Water in the marsh, which filters into the Kennebec River and then the Gulf of Maine, hasn’t been flowing or draining correctly for hundreds of years.
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Learn to dig softshell clams at Reid State Park with KELT
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s most popular summertime event is coming up on Tuesday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon at Reid State Park in Georgetown. The public is invited to traverse clam flats with Georgetown’s Shellfish Warden Jon Hentz and learn to dig softshell clams. This quintessential Maine activity is great for families, […]
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Georgetown groups and KELT host talk on local marshes
Georgetown Historical Society, Georgetown Conservation Commission and the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust are co-hosting a talk focused on Georgetown’s marshes at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. This free program is focused on the history of marsh management, how that translates to the way marshes look today and how restoration work today takes that history into […]
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Warden to teach session on digging softshell clams
Shellfish Warden Jon Hentz will teach a session on digging softshell clams at Reid State Park in Georgetown from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 8. No clam digging license is required to participate. Hentz will share clam digging techniques and information about the local clam harvesting industry. The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is sponsoring the […]
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Join KELT at Reid State Park to explore the intertidal zone
Meet the many critters that make their home among the rocks, sand and seaweed from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, at Reid State Park in Georgetown. The public is invited to join Kennebec Estuary Land Trust Executive Director Becky Kolak and Maine Master Naturalist volunteers to discover the fascinating, vibrant world of the intertidal zone. This free […]
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Georgetown to host informational series on Community Action Grant
The Town of Georgetown was recently awarded a $39,000 Community Action Grant as a member of the Community Resilience Partnership through Gov. Janet Mills’ Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. Georgetown received one of 50 grants that were awarded this round to help communities to become more resilient with changing climate. The money will […]
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Rare Steller’s sea eagle makes highly anticipated return to Maine
The bird was spotted Saturday on the Back River between Arrowsic and Georgetown.
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Patten Free Library serves up local history for newcomers, old timers alike
The Bath library’s Town History Series will be presented to in-person audiences for the first time since before the pandemic.
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Georgetown Working League offers scholarships
Applications are being accepted for 2023 Georgetown Working League scholarships. To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must be residents of Georgetown and must have been accepted or waitlisted at an accredited school for further advanced education (trade school, college or university). All adult residents, not just high school seniors, who fit the eligibility requirements […]
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Patten Free Library announces new Town History Series
The Town History Series is a long-standing Patten Free Library tradition that brings together the library’s member communities to learn about and celebrate each town’s local history. The town of Arrowsic, Bath Historical Society, Georgetown Historical Society, West Bath Historical Society and Woolwich Historical Society each select a speaker to present on an aspect of […]