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Got Milk(weed)?

September 10, 2026

If you’ve driven down Smith Neck Road this summer you may have noticed a well-tended stretch of roadside adjacent to DNRT’s hayfield, just south of the entrance to our Smith…

DNRT Big Year – July Update

August 12, 2026

July did not see the quantity of birds that other months had, but the quality was superb! We added 10 new species this month, bringing our total to 121. This…

DNRT Partnership Protects 22 Acres

August 5, 2026

DNRT, in partnership with the Buzzards Bay Coalition, has permanently protected a 22-acre property on Little River Road—another important step in conserving the landscapes that define our community. Although this…

American Toads

June 9, 2026

American Toads are toad-ally awesome (forgive the pun!). These familiar amphibians are fan favorites of the DNRT staff, and June is a great time to see them. Found throughout eastern…

May Work Party Recap

June 8, 2026

Last month was our last work party of the season! We had an amazing turnout for our Helfand Farm work party. We continue to work on removing invasive plants from…

The Big Year Continues – May

June 8, 2026

May migration has come and gone, and summer is now here! We did not have the dazzling showing of migrant birds that we had hoped for in May. With cooler…

Signs of Spring – Vernal Pools

April 8, 2026

Vernal pools are teeming with life each and every spring…that is, until they disappear! A vernal pool is a depression in the earth that pools with water each winter and…

Work Party Recap – March

April 8, 2026

Our first work party of the month was the first one ever at our soon-to-be-opened Flag Swamp Bog. We added some small pieces of infrastructure as well as cleaned up…

A Big Year at DNRT – March Recap

April 7, 2026

BY LINDA VANDERVEER, LAND MANAGER AND JAMES WARNER, LAND STEWARD If you missed our last emails, DNRT’s Land Management team is making an effort to visit every DNRT reserve in…