Diana George Chapin, horticulturist and owner of the Heirloom Garden of Maine, will lead a presentation on heirloom plants at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, February 5 at 12:00 noon. Chapin will share a colorful photo journey through Heirloom Garden, making note of a multitude of timeless, vibrant heirloom plants ...

Lesia Sochor will begin a new four-week session of watercolor classes at Merryspring on Thursday, January 17. A graduate of The Philadelphia College of Art, Sochor is a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher who believes “anyone has the ability to create.” While her classes focus on technical skills like edge control, ...

Members and the general public are invited to continue shopping on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. And remember, members receive a 10% discount on all purchases, so if you are not now a member, we invite you to become one at the Bazaar. Always a special ...

It’s all new! It’s all fun! Happy crafters will be meeting every Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the craft studio at Merryspring to prepare items for Merryspring’s Annual Holiday Bazaar. You can make bows, decorate wreaths, or wire up pinecones. You can make swags, bundle greens, or make beautiful ...

Hildy Ellis of the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District will conduct a two-hour workshop on identifying invasive plant species at Merryspring Nature Center on Saturday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m. Beware! Many common yard and brush plants are actually alien invaders. Non-native, invasive species have thrived throughout Maine, threatening ...

Early birds and night owls are invited to participate in two nature walk programs at Merryspring Nature Center on Saturday, September 29 beginning at 8:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Starting at 8 a.m., Merryspring vice president and local birder Glenn Jenks will lead an autumn “Warbler Walk.” Guests are invited ...

Local gardener Dennis Milliken will lead a presentation on houseplant care at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, September 25 at 12:00 noon. Keeping houseplants is a great way to tend to plants all year long. However, even when caring for indoor plants, it is important to be able to recognize ...

Lesia Sochor will begin a new four-week session of watercolor painting on Thursday, October 4, from 9am to 12 Noon. While focusing on technical skills like edge control, tonal values and composition, Sochor will encourage students to discover personal style and creative interpretation. Sochor has lived, painted, exhibited and taught ...

Apple expert John Bunker will lead an interactive lecture titled “The History of Apples in Maine” at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, September 18 at 12:00 noon. Bunker’s presentation will cover the history of apple farming in Maine, from its colonial beginnings to the present. In addition to describing historic ...

Compost expert Mark King will lead a talk on institutional composting at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, September 11 at 12:00 noon. Waste reduction is important in securing a sustainable future, and composting is a practical method of not only reducing solid waste but also returning nutrients to the earth. ...

Camden gardener and Merryspring volunteer Wendy Andresen will present the fourth installment of her on-going lecture series “Tending the Perennial Garden” at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, September 4 at 12:00 noon. Even though the days have begun to get shorter, there’s still plenty of gardening left to do. Now ...

Create a forest dwelling! Merryspring invites children and families to participate in a free forts and fairy house workshop on Sunday, August 19 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. The fourth and final session in a series of free summer workshops, Forts and Fairy Houses Day will take children and families ...

Maine mushroom expert Greg Marley will instruct a class on how to correctly identify and sustainably collect edible mushrooms at Merryspring Nature Center on Saturday, August 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Maine’s meadows and forests offer a wide variety of mushrooms revered for their flavor and medicinal benefits. ...

Cervidae scientist Lee Kantar will lead a presentation on deer and moose populations in Maine at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, August 14 at 12:00 noon. Deer and moose are two of Maine’s most recognizable mammals. A wildlife biologist, Kantar will compare the ecology and natural histories of these two ...

Camden bat enthusiast Annie Kassler will lead an evening family program on bats at Merryspring Nature Center on Monday, August 13 at 7:00 p.m. Often misunderstood, bats are one of the most compelling and unique Maine mammals. Kassler will expound details about bats – from their physiology to their behavior ...

Camden gardener and Merryspring volunteer Wendy Andresen will present the third installment of her monthly lecture series entitled “Tending the Perennial Garden” at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, August 7 at 12:00 noon. The third session in her continuing series, Wendy will provide helpful tips and demonstrate practices to encourage ...