Annual Appeal 2025
Clean water. Open Space. Trails that connect us.
Your year-end gift protects them all.
At the close of this year, when so many of us pause to reflect on what matters most, one thought stands out to me: our lives are richer, healthier, and more connected because of the natural world we share.
Here on the Cape, clean water, fresh air, winding trails, and natural spaces are not just the background — they are the heart of our community. They are the legacy we hold in common.
Each acre preserved, each trail cared for, and each program that sparks wonder in a child is possible because you — and your neighbors, friends and community — believe that nature belongs to everyone, for now and forever.
Barnstable Land Trust (BLT) has always been more than an organization — it is a collective movement of people who choose to take action. Community generosity has preserved irreplaceable landscapes, inspired curiosity in explorers young and old, and kept the Cape’s natural beauty within reach for all. We hope you will consider a year-end gift to continue this momentum.
This next year will be a pivotal one for BLT, with the opportunity to forever protect high conservation value properties, including a 25-acre cranberry bog with trail connections and a 13-acre pond front parcel critical for water protection.
As we head into 2026, your support will fuel these immediate, urgent land acquisition efforts and much more. Your gift today will:
Protect drinking water and fragile habitats, improving the
conservation value of the land.
Secure a pipeline of future protected lands.
Create new trails and open spaces where families, children, and future generations can explore and feel a sense of belonging in nature.
Inspire people of all ages through free community programs that
spark curiosity, build connection, and deepen care for the land.
This past year, we’ve seen what’s possible when vision meets action. Together, we expanded the protected places where wildlife thrives, including progress on six land projects across four villages.
We cared for lands that capture carbon and cool our climate. We hosted nearly 150 community programs that brought people together outdoors. But there is so much more to do.
That’s why we’re asking you, today, to make a year-end investment in nature with a gift to BLT.
These final months of the year are critical — your support now will protect more land, inspire more people, and ensure this shared legacy continues to thrive.
Please make your gift to write the next chapter of Cape Cod’s story: one rooted in belonging, beauty, and resilience.
Your gift today will go straight to work protecting land right now.
And it will stay protected forever.
