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Join Coastal Rivers, in partnership with the Town of Newcastle's Adopt-A-Highway program, for a trash pickup along Mills Rd! We will be picking up litter along Mills Rd from Louis Doe Home Center to the Damariscotta Mills, ending with a tour of the fish ladders. Come help us clean up the road and see some alewives as well!
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As part of the Maine Healthy Beaches program, Coastal Rivers volunteers take weekly water samples at Pemaquid Beach, the Bristol Mills swimming hole, and the beach at Biscay Pond during the summer months. This service for the towns of Bristol and Damariscotta helps ensure that beaches are safe for swimming. A Healthy Beaches training for new volunteers will take place on Thursday, May 22 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Coastal Rivers’ Denny Conservation and Education Center at Round Top Farm in Damariscotta.
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With the weather warming up and buds on the trees, it's time to start the gardening season! We are looking for volunteers to join us on May 22nd to help clean up the garden beds and do some planting at the Coastal Rivers Nature Center.
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What better way to celebrate the running alewives than with a 5K run? On the morning of Saturday, May 24th, join Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration for a fun community run that includes cash prizes, professional timing and a gorgeous course along Great Salt Bay.
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Join Coastal Rivers on May 29th for our monthly Trail Tamers work party! We will be working on clearing a corridor for our new accessible trail at Keyes Woods Preserve.
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Coastal Rivers is looking for volunteers to staff the Beachcombers’ Discovery Center, an interpretive, interactive space within the Pemaquid Beach pavilion. This volunteer position offers an opportunity to work with an ocean view while sharing the value of coastal Maine ecology with visitors of all ages.
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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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Taught by Wilderness Medical Associates International. 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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