October 1, 2022

Happy Wanderers Hike

Thursday, October 6

10:00 a.m.

Long Cove Preserve, Northport

Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital’s Journey to Health program for a Happy Wanderers Hike at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 6th at the Long Cove Preserve in Searsport. This will be an easy hike totaling 1.2 miles of moderate hiking, with the option of going further if the group chooses.

How to get there: From Searsport, take Mt. Ephraim Road west (off of Route 1). In 2.6 miles turn right onto Savery Road. Follow for 0.6 miles to the preserve parking lot on the right.

The Happy Wanderers meet on the first Thursday of each month at the trailhead of a Coastal Mountains Land Trust preserve. The hikes range in location from Rockport to Searsport. Each outing is led by a Coastal Mountains and Journey to Health staff member. We hope you can join us! Register here.

Full 2022 Happy Wanderers schedule

Photo courtesy of Friends of Sears Island

Coastal Mountains Nature Program walk

Geology of Sears Island

Saturday, October 8

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sears Island, Searsport

Coastal Mountains Nature Program, in partnership with Friends of Sears Island, presents Geology of Sears Island on Saturday, October 8 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Sears Island in Searsport. The popular Coastal Mountains Nature Program is a series of monthly naturalist-led walks and talks exploring the natural history of Mid-Coast Maine.

Dr. Steve Norton, Professor Emeritus of Earth and Climate Sciences at the University of Maine, will lead us on an exploration of the past 350 million years of Mid-Coast geological history by exploring the rocks and sediment of Sears Island. This walk is timed to take advantage of low tide, exposing the shoreline of the island. Meet at the entrance to Sears Island at the end of the causeway in Searsport.

DIRECTIONS

From downtown Searsport, drive 2 miles northeast on Route 1 to Sears Island Road (which will be on the right if driving from the town of Searsport). Continue on Sears Island Road across the causeway to the island. Park on the causeway.

Hunting is allowed on the island so participants are suggested to wear hunter orange.

The Latest from Learning Landscapes

We are continuing our support for educators at Camden-Rockport Elementary and Middle School as well as Searsport Middle and High School. Teachers are increasingly incorporating outdoor learning into their everyday teaching schedule.

We are in the steady process of creating a network of volunteers, deepening our collaborations with other outdoor and student-centered organizations, creating training and outdoor learning backpacks, and starting an evaluation process for Learning Landscapes.

We have outdoor classroom and land protection projects underway, as we work to provide access to natural spaces for all children in our service region.

For more information about Learning Landscapes, or to become involved, contact our Community Engagement Coordinator at leaht@coastalmountains.org.

Local Mountain Bike - Land Trust Partnership Revamps Goose River Trails

The Goose River Mountain Bike Trail Network in Camden and Rockport, will be receiving quite a bit of love in the coming weeks thanks to a partnership between Coastal Mountains Land Trust, the Mid-Coast chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association (McNEMBA), and Sidecountry Trails. The three organizations are working together to design, build, and improve a beginner and family friendly mountain bike loop on this new section of the Ragged Mountain Preserve. Parking for the trail network is currently at the Camden Snowbowl.

Rick Bresnahan generously donated 96 acres for the trail network in 2021. Video of trail building below.

Waldo County Conservation Initiative

Launch & Press Conference

SAVE THE DATE:

Wednesday, November 2

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Belfast Boat House

34 Commercial St, Belfast

Coastal Mountains Land Trust is excited to announce the Waldo County Conservation Initiative – a new community-based effort to increase the pace of land conservation in the 12 towns we serve in Waldo County. Please join us for our launch and press conference to learn more about the initiative, specific projects that are underway, and how you can help!

Contact Tempe Landi at tempe@coastalmountains.org or 207-236-7091 for more information.

HANNAFORD BLOOMIN’ 4 GOOD PROGRAM BENEFITS

COASTAL MOUNTAINS LAND TRUST IN OCTOBER

Coastal Mountains Land Trust has been selected as the beneficiary of the Hannaford Bloomin’ 4 Good Program! For the month of October, each time a Bloomin' 4 Good Bouquet with a red circle sticker is purchased at the Hannaford located at 145 Elm Street in Camden, $1 will be donated to the Land Trust. The more bouquets sold, the more donations raised!

To learn more about this program, please visit hannaford.bloomin4good.com.

Thank you for your support!

WISH LIST

Dog leashes for trailheads - THANK YOU!!!
Used golf cart for Beech Hill events (This is a stretch wish, we know! But just in case you have one kicking around that you'd like us to take off your hands...)

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