Sonja Wadman Featured in League of Women Voters’ Know Your City Series On May 7, Waltham Land Trust Executive Director Sonja Wadman was the featured guest in the League of Women Voters’ Know Your City series. In this engaging conversation, Sonja dives into the heart of the Land Trust’s mission, ongoing projects, and its growing…
It was a misty evening, but 20 bird lovers met at the Sear’s Land in Weston to walk on a trail in the woods towards a large pond that is a heron rookery! Then we went on the Mass Central Rail Trail to get a different angle of the nests and set up a scope…
110 happy gala attendees soaked up the beautiful and historic atmosphere of Stonehurst, the Robert Treat Paine Estate, during the 21st Annual Green Space Blues Jam. The WLT’s biggest fundraiser of the year featured music by Paul Rishell and Annie Raines, snacks from CRISP Catering, cake from Montillo’s, drinks from Boston Beer Company, Stormalong Cider,…
Sixteen yoga enthusiasts attended an indoor gentle, restorative session with instructor Gwen in the studio upstairs from the WLT office on Common Street, Shiva Shakti. It was wonderful! Gwen read quotes from Transcendentalist writers while invoking images of nature when urging participants to hold stretches and poses. So cool! See all the pictures on our…
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.
*Our MCRT History Walk is being postponed to September 27, 2026. Same time and meeting spot for those who registered. (Sorry for the last-minute change, but due to the unexpected heavy rain, we had no choice but to postpone. Thank you for your understanding. Learn about the history of the railway on which the Mass Central Rail Trail now sits!
Celebrate Halloween with a spooktacular day on the trails! The Waltham Land Trust invites you to celebrate Halloween in the best way possible — moving through nature, in costume (if it’s safe to run in), and helping protect Waltham’s beautiful open spaces. Since 2013, our Western Greenway 5K has brought together people of all ages to enjoy 3.1 miles of gorgeous fall scenery. The course winds through Beaver Brook North Reservation and Rock Meadow, with stunning views of cattail marshes, forests, vernal pools, and open meadows.
BY EMILY SZCZYPEK ● AROUND TOWN ● JULY 30, 2026 Photo featuring: Stacey Daley, Dee Kricker, and Sonja Wadman. Twenty-six people gathered at Waltham Fields Community Farm on July 23 for an evening of local history, birdwatching and farm-fresh refreshments at the farm’s annual history walk and talk.
Stow Conservation Trust and the Waltham Land Trust are teaming up to help promote conservation in both of our communities. We hope you will join SCT for their Bike for the Woods on August 9th and WLT for the Western Greenway 5k on October 25th!
Join WLT in our first ever water pistol fight! Open to adults , between the ages of 18 and 40! Registration is highly desired through the link below, but feel free to just show up! Don't miss out on some summer fun!