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Family art and nature hike
Friday May 10th, 3:30pm, in Liberty. Experience how art can bring you closer to nature on this family friendly hike up Haystack Mountain. During a hike on this one-mile loop trail, participants will take time to look closely at their surroundings and reflect on the experience through drawing. No artistic ...
Film, panel discussion to highlight connection between youth, nature
BELFAST, Maine — “Mother Nature’s Child”, a film and panel discussion about the importance of youth connection to natural areas, will take place 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Belfast Free Library. The event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Ashwood Waldorf School and EcoEducation ...
Community survey launched in four-town region
LIBERTY, Maine – The Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance is reaching out to residents in its service area of Freedom, Liberty, Montville and Palermo. Next week, a short survey will be mailed to all residents in the four towns. The 12-question survey asks for input on a list of natural and ...
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Land Trust Hosts Potluck and Talk on Maine Rivers
The Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance will host a social gathering and potluck supper, followed by a talk by guest speaker Landis Hudson, Executive Director of Maine Rivers. The event will be Sunday, September 16th 5-7pm, at the Montville Community Building (Grange), and is free of charge. A brief membership meeting ...
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Land Trust Celebrates the Sheepscot River Headwaters
Liberty, ME, July 4, 2012 – The Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance (SWLA) is celebrating the Maine outdoors with its annual Midsummer Celebration on Saturday, July 14 in Montville. The celebration features two options for exploring nature followed by a potluck picnic with live music and the summer lottery drawing. The ...
Land Trust and Elementary School Collaborate to Improve Duck Habitat
LIBERTY, Maine — On a recent March afternoon 16 third and fourth graders from Walker School donned their rubber boots to put up wood duck nest boxes on a marsh within the Sheepscot watershed in Liberty. The event was a collaboration between local land trust Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance, Walker ...
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