BLT Announces the 2026 Golden Pine Cone Award Winners
Lights! Camera! Action!
In the grand tradition of the Academy Awards, Barnstable Land Trust rolled out the green carpet (biodegradable, of course) for the Third Annual Golden Pine Cone Awards — where the stars are wild, the drama is natural, and the paparazzi are mostly squirrels.
From tree-mendous trailers to scene-stealing species, BLT honors the videos that help us branch out in categories like Best Leading Animal, Cast, and Musical Score — all building to a Best Picture winner that will leave you rooting for Nature.
So grab some sustainably harvested popcorn so you feel grounded while binge watching on BLT’s YouTube channel @barnstablelandtrust - now featuring 99 videos and counting. Many are one minute or less — short, sweet, and pine-sized! And remember, when you “like” something, it helps us plant the seeds for conservation cinematography – for now and forever!
2026 Golden Pine Cone Award Winners
Best Documentary Short: “2026 First Day Fun for Everyone: Snowmen and Sledding”
Best Leading Animal: The Muskrat in ”Muskrat on the Move”
Best Cast: “BLT Salutes Our Volunteers 2025”
Best Village Spotlight: “BLT in the Cotuit 4th of July Parade 2025”
Best Lower-Your-Blood-Pressure Video: “Welcome Fall”
Best Regional Shoutout: “Join us for First Day Hikes Cape Cod” (starring the Comm Cohort)
Best Musical Score: “The Frog Choir”
Best Nature Sounds: “Thank You Spring”
Best Sound: “Flowerpot Community Concert 2025” at Osterville Village Library
Best Action Short: “Floating Garden Installation at Eagle Pond by SJPII students”
Best Silent Movie: “The Dragonfly” by Bill Sullivan
Best Educational Film: “Barnstable Community Innovation School Enrichment Cluster 2025”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “BLT 2025 Year in Review”
Best Call-to-Action Short: “The Land Can’t Protect Itself: It Needs All of Us”
Best Production Design: “BLT’s Annual Meeting 2025”
Best Extra: The snowman in “A Snow Day at Fuller Farm”
Best Ensemble: “The Wild Turkeys in West Barnstable”
Best Trailer: “Stuffy Sleepover Trail Cam 2025”
Best Visual Effects: “Winter Walk at Wheeler Holly Preserve Loop”
Best Partner Video: Cape Cod Media Center/BLT’s Winter Lunch Break Hike Walk
Best Interview: Carla Fogaren, Founder Cape Cod Nordic Walkers, interview with Janet Milkman
Best Director: Sandra McNulty, BLT’s Digital Communications Specialist
Best Picture: “Stuffy Sleepover 2026: Nature Superstars”
Best Cast
“BLT Salutes Our Volunteers 2025”
Best Lower-Your-Blood-Pressure Video
“Welcome Fall”
Best Musical Score
“The Frog Choir”
Best Sound
“Flowerpot Community Concert 2025”
Best Silent Movie
“The Dragonfly” by Bill Sullivan
Best Adapted Screenplay
“BLT 2025 Year in Review”
Best Production Design
“BLT’s Annual Meeting 2025”
Best Ensemble
“The Wild Turkeys in West Barnstable”
Best Visual Effects
“Winter Walk at Wheeler Holly Preserve Loop”
Best Interview
Carla Fogaren, Founder Cape Cod Nordic Walkers, interview with Janet Milkman
BLT Golden Pine Cone Awards