We need your help in our last stand campaign: Don’t Kill Fearing Hill!

Fearing Hill is an iconic natural land feature in Wareham. Featuring the tallest point in Wareham, it consists of untouched, continuous expanses of forest, home to native species, and forms a local wildlife corridor with surrounding landscapes. Ancient ways trod by Indigenous people cross the hillside. Read more about the natural features and conservation values at Fearing Hill in our blog. The eastern side of the hill was preserved by the Town of Wareham and the Wareham Land Trust 25 years ago this month – now the western side is under attack.

A solar developer has been fighting hard to place 20 acres of industrial solar on the hill – on steep slopes, upgradient of private wells, and in a manner that cuts down 20 acres of forest, disrupts natural stormwater patterns, and threatens the stability of the hillside. This is not a good place for solar – and the Town knows it. The local Planning Board denied it, and the Conservation Commission did too. But the developer is winning in courts – and now it’s up to us to fight back.

Can you join a dedicated group of volunteers willing to take “the last stand” on Fearing Hill?

We’re looking for volunteers who can commit to one or all of the following:

• Joining us in an organizing Zoom meeting at 9:30 am on September 2
• Review site plans and court agreements
• Attend the Wareham Planning Board meeting on September 14, 6:00 pm, and offer testimony
• Join and help create a broad coalition with a laser focus on conserving this unique parcel