KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk Land Trust will host a Naturalist Walk on Saturday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to noon. Those interested in learning about birds, plants, ecology and other areas of natural history, or who are interested in sharing what they know are welcome.

Over the next year, Kennebunk Land Trust will sponsor bi-monthly natural history walks in the Kennebunk/Arundel area. Walks will be hosted the second weekend of every other month. The July walk will take place on Kennebunk Land Trust’s Secret Garden Preserve on Port Road in Kennebunk, and will focus on the status of plants and animals in mid-summer in a mixed conifer hardwood forest.

The naturalist walks will explore Kennebunk Land Trust preserves and other local hiking spots to encourage natural history discussions and education. Participants should come prepared for an outdoor excursion that is easy to moderate in pace, and are asked to leave dogs at home. The walk will be facilitated by area naturalists Gordon Collins and Tony Liguori, and will encourage experts and amateurs to discuss and share their knowledge of natural history.

Directions to the Secret Garden: From the intersection of Route 1 (Main Street) and Summer Street (Route 35) in Kennebunk, drive east on Summer Street for 2.0 miles. Evergreen Cemetery is on the right. Enter the cemetery via the central main gate, drive to the rear of the cemetery and park on the grass near an old woods road. The Secret Garden trail begins about 100 yards from the back edge of the center of the cemetery.

Advance registration is not necessary. To learn more and to find notices of location, visit Kennebunk Land Trust’s Events page at www.kennebunklandtrust.org or call 985-8734.