Young artists at Family Focus help paint murals associated with Brunswick’s new tree nursery project. Brunswick will celebrate the official opening of the nursery on Industry Road at a 10 a.m. ceremony on May 21. The ceremony will take place at the nursery site adjacent to the Senior Garden and will be led by Brunswick […]

To promote outdoor recreation for Maine children, Gov. Janet Mills visited GearShare in Brunswick Tuesday. GearShare is a new non-profit that acquires, maintains and lends outdoor recreation equipment to trip leaders and nature-based educators to help connect students to the Maine outdoors. Mills, a hiker, donated a Maine Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife Maine […]

Train and trail fans are invited to board the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway steam train at Sheepscot Station in Alna for a 20-minute trip through the backwoods of Alna to Top of Mountain, where volunteers from Midcoast Conservancy will take passengers on a guided tour of the scenic Trout Brook Preserve. Following the 1.5-hour […]

Midcoast Literacy held its Annual Meeting & Celebration in Bath on May 14, celebrating 52 years of providing free literacy services in Lincoln, Sagadahoc and northern Cumberland counties. The celebratory cookout brought together board members, staff, tutors, learners, supporters, and their families to mark the organization’s accomplishments in 2021. “I’m proud of the successes we’ve […]

Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s Pond-o-palooza ’22 takes place May 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Thorne Head Preserve in Bath. This family-friendly event is led by Maine Master Naturalists Becky Kolak, Ruth Indrick and Sarah Otterson. Participants are invited to engage in bucket- and net-dipping in search of pond life as well as […]

Gardening in the shade is often thought of as a Sisyphean endeavor, swimming upstream against all odds with limited plant choices and no hope for color. But that notion couldn’t be further from the truth. Learning how to work with — not necessarily around — shady conditions, and finding the right plants for the right […]

Planning a spring paddling trip on the Machias River in Washington County requires evaluating a combination of factors. Weather, ice-out, road access, water levels, and blackflies are all issues that need to be investigated. After about 30 trips, I’ve become discriminating about my expectations. Experience suggests a trip beginning in late April and ending in […]

With the help of volunteers, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust has designed storyboards that will serve as temporary exhibits at a number of its preserves this spring and summer. The nature-themed stories and outdoor activities are geared toward children 6 years old and younger. With a chaperoning adult, young children will be able to walk […]