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© 2025 Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
In celebration of Earth Day 2025, Coastal Rivers and the Town of Damariscotta are partnering to organize a community-wide trash pick-up.
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A refresher for current water quality volunteers (please scroll to the later training if you are a new volunteer). Thank you for your efforts as an Estuary Water Quality Monitor! The data you collect on transparency, dissolved oxygen, salinity, temperature, and total nitrogen help us understand changing estuary water quality and habitat conditions.
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This is a training for new volunteers (please scroll to the earlier training if you are a returning volunteer). Enjoy an opportunity to get out on the water while taking part in an important water quality initiative. Water quality monitors collect data that help us understand changing estuary water quality and habitat conditions.
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Join Naturalist Sarah Gladu and fellow nature enthusiasts for a gentle hike at La Verna Preserve in Bristol. This easy trail offers a diversity of forest habitats and even a vernal pool. Bring your binoculars to look for spring migratory birds and enjoy the bold coast. Be mindful that this is a long walk that will take more than three hours.
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Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust invites you to the 8th annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour at Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, Maine! Enjoy a hand-picked selection of 2025 films, and enter to win great giveaways from Coastal Rivers and Wild & Scenic’s National Partners. There’ll be door prizes and beer, wine, and concessions available through the theater.
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Join Coastal Rivers Join Coastal Rivers and the Town of Damariscotta for an Arbor Day Celebration! This is family-friendly event will include a tree giveaway, tree planting at Round Top Farm, a tree ID walk, information and resources from our partners, kids' activities, and native plants for purchase from Rebel Hill Nursery.
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Join Naturalist Sarah Gladu and fellow nature enthusiasts for a gentle hike at Seal Cove Shore Preserve in South Bristol. Seal Cove offers many interesting experiences including a fern-filled ravine that feels primeval, rocky outcroppings, coastal spruce forests, and sweeping views of the Damariscotta estuary. Along the way, we'll notice how the estuary influences the forest and vice versa.
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Wilderness First Aid is the ideal course for outdoor enthusiasts on overnight or short term wilderness adventures. Students will be able to recognize medical emergencies, and will become familiar with basic life saving skills, patient assessment, and basic field care for common injuries. Course topics include: patient assessment and emergency care, musculoskeletal injuries, environmental medicine, management of wounds, non-technical lifting, moving, and extrication of patients, etc.
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Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
12 Round Top Lane
PO Box 333
Damariscotta, ME 04543
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