Events
June Trail Tamers
Come join the Trail Tamers! For this workday, we will be at Walpole Woods putting in bog bridging and trimming the trail. Help us raise the trail out of wet sections and cut away vegetation to create a clear walking path!
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July Trail Tamers
Join us for a special Trail Tamers workday! This month, we will be working alongside our Maine Conservation Corps crew who have been busy working on constructing a new trail at the Sarah Weston Kent Preserve. We will work with them to build a new trail and get a first hand look at all of the progress they have made.
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Guided hike at Plummer Point Preserve
Join Naturalist Sarah Gladu and fellow nature enthusiasts for a gentle hike at Plummer Point Preserve in South Bristol. Plummer Point is a local favorite, with its lovely coastal spruce forest and stunning views of the Damariscotta River, Seal Cove, and nearby islands. Bring your binoculars to look for birds and basking harbor seals along the way.
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Partner Event: Environmental Talk at Maine Art Gallery
The Impact of Air Naturalist and Director of Community Science Sarah Gladu will explore how air – and the things in it, including light, moisture, and pollution – impact the landscape around us. The shapes of trees, the ways pollen is transferred from flower to flower, and the patterns clouds make in the sky, are […]
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Partner Event: Family Fun Bike Frolic
Come out to Round Top Farm for a day of biking on the accessible trail with the Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility Collaborative (PSAC). Learn bike safety and enjoy fun for the whole family!
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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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Painting at Preserves – Bearce Allen & NORGAL
Local artists Erica Qualey and Joy Vaughan invite you to join them at Bearce Allen & NORGAL 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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Postponed July Trail Tamers – after hours
Come join the Trail Tamers! For this work day, we'll be at the Town of Bremen's Hilton O'Connor Trail. Our task is to put in additional bog bridging and potentially do some trimming work.
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Member Picnic (rescheduled due to weather: now Thurs, July 23!)
To celebrate our Coastal Rivers membership community, we hope you'll join us for something new this year: a picnic at Round Top Farm! Gather with friends old and new, and enjoy an evening of music and fun.
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Partner Event: Birding field trip with Mid-coast Audubon
Mid-coast Audubon invites all to join a field trip geared toward novice birders and those who are curious about birding. We’ll cover basic birding equipment and how to use it and then move on to the fundamentals of bird identification. We’ll have loaner binoculars for those without.
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Annual Meeting (online)
We invite current members to join us for a one-hour program with staff to hear highlights of accomplishments from the past year, what we're working on now, and some of the upcoming projects we're most excited about. The program will also include a brief business meeting to vote in new trustees.
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Public Meeting: Housing Projects Update
Come learn about new housing opportunities in the Twin Villages! Join the towns of Damariscotta and Newcastle at 6pm on August 3 at Inn Along the Way to learn more about the workforce housing and first-responder housing concepts that are currently underway.
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