property boundaries must be contracted out to professionals.

After a historic winter and a dry summer, there was a lot of maintenance to be done in 2015. Even a small donation makes a big difference and is greatly appreciated.

To make a contribution, click on the pennies or mail a check to the Cohasset Conservation Trust, PO Box 314, Cohasset MA 02025.