Join the Town of Barnstable Marine and Environmental Affairs department, AmeriCorps Cape Cod, Keep Barnstable Beautiful, Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, BARS, Barnstable Ponds Association, CARE for the Cape and Islands, the Cape Cod Maritime Museum, and BLT's volunteer teams to kick-off the the new year by helping to clean-up the Eugenia Fortes Beach in Hyannis. Just bring yourself - gloves and trash bags are provided. Pre-registration suggested but not required at www.blt.org/events. Weather permitting - no rain date. Questions? Call Barnstable Natural Resources: 508-790-6272

For 2-hours this month, you can join BLT’s “green team” by volunteering at Fuller Farm, a 22-acre signature property with a short woodland loop overlooking cranberry bogs and an open meadow trail following the field edge of a former dairy farm. The volunteer project might include trail maintenance, invasive plant removal, pollinator garden weeding, and something related. This program is supported in part by the Cape and Islands United Way. Note: Registration is required for each individual First Friday project. Volunteers should be prepared for physical activity including lifting, kneeling, digging, and cutting brush. BYO water, work gloves, and wear pants and closed-toe shoes. Training will be provided. Limited tools will be provided. If you prefer to bring your own – shovels, loppers, hand saws, and/or rakes are recommended. Project Leader Kelly Barber, Director of Land Stewardship, will send out specific project details the day before the volunteer day. We look forward to your help in stewarding this community gem!

Calling all stuffed animals for Nature Superstars: Stuffy Sleepover! Young people of all ages are invited to drop off their Stuffies (stuffed animals) to get ‘wild’ with Barnstable Land Trust and friends so that their stuffed animal friends can explore the great outdoors (and indoors) as they snuggle in sleeping bags, gather round the campfire, go on field trips, and have some amazing adventures. Human guardians and their plushy pals are invited to a special registration and drop-off “Come in Your PJ’s” event at 10:30 am on Tuesday, February 17, at BLT’s headquarters to register their stuffy with a personality card and name tag. Afterwards, BLT takes the stuffies on some epic field trips and nature adventures. Humans can pick-up their stuffy friends on Wednesday, February 18, from 10-Noon at BLT headquarters (aka Stuffy Campground).

What really happens during BLT’s Stuffy Sleepovers? Here’s a glimpse of last year’s fun– it even won a 2025 Golden Pine Cone award which is BLT’s nature version of the Oscars!