BECOME A STEWARD

Learn what Land Stewards do. Click here for more information.

Would you like to be the Steward of a Provincetown Conservation Trust property? Stewards "adopt" a conservation property, get together with friends and family to keep it free of trash, report plant or animal sightings, and take photos and videos. Be a Steward and report on your adopted property to the Trustees.

Some of the properties currently needing Stewards are owned by the PCT; for others, owned by the Town of Provincetown, the PCT holds conservation restrictions. The PCT holds conservation restrictions on some private properties with public access, other properties are conservation areas that are not open to public access.

There are numerous properties that are in need of stewardship. The Bayberry Conservation Area, Snail Road Woods (formerly Sateriale property), Foss Woods, our new Mayflower Heights Woods, are among the properties needing stewardship. 

If interested in becoming a Land Steward, Contact Philip Spletzer, Stewardship Director
provincetownconservationtrust@gmail.com

Stewardship Plan

Stewards are individuals interested in protecting land in their neighborhoods. A Trustee will meet with volunteer stewards to tour land with them and discuss the history of the property with them. 

  What Stewards Do:

  1. Monitor and protect our lands from disturbances to the habitat by:

    • Making regular visits to evaluate any changes or threats to the parcel.

    • Writing reports on that parcel.

    • Bring any issues to the attention of the trustees.

    • Meeting neighbors and discussing the Conservation Trust and the parcel of conservation land they border. Asking for their assistance in identifying any animal or plant sightings.

  2. Document by:

    • Photographing and making notes on plant, animals and habitats found on the parcel.

    • Working with a Trustee to find and mark boundaries.

    • Recording water levels on parcel.

    • Recording invasive species and discuss remediation with a Trustee.

    • Collect all above information in a Property Monitoring Report.

  3. Maintain land by:

    • Keeping trails clear of brush and overgrowth.

    • Recommending ways to safely use the land to raise awareness of the Conservation Trust and the Nature around us.

    • Acting as guides for interested persons or groups.

    • Cleaning up small litter and recording any large item dumping so that appropriate clean up operation can be executed.

    • Reporting any unauthorized use to a Trustee.