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Join Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition for an evening of “bird talk” with the always informative and always entertaining Nick Lund of Maine Audubon. If you ever thought talk about birds was dull, you’ll change your mind after you hear Nick’s stories. Nick Lund is Maine Audubon’s Advocacy and Outreach Manager and the author of the...
Meet up with Todd Miller at Head of Tide Preserve, 85 Doak Road, Belfast. Celebrate Bird Week with the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition. All walks begin at 7:00 am and end at about 9:30. (Note the later ending time for the paddle.) Dress for the weather and bring protection from sun, bugs and rain. Bring...
Walk with Kristen Lindquist and Gary Gulezian Ducktrap River Preserve, Rt. 52, Lincolnville. Celebrate Bird Week with the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition. All walks begin at 7:00 am and end at about 9:30. (Note the later ending time for the paddle.) Dress for the weather and bring protection from sun, bugs and rain. Bring binoculars...
Meet youth bird leaders Cedar Patrick and Finn Demers, and BBWC’s Cloe Chunn at 7:00 am in the Rail Trail Upper High Street parking lot, 3/4 mile past the Rt. 1 overpass. This walk is ADA accessible; children are especially welcome. Celebrate Bird Week with the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition. All walks begin at 7:00...
Join ecologists and master naturalists Aleta McKeage and Erik Klausmeyer for a springtime walk around the Belfast City Park Arboretum. Our experts will be highlighting the relationships between the birds, trees, and other common park visitors and inhabitants. Be sure to bring your binoculars, as well as bug spray and weather appropriate gear! The walk...
Tree Walk on the Belfast Rail Trail Jul 11, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Belfast Rail Trail, 13 Oak Hill Rd, Belfast, ME 04915, USA Join ecologist Aleta McKeage to ID and discuss the trees that line the Rail Trail. Meet at the Rail Trail Upper High Street parking lot, 3/4 mile past the...
Paddle the Passagassawakeag with Deb and Tom Murphy on July 25 (rain date July 26). We'll paddle upriver on a helpful rising tide, watching for eagles, ospreys, and ducks, and back downriver on the falling tide. Meet at the Belfast Boathouse at 1:30 pm. Bring boat, paddle, PFD, water, binoculars. FMI 603-289-1637
Last cut in the mid- to late 1800s, the Sandy Stream Forest in Unity is a relic of the past. Led by ecologist Aleta McKeage and Sebasticook Regional Land Trust board member Buck O’Herin, we’ll look for signs that indicate older forests, and we’ll take some tree measurements. Why is this so intriguing? In recent...
Join Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition for a sunset, full moon rise, and a moth watch; have it all! We will meet at the Belfast City Park Pavilion to enjoy watching the 7:15 sunset and full moon rise. We’ll eat a snack supper (BYO) while the sky darkens, and then watch as moths come to investigate...
Saturday, September 5th, 10am-12pm Belfast Armistice Bridge Oak, ash, white pine, balsam fir, sweet views of the bay, and lots of info: explore the Rail Trail with Erda Grass and Cloe Chunn. Meet at the Belfast Footbridge. Event URL: https://www.belfastbaywatershed.org/event-details-registration/fall-tree-walk
A fall tree walk in the city arboretum Saturday, September 12, 10am-12pm 208 Northport Ave, Belfast, ME Walk among the 300 trees and 80+ species City Park offers, including American Beech, Red Pine, and Shagbark Hickory, with ecologist Aleta McKeage. Founded in 1904, this is a gorgeous historic and current effort that includes many climate...
Explore this Celtic concept with New York Times bestselling writer Eric Weiner. He's traveled the world in an effort to discover places where heaven and earth seem to collapse together and people find themselves transformed. Name a thin place? Disney World is not one. Neither is Cancun. But what about Powell's Bookstore? The Empty Quarter...