DOVER -FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) will offer a Chainsaw Safety Level 1 Workshop, open to all, on Friday, April 26 (rain date April 27th) at the Law Farm, 42 Engdahl Dr. This workshop is designed to demonstrate and comfortably… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District has opened registration for the second session in its popular Families in the Outdoors series, Rocks, Gems & Dirt! to be held 1-4 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the Law Farm in Dover-Foxcroft. Sessions are held outside. Read More
ROCKLAND — The Rock City Employee Cooperative in downtown Rockland is thrilled to announce that they have donated $1,367 to Trekkers from their first Co-op Party held March 9. Rock City selected Trekkers to be the beneficiary of the inaugural community fundraising event. Trekkers is a Rockland-based organization… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Ponds that are stocked with trout provide multiple benefits for landowners and their families, and this is the time of year to order trout to stock your pond. The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual trout sale pickup will be held at 1 p.m. Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District will hold a new, free workshop this year called “Birding by Ear” with Bob Duchesne, Maine Birding Trails creator and Maine bird guide, leading the presentation 8-10 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church, 824 West Main… Read More
THOMASTON — Trekkers will host the sixth annual Thomaston Trek 5K/10K Run & 5K Walk on Sunday, June 2. This year’s event will start and finish at the Thomaston Academy/Thomaston Public Library, located at 60 Main St. in Thomaston. The family-friendly fundraiser is open to the public and… Read More
Each year, Downeast Audubon awards several local students and one educator full scholarships to attend a summer session at various nature camps. The funding for the seven scholarships awarded this year and valued at $11,975, comes from the previous year’s birdathon earnings. Each applicant was asked to… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Acadia National Park has four campgrounds available for online reservation through Recreation.gov. Park campgrounds are very popular. Finding a campsite upon arrival is a rare occurrence during good weather because there are no first-come first-served sites. Reservations should be made in advance. Campgrounds are open as follows… Read More
Blue Hill Heritage Trust will host its annual Spring Conservation Lecture Series throughout the month of April, this year with the addition of a hike paired with each lecture topic. Topics this year will cover citizen science research and a partnership with the Schoodic Institute, managing your forest… Read More
BLUE HILL — OceansWide will hold two two-week summer camps at George Stevens Academy starting in July. Attendees will gain understanding of the ocean and science through hands-on learning and research. The Scuba Science Summer Camp, for high school-aged students, will earn campers an SDI certificate… Read More
AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services is accepting applications for the 2019 Disabled Veterans Controlled Moose Hunt, held annually on farmland specified by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. Since the program’s inception in 2010, MBVS has partnered with IF&W and Smoldering Lake… Read More
The Signs of the Seasons (SOS) program is hosting several upcoming volunteer training events for people interested in observing phenology, the seasonal timing of biological events. This program provides an opportunity for citizens to contribute to science through making observations of common species such as American… Read More
OLD TOWN — Hirundo Wildlife Refuge will hold its first of a series of 10 workshops focusing on foraging in Maine titled, “Wild Foraging With Respect and Skill” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge. This monthly foraging series begins with an inspirational… Read More
BELFAST — The Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition ran Winter Day Camp during school break for students of the Searsport, Belfast, and Northport Districts Feb. 18-22. Jenni Judkins, BBWC’s natural literacy educator, and a host of volunteers created a camp experience for area students in grade three-five,… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — The At Home Aging In Place will hold its Rowing Regatta fundraising event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15 at the Hinckley Boat Yard. All human-powered craft—rowboats, canoes, sculls, paddleboards, kayaks, etc.—are welcomed. Specially made trophies from Seal Cove Pottery… Read More
AURORA –Billy Willens of Osborn and five other boys who are part of Christian Service Brigade Unit 8096 went ice fishing Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Great Pond near Aurora during school vacation week. Willens caught a bass measuring 16 1/2 inches. The boys refused to allow the frigid… Read More
TOPSHAM — Stantec, a global design and engineering firm, has partnered with the Maine Natural History Observatory and the Maine Natural Areas Program to produce a user-friendly field guide to the grass and rush plant families of Maine. The professional-quality guide serves… Read More
The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District Tree and Plant Sale pre-order deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 27 with pickup dates from April 29- May 3. This year we are pleased to offer a variety of bare root stock trees and shrubs for landscaping. We also… Read More
OLD TOWN — Hirundo will present a two-part program for participants to get up close to three native Maine owls on 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Montessori School and then to find owls in nature during a walk 6-7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24, from Old… Read More
BAR HARBOR — The National Park Service has selected a photograph by J.K. Putnam of Southwest Harbor as the winner of Acadia National Park’s 2019 annual entrance pass contest. The photograph portrays a pair of barred owls photographed in Acadia National Park. The photograph… Read More
