Photo Credit: Harwich Conservation Trust
CapeCod.com | By Jim McCabe
The Harwich Conservation Trust is announcing the completed restoration of the Hinckleys Pond and Herring River Headwaters Preserve.
The nearly two-million-dollar project included the rewilding of thirty acres of retired cranberry bogs into thriving wetland habitat. The HCT says the funding was made possible by generous donors and a mix of federal, state, town and local organizations.
Cape Cod Chronicle | By William F. Galvin
The Harwich Conservation Trust has opened its second eco-restoration preserve in a year. The Hinckleys Pond–Herring River Preserve encompasses two former cranberry bogs on the east and west side of Hinckleys Pond.
The collaborative effort will increase biodiversity, restore freshwater wetland habitat, and improve water quality as well as enhance opportunities for people to enjoy the trails, views and wildlife, according to Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) Executive Director Michael Lach.
Cape Cod Times | By Merrily Cassidy
This vista of the Hinckleys Pond — Herring River Headwaters Preserve in Harwich will change over the years as the once retired cranberry bogs have been rewilded, returning to a more wetland environment. The preserve, located off Route 124 and Headwaters Drive in Harwich, has undergone a months-long eco-restoration. Instead of selling the property to developers, the Jenkins family sold the property to the Harwich Conservation Trust in 2021. The restoration project also created a mile-long All Persons Trail around the retired bogs and an overlook at Hinckleys Pond.
