Events
Explore the world of eelgrass beds with a guided paddle
We invite you to grab your paddle and join us for a scenic guided tour of Great Salt Bay’s vibrant eelgrass beds, one of our coastline's most vital hidden ecosystems! Learn how to identify eelgrass and its developing seeds, discover how it fights climate change through carbon sequestration, and find out how it provides a critical nursery for local marine life.
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Weave your own Bike Basket or Gathering Basket
Interested in gathering your vegetables or apples in a basket this year? How about with a basket that you made! Choose between two baskets: the Bike Basket or the Gathering Basket. Instructor Jes Steele of Wood Thrush Wilderness will go through the process of making the basket step-by-step ensuring all will walk away with a finished basket. This class is for any basket-making ability, from beginners on up. Join us to make a beautiful basket and learn a skill for life!
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Painting at Preserves – Hatchtown
Local artists Erica Qualey and Joy Vaughan invite you to join them at Hatchtown Preserve in Bristol for an adventure in plein air painting. We'll meet at the preserve and walk until we find a spot we’d like to settle in to paint or sketch. There will be no formal instruction, but participants are welcome and encouraged to ask questions, share techniques, and socialize.
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Guided hike at La Verna Preserve
Enjoy a guided hike with Coastal Rivers naturalist Sarah Gladu, at one of our best-loved preserves - La Verna Preserve in Bristol. This moderately easy trail (about 2 miles out and back) passes through diverse forest habitats and culminates at a stunning rock formation with breathtaking views of Muscongus Bay and nearby islands.
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