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Speaker Series & Nature Events

Part of SRLT's mission is to bring people to nature and to educate a diverse group of people about the natural woods and waters around them.  Whether you enjoy a speaker talk or participate in a Nature Event you will enjoy educational experiences and have fun.   Please keep checking back for updates to this page!

Payment for events is on a sliding scale.  A suggested donation of $10 is recommended, but we won't turn anyone away.  We just request that you donate if it moves you to help us to continue to bring you nature-based events. We are building a page to provide PDFs of select presentations and additional resources here.

  • Unity Christmas Bird Count
    Unity Christmas Bird Count
    Sat, Dec 14
    Unity - Connor Mill Trailhead
    Dec 14, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Unity - Connor Mill Trailhead, 32 Main St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
    Dec 14, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Unity - Connor Mill Trailhead, 32 Main St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
    Join SRLT for a Christmas Bird Count at one of two sites that we host in Unity and Hartland (or join us for both!). This annual tradition was started by the National Audubon Society in 1900 to record wintering birds.
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Past events

  • Sebasticook Regional Land Trust Annual Meeting
    Sebasticook Regional Land Trust Annual Meeting
    Nov 07, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Unity Community Center, 32 School St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
    Nov 07, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Unity Community Center, 32 School St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
    Our 2024 Annual Meeting will feature SRLT updates on stewardship, community outreach, and land protection efforts and celebration of our Volunteer of the Year. Our Keynote presentation by Tyler Everett is focused on protection of ash trees in Maine. Please scroll down for more information!
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  • Stream Ecology Exploration  at Connor Mill Trail
    Stream Ecology Exploration  at Connor Mill Trail
    Nov 03, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Connor Mill Trailhead, 32 Main St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
    Nov 03, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Connor Mill Trailhead, 32 Main St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
    Family friendly! Where does a stream end and the forest begin? Who lives in streams, and how do those critters interact with the rest of the world? Come explore the ecology of Sandy Stream and meet some of the animals that live in its waters. Led by Maine Master Naturalist Val Watson.
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  • Conservation Easements as a Tool For Land Protection
    Conservation Easements as a Tool For Land Protection
    Oct 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Newport Cultural Center, 154 Main St, Newport, ME 04953, USA
    Oct 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Newport Cultural Center, 154 Main St, Newport, ME 04953, USA
    Learn about conservation easements as a tool for landowners to protect and conserve their land and leave a lasting legacy in the Sebasticook River watershed and beyond.
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  • Moulton's Mill Volunteer Trail Work Day
    Moulton's Mill Volunteer Trail Work Day
    Oct 06, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Moulton's Mill Preserve, ME-139, Unity, ME, USA
    Oct 06, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Moulton's Mill Preserve, ME-139, Unity, ME, USA
    Join us at Moulton's Mill Preserve to maintain the trails and fields and enhance wildlife habitat by removing invasive honeysuckle along Twenty-five Mile Stream
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  • Explore Pleasant Lake Preserve by Canoe or Kayak
    Explore Pleasant Lake Preserve by Canoe or Kayak
    Sep 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Stetson Boat Launch, Stetson, ME 04488, USA
    Sep 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Stetson Boat Launch, Stetson, ME 04488, USA
    Paddle the beautiful 3-mile long Pleasant Lake and explore the Pleasant Lake Preserve in Stetson - we will also enjoy a short walk along preserve trails to get a closer look at the diverse woodland habitats found here.
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  • A Glimpse into the Long History of the Maine Warden Service
    A Glimpse into the Long History of the Maine Warden Service
    Aug 21, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Benton Grange Hall, 29 River Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USA
    Aug 21, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Benton Grange Hall, 29 River Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USA
    Retired Maine Game Warden David Georgia Jr. will share stories focused on the history of the Maine Warden Service.
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  • Sebasticook River Paddling in Pittsfield
    Sebasticook River Paddling in Pittsfield
    Aug 18, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Peltoma Bridge Boat Launch, Pittsfield, ME 04967, USA
    Aug 18, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Peltoma Bridge Boat Launch, Pittsfield, ME 04967, USA
    Explore a beautiful section of the mainstem Sebasticook River in Pittsfield by canoe or kayak, a relaxing trip with opportunities for birdwatching and looking for signs of other wildlife along the way. Followed by gathering at Outland Farm Brewery. Learn more below.
