Join award-winning climate journalist, Meera Subramanian as she recounts stories from Americans who are experiencing the effects of climate change against the backdrop of a contentious political divide.

This event at Sturgis Library is provided in collaboration with The Barnstable Land Trust as part of their Climate Conversations Month.

Sponsored by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management and coordinated by the Urban Harbors Institute, thousands of COASTSWEEP volunteers remove debris that would otherwise pollute our oceans, beaches, lakes, and rivers. Participants collect bag after bag of trash and debris, and record their findings onto data cards. The data is sent to the Ocean Conservancy and entered into a massive marine debris database. This information is then analyzed and used to identify the sources of marine debris, which helps to prevent the problem in the future. If you’re interested in volunteering, contact Donna Bragg at Sandy Neck Gatehouse at 508-362-8300 or by email. This program is part of BLT's Climate Awareness Month series.

“A town without nature: not one living tree. So what happened to them? Cue the music, let’s see.” The Lorax film expands on Dr. Seuss’ picturebook The Lorax (1971) by adding three additional subplots to the original story: the rise and fall of Thneedville, a teen romance that leads to regeneration of a devastated landscape, and the return of the Lorax that signals a new, sustainable future. This program is part of BLT's Climate Awareness Month series.

Join Barnstable Land Trust and Professor Gil Newton on walk through the diverse ecosystems of Crocker Neck! Gil is a local ecologist and author, who will guide us through encounters not only a beach ecosystem, but a salt marsh and an estuary as well. Learn all about these ecosystems and the flora and fauna that thrive here. This trail is about 1.5 miles long and classified as easy based on a generally flat, wide trail. Location provided to registrants, event will be cancelled or postponed in the case of rain or severe weather. This program is part of BLT's Climate Awareness Month series.

Massachusetts needs to build more solar energy to clean up our dirty power grid. But that energy shouldn't come at the expense of forests, farmlands, and biodiverse habitats -- natural and working lands absorb one tenth of Massachusetts' greenhouse gas emissions each year.

To protect nature and expand solar energy, Mass Audubon teamed up with researchers at Harvard Forest to conduct a statewide study that proves we can build most of the solar we need on rooftops, parking lots, and already developed lands-with the right policy changes: massaudubon.org/growingsolar. Barnstable Land Trust is pleased to partner on this program where Mass Audubon's Vice President for Policy and Advocacy, Michelle Manion, will discuss this important research with recommendations for how Massachusetts can responsibly meet its solar energy goals. Free! Pre-registration is required.

This program is happily full.

Join Resilient Woods Hole (RWH) for this special guided walk of their new 12-stop Climate Walking Trail which educates the public about the climate impacts on well-known areas of Woods Hole Village as well as about existing climate resilience initiatives. Relative sea level increased by approximately 10 inches in Woods Hole between 1932 and 2020, according to NOAA. This trend is predicted to accelerate as the ocean expands due to global warming and glacial ice melt. Sign-up now to learn more about how Woods Hole is developing solutions for these climate-based challenges while exploring part of this 2.2 mile walk. Preview Resilient Woods Hole’s virtual version of the walk here.

Join BLT and its community partner, Osterville Village Library for this climate inspired storytime. Celebrate young climate change activists in this charming story by Andrew Joyner about an empowered girl who shows up, listens up, and ultimately, speaks up to inspire her community to take action against climate change. Here is an uplifting picture book that is an important reminder that no change is too small--and no person is too young--to make a difference. This program is part of BLT's Climate Awareness Month series.

Join Ellen Snoeyenbos, founder of the Walking Readers Group, and let the words of some of the finest Native American poets echo in your mind as we walk together through a landscape rich in wildlife and an ancient connection between humans and nature. Exploring nature poems by nationally acclaimed Native writers, N. Scott Momaday, Joy Harrjo, Maurice Kenny and Sherman Alexie, will bring a fresh perspective on how we are part of the natural world. This is part of BLT's Climate Conversations programming and our eARTh Connections series which is supported in part by a grant from the Mid-Cape Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. FREE.

Barnstable Land Trust and Sturgis Library are coming together for this extra special Storytime where participants can become members of The Acorn Club! Acorn Club members will partake in a read aloud story, nature-based craft, and a little bit of nature education, too! Kiddos can take the Acorn Club Pledge for Planet Earth and receive an acorn button badge, with the promise that they'll try their best to be a friend to our beautiful planet! Appropriate for ages 2-5, but all are welcome! Drop in! No registration necessary.