A new challenge for the campaign

Friends of Pleasant Bay has offered a $15,000 challenge grant toward Harwich Conservation Trust’s Six Ponds–Hawksnest Woods Project, HCT announced November 12. The campaign seeks $450,000 for a 2.3-acre East Harwich parcel and a proposed trailhead and parking area.

Sources: Harwich Conservation Trust: challenge-grant announcement

The access point is still a proposal

The property has 300 feet of frontage on Round Cove Road. HCT says the project would improve public access to trails in Hawksnest State Park and the town’s Six Ponds District. The announcement does not establish that the new trailhead is open.

Sources: Harwich Conservation Trust: challenge-grant announcement

An interim owner provides time

The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts bought the property from Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church as an interim holder. HCT says it has until June 2027 to raise the preservation funds. Its project announcement explains the campaign and matching-fund appeal.

Sources: Harwich Conservation Trust: challenge-grant announcement