This hike is being lead by our outstanding volunteer, Bindy Pendleton. Her deep family roots in mid-coast Maine, paired with her ecologist’s eye, allow her to weave together stories of local conservation coupled with spontaneous natural historical observations.This is a moderate 2 to 3.5 -mile loop which includes hemlock groves, glacial erratics, stands of mature […]
This month our monthly Happy Wanderers hike will be at Maine Coast Heritage Trust's (MCHT) Clark Island Preserve in St. George.We will meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 2nd for a walk with MCHT's exceptional Regional Stewardship Manager, Kirk Gentalen, who will share the island's ecological insights. FYI, this month we will be focused on […]
Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Learning Landscapes program is seeking volunteers to support teachers in safely taking their classes outside! Learning Landscapes will be co-hosting a volunteer training with teachers and administrators from the Camden Rockport Elementary School in Rockport. Please join us to see how you can support outdoor learning for children in the RSU 20, […]
RESCHEDULED FROM WEDNESDAY 10/8 TO THURSDAY 10/9 DUE TO RAIN! Join Coastal Mountains volunteer, Bindy Pendleton, as she guides hikers up Hatchet Mountain in Hope. Total milage up and down is 1.2m. This hike is very difficult (by Midcoast Maine standards) over an old road that zig-zags interspersing steep with flat. From parking lot elevation […]
Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’sCommunity Health program for a Happy Wanderers Hike at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday,November 6, at the Fernald’s Neck Preserve in Lincolnville.All are welcome! This is a moderate 2 to 3.5-mile loop which includes hemlock groves, glacial erratics, stands of maturepines, a plethora of mushroom species, and views of Megunticooklake. Hiking […]
The Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District is offering a free demonstration for folks interested in learning about live staking to reduce erosion and improve water quality using native plants. This presentation is a collaboration between Waldo County SWCD, the Maine Forest Service, and Coastal Mountains Land Trust. Register with Waldo County SWCG: https://forms.gle/sXok3bAGZUcx11AD9The rain date for […]
Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’s Community Health program for a Happy Wanderers Hike at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 4, at the Beech Hill Preserve in Rockport.All are welcome! This is a 1.2 mile out-and-back hike up a farm road with 200 feet of elevation gain. We will go in the Beech Nut, […]
Join us for a festive luminary walk along the trail at the Head of Tide Preserve in Belfast on Thursday, December 18, from 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m! We will have hot chocolate to enjoy along the trail to keep you warm!!A Belfast-based homeschool group, Otter Trails, is going to help create the trail! Otter Trails […]
Join us atop Beech Hill for a special New Year's Day open house! Ring in 2026 with hot chocolate, cookies, a warm fire and friends in the Beech Nut from 11a.m.- 1p.m. on Thursday, January 1st. Parking is available at 316 Beech Hill Road. The hut can be reached from a farm road trail about […]
Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’s Community Health program for a Happy Wanderers Hike at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 8, at the Erickson Fields Preserve in Rockport.All are welcome! This hike will start at the Erickson Fields Preserve and follow the connector trail, leading participants to the Beech Hill preserve. Hikers can […]