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  • Cultivating Maine’s Agricultural Future: How Towns Can Protect Farmland & Support Farmers
    Cultivating Maine’s Agricultural Future: How Towns Can Protect Farmland & Support Farmers
    Jul 24, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Newport Cultural Center, 154 Main St, Newport, ME 04953, USA
    Jul 24, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Newport Cultural Center, 154 Main St, Newport, ME 04953, USA
    Join SRLT and Thacher Carter, Municipal Policy Associate with Maine Farmland Trust (MFT), for a presentation and discussion about what action steps town governments in Maine can take to protect farmland and support farmers.
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  • Managing Small Woodlots for Wildlife
    Managing Small Woodlots for Wildlife
    Jun 25, 2024, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Cambridge Woodlands Preserve, Leavitt Rd, Cambridge, ME 04923, USA
    Jun 25, 2024, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Cambridge Woodlands Preserve, Leavitt Rd, Cambridge, ME 04923, USA
    Join us for a tour and discussion about forestry practices that enhance wildlife habitat with USFWS biologist Hannah Mullally and MDIF&W wildlife biologist Joe Roy. Scroll down for more information and to register.
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  • Managing Harvests to Benefit Grassland Birds
    Managing Harvests to Benefit Grassland Birds
    Jun 19, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Albion Bread Farm, 199 E Benton Rd, Albion, ME 04910, USA
    Jun 19, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Albion Bread Farm, 199 E Benton Rd, Albion, ME 04910, USA
    Visit SRLT’s Albion Bread Farm easement property to experience how forage harvest which maximizes grassland bird reproduction has increased Bobolink numbers and learn how you can do the same. Landowners here have delayed cutting prime habitat until grassland birds fledge.
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  • Sharing Fields with Grassland Birds
    Sharing Fields with Grassland Birds
    Jun 01, 2024, 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    Richardson Memorial Preserve, Stevens Rd, Unity, ME, USA
    Jun 01, 2024, 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    Richardson Memorial Preserve, Stevens Rd, Unity, ME, USA
    Join Laura Suomi-Lecker, Ag Allies Program Manager - Somerset County Soil & Water Conservation District, and Tom Aversa, Sebasticook Regional Land Trust – Board Chair, to learn what landowners can do to manage grassland habitats so that they support bobolinks and other grassland-dependent species.
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  • Volunteer Work Day at Rines Preserve
    Volunteer Work Day at Rines Preserve
    May 31, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Rines Wetlands and Wildlife Preserve, Unity, ME 04988, USA
    May 31, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Rines Wetlands and Wildlife Preserve, Unity, ME 04988, USA
    Join us to help enhance habitat near the entrance way of the Rines Wetlands and Wildlife Preserve. We will be planting trees and shrubs and improving a viewing area along the trail that overlooks the fen next to Bog Brook.
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  • Sebasticook River Paddle
    Sebasticook River Paddle
    May 25, 2024, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    Sebasticook River Canoe Access - Benton, Brimstone Hill Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USA
    May 25, 2024, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    Sebasticook River Canoe Access - Benton, Brimstone Hill Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USA
    Join Midcoast Conservancy and Sebasticook River Land Trust for an inspiring, 6-mile canoe/kayak paddle on the Sebasticook River. The spring alewife migration should be close to its peak, and we anticipate great wildlife viewing opportunities along the route.
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  • Invasive Plant Identification and Management in Maine
    Invasive Plant Identification and Management in Maine
    May 19, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Moulton's Mill Preserve, ME-139, Unity, ME, USA
    May 19, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Moulton's Mill Preserve, ME-139, Unity, ME, USA
    Join Sebasticook Regional Land Trust and Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District to learn about invasive plants, how they spread, and how to manage them to reduce their impacts on the health of the diverse natural habitats found in the Sebasticook River watershed.
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  • World Migratory Bird Day Walk at Rines Preserve
    World Migratory Bird Day Walk at Rines Preserve
    May 11, 2024, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Rines Wetlands and Wildlife Preserve, Route 139, Unity, ME, USA
    May 11, 2024, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Rines Wetlands and Wildlife Preserve, Route 139, Unity, ME, USA
    Celebrate World Bird Migration Day 2024 by joining Sebasticook Regional Land Trust for a walk through the Unity wetlands along the raised esker at the Rines Wetlands and Wildlife Preserve.
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  • Bird Migration in Central Maine
    Bird Migration in Central Maine
    May 09, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Unity Community Center, 32 School St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
    May 09, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Unