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Annual Meeting title image of Goldenrod

Coastal Rivers’ 2026 Annual Meeting

In this recording of a one-hour online program with staff, you'll hear highlights of accomplishments from the past year, what...
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Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susans: A flower for the season

When planning a garden, choosing native plants is one of the most impactful decisions you can make. They anchor the...
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Kyle Amergian and Sarah Gladu

Introducing our new Education Director, Kyle Amergian!

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Kyle Amergian to the Coastal Rivers family as our new Education Director! If you...
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St. John's wort

Worts and all

I was recently thumbing through a seed catalog and found myself wondering why so many plant names end in ‘wort.’...
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A large vernal pool in the forest

Vernal Pools: Everything goes ‘round and ‘round

“Everything goes ‘round and ‘round” is a common theme in my ecology classes and even on guided hikes. It is...

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Young boy lifting a sap bucket up to a maple tree

Sunlight through a spout

You might be amused if you heard me in the woods, with a cluster of kindergarteners around me, in early...
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hemlock woolly adelgid on the underside of a hemlock bough

Protecting hemlock forests from hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA)

Property owners have a significant role to play in the control of hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), an aphid-like insect that...
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student using a bow drill to try to start a fire

Igniting a love of learning with Great Salt Bay fourth graders

In mid-November I received an email from Anne Tibbetts, a fourth-grade teacher at Great Salt Bay School (GSB), who wrote,...
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turtle crossing a road and an image of the book Crossings

Crossings: How road ecology is shaping the future of our planet

It was a treat to have author Ben Goldfarb with us once again, this time for an online presentation on...
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bare oak limbs in silhoutte against the sunset

The Shape of a Tree

Trees silhouetted against the clear January sky, or reaching out of the shadowy forest during a snow squall, tell the...
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fallen oak leaf with small round holes in it

November tells a story of the summertime forest

Walking through the woods in November is surely a pleasure - with the brilliant sunshine, the leaves swirling through the...
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boy coloring in a journal

Keeping a Nature Journal

Keeping a nature journal has so many benefits! Journals are one of many ways to explore nature. Writing about and...
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Nature Education

All trails tagged accessible

Nature Education

All trails tagged accessible
all persons trail at Castner Brook Community Forest

Damariscotta

Castner Brook Community Forest

A flat and smooth all persons trail through hemlock-shaded woods leads to Castner Brook. On the other side of the brook is a one-mile intermediate mountain bike loop through the...
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Damariscotta

Round Top Farm

Gently mown trails wind through the rolling hayfields of a former dairy farm, with views of the upper Damariscotta River and lovely sunsets. An accessible trail connects to a neighboring...
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accessible trail at Whaleback Shell Midden

Damariscotta

Whaleback Shell Midden State Historic Site

Wander down to the shore through a historic apple orchard and learn the story of the huge ancient shell heap that once lined the shore. A great spot for a...
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