Education

Nature’s Treasure Map:  Nature Journaling for Kids & Teens at Payeur Preserve
Monday, August 25
4:30 pm
Payeur Preserve
Spring Hill Rd, Ogunquit ME 03907

Bring your curiosity and skills of observation, and join Rebecca Tay from York County 4-H to start a nature journal as we explore the Payeur Preserve in Ogunquit from 4:30-6pm.  You don’t need to be an artist to benefit from nature journaling.  Learn different techniques and observe what is happening in nature at that moment…. Read more

Walk into the History of Desrochers Memorial Forest w/ Brad Fletcher
Saturday, August 30
10:00 am
Desrochers Memorial Forest
The end of Town Forest Rd, South Berwick, ME 03908

Step back into history with Brad Fletcher from 10am to 12pm on Saturday, August 30th at Desrochers Memorial Forest and learn all about agricultural history through the lens of the Dorr Family and their journey! This event is FREE to members, a suggested donation of $5 per person for non-members. Reservations required. Register Here Or… Read more

Negutaquet History Walk w/ Brad Fletcher
Saturday, September 20
10:00 am
Negutaquet Conservation Area
219 Lebanon Rd, North Berwick | GPS coordinates for parking: Lat: 43.319, Long: -70.753

Step back into history with Brad Fletcher from 10am to noon at the Negutaquet Conservation Area in North Berwick. This walk is FREE to members, a suggested donation of $5 per person for non-members. Reservations required. Register Here Or sign up via emaiI:  info@gwrlt.org or call 207-646-3604. Read more

Mushroom ID Walk With North Spore at Old Boston Preserve
Saturday, October 11
10:00 am
Old Boston Preserve
N Village Rd, Ogunquit, ME 03907 | Parking coordinates: Lat: 43.258 Long: -70.639

Join Louis Giller of North Spore and GWRLT for a mushroom ID walk at Old Boston Preserve in Ogunquit. This mushroom walk is designed to be an introduction to the mycological world of Maine, with a particular focus on edible mushrooms. Areas covered will include basic fungal biology and life cycle and mushroom/myths and truths…. Read more

Walk into Punkintown History Hike w/ Brad Fletcher
Saturday, October 25
10:00 am
Rocky Hills Preserve
Punkintown Road in South Berwick, just beyond Punkintown Place

Step back into history with Brad Fletcher from 10am to 1pm at the Rocky Hills Preserve and learn about the colorful past of Punkintown—which today hides in plain sight, just beyond the trees that line Rt. 236. This walk is FREE to members, a suggested donation of $5 per person for non-members. Reservations required. Register… Read more

How Trees Prepare for Winter with Eileen Willard
Sunday, November 2
10:00 am
Orris Falls Conservation Area
551 Emery’s Bridge Rd, South Berwick

Join Maine Master Naturalist Eileen Willard, former UNH Lab Instructor in Dendrology (the study of trees) at Orris Falls Conservation Area, to learn how trees prepare for winter, how to identify them by bud and bark and how to enjoy “down-leaf time” in Maine’s forested landscape. Read more

Kenyon Hill ‘Berwick Branch’ History Walk w/ Brad Fletcher
Sunday, November 16
10:00 am
Kenyon Hill Preserve
110 Ogunquit Rd, South Berwick, ME 03908 | Parking coordinates: Lat: 43.26 Long: -70.67

Step back into history with Brad Fletcher from 10am to 12:30pm at the Kenyon Hill Preserve in So. Berwick.  In the decades following the Civil War, the eastern part of Tatnic in South Berwick was sometimes called ‘Berwick Branch’ and so referenced on maps of the area.  Located along the headwaters of the Ogunquit River, the… Read more

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