

First phase of trail starts coming round the mountain
Rockport — Trail building has begun on the Round the Mountain Trail, which will eventually encircle Ragged Mountain. On June 1, OBP Trailworks LLC, based in Turner, began construction of the 5.5-mile stretch of trail between the Camden Snow Bowl and a new 18-car parking lot off Hope Street in Hope with the goal of having that section of trail completed by winter. The multi-use trail will be between 6 and 8 feet wide, and is intended to be open to the public next spring. The w

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Coastal Mountains Nature Program walk: Hosmer Pond Botany
Coastal Mountains Nature Program presents Hosmer Pond Botany on Saturday, August 3 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Hosmer Pond in Camden. Dr. Eric Doucette, Assistant Professor of Biology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Past-President of Maine’s Josselyn Botanical Society, and one of our favorite walk leaders will lead an exploration of the plants found in the meadows and wetlands bordering Hosmer Pond. Bring a hand lens if you have one. DIRECTIONS
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Monarch Story Hour and Butterfly Release at Head of Tide Preserve
Belfast Free Library and Coastal Mountains Land Trust are collaborating on a Monarch Story Hour at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 2nd at the Head of Tide Preserve, Doak Road in Belfast. The library’s regularly scheduled Friday storytime will move outside with a focus on monarchs. We will be releasing several butterflies that children have been able to visit at the library as they went through the pupal stage into adult butterflies.
Come dressed for the outdoors and park along


Blueberry Tales on Beech Hill
Coastal Mountains Land Trust and the Camden Public Library will team up for a summertime tradition of storytelling at Beech Hill on Wednesday, August 7 from 11:30am – 12:30pm. Children’s librarian Miss Amy, will bring a selection of much-loved blueberry stories up to the top of the hill, and will read them aloud as your kiddos munch on our organic blueberries. Free and open to all ages. #### Beech Hill Preserve is a 295-acre conservation property, managed for the complementa


Arts on the Hill: Salt Bay Chamberfest
Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts on the Hill program brings flutists from Salt Bay Chamberfest to Beech Hill Preserve on Thursday, August 8 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. as part of this popular summer concert series. MacArthur “Genius” fellow flutist, Claire Chase, who has been working on a project based on the legend of Pan, will team up with Native American flutist Hawk Henries (a maker of Pan flutes). Their performance of two different flute styles brings together the Nati


Land Trust Offers FREE Blueberry Pick at Beech Hill Preserve!
Coastal Mountains Land Trust invites the public to participate in the 17th annual free blueberry pick held on Saturday, August 3 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm. Rain date is Sunday, August 4. The Land Trust is excited to once again open a portion of the 25-acre organic blueberry farm for a free community blueberry pick. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to welcome and orient people to areas open for picking. Participants must bring their own containers and be prepared for a mode


Arts on the Hill: Shakespeare
Coastal Mountains Land Trusts’ popular Arts on the Hill series brings actors from the Camden Shakespeare Festival up to Beech Nut on Sunday, July 28th from 3:00-4:30pm. They will present scenes from both Hamlet and The Taming of the Shrew. Bring a picnic lunch, relax and enjoy this marvelous treat on top of Beech Hill. Free and open to all ages but pleas e leave your dogs at home for this event. Refreshments and reception will follow the performance. The Camden Shakespeare Fe