THE STORY OF BCT. For over 40 years, BCT has been part of the Brewster community, working to preserve open space, wildlife habitat, and water quality. We’re part of the reason Brewster is known as “the conservation town.” Watch the inspiring story of how a few Brewster residents laid the groundwork for a healthier and […]
Conservation for the Community
May 15, 2023 – TOGETHER WE GOT IT DONE! After little more than a year, BCT is delighted to announce the successful conclusion of the Conservation for the Community capital campaign. Shortly after the Town’s acquisition of the former Sea Camps Long Pond Property in October of 2021, BCT announced the Conservation for the Community […]
Rain Barrel – How To – Video
Water your garden, and help conserve water at the same time! WATCH our VIDEO on how to set up and use a rain barrel here. Fills up even after just one rain and how easy to use! Collect rainwater from your gutter downspout into a 55 gallon rain barrel. Hook them up in tandem for […]
Spring 2020 Newsletter
SLOUGH POND – It’s one of the five ponds in Brewster considered “high quality” and we want to keep it that way. To support drinking water wells in southeast Brewster, BCT has acquired nearly six acres in eight mostly small parcels on the shore or within the watershed of Slough Pond. BCT uses a grid […]
LAND PROTECTION
LAND PROTECTION:
Protecting open space, natural resources, and Brewster’s rural character.
Call for a Feasibility Study of Long Pond Property
Out of concern for potential negative impacts on our community’s water resources, Brewster Conservation Trust and the Brewster Ponds Coalition recently approved a joint resolution calling for a review and further study of the proposed housing development of the Long Pond property. Read the resolution.
Spring 2024 Newsletter
Sometimes the right place and the right time come together. In a community where housing is in short supply, this is indeed good news. Brewster’s zoning in the 1980’s established large building lots that slowed the unmanageable growth of the time but are now impeding the development of sorely needed workforce housing. Today’s Brewster needs […]
Brewster Conservation Day 2024
CANCELLED Saturday, July 13, 2024 9:30 am – 1:30 pm Drummer Boy Park Free Trees are AMAZING! They clean our air. POW! Filter our water. POP! Replenish our soil. KABAAM! And provide food and habitat for wildlife. YES! We’ll be celebrating trees at Brewster Conservation Day 2024 and lots more. With 40 exhibits, there’s lots […]
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