Creating a legacy of land conservation in Waltham
Support our work preserving and restoring land for the enjoyment of humans and wildlife. Your donation will also help us expand our trail network in 2026!
Join us for one of our most popular events of the year—our annual New Year’s Day hike!
A Walk in the Park: A Guide to Plant Communities at Prospect Hill Park, Waltham, Massachusetts
by Lesley Sneddon
This book is a nature guide for the non-scientist interested in learning about plants and basic ecology.
Get outside and on the trails! Waltham and its neighboring communities offer numerous well-marked and maintained trails through a variety of beautiful natural landscapes.
The WLT has produced a series of Guide to Open Spaces available as a free resource on our website.
Founded in 1999, the Waltham Land Trust’s mission is to create a legacy of land conservation in Waltham by promoting, protecting, restoring, and acquiring open space with a community of volunteers and a small staff that operates with mutual respect and goodwill towards each other
Join the team and become a member today.
Protecting and preserving takes time, energy and your support. Volunteers build trails and maintain them. Your support helps provide the tools and supplies.
Please consider a donation to help protect and preserve open space in Waltham. Thank you!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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 heard from Brandeis professors about…
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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.
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Any gift cards purchased online with the coupon code WLT will earn the Waltham Land Trust 5% of that sale. Get yours today!
Our Mission
Founded in 1999, the Waltham Land Trust’s mission is to create a legacy of land conservation in Waltham by promoting, protecting, restoring, and acquiring open space with a community of volunteers and a small staff that operates with mutual respect and goodwill towards each other. Recognizing that diversity strengthens our organization, the Waltham Land Trust strives to create an environment where everyone is respected, valued, and appreciated regardless of their race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, abilities, or disabilities. We welcome those who share these values.
The Waltham Land Trust envisions growth in public appreciation of natural resources, preservation and restoration of native habitat, and increased biodiversity to foster a healthier environment.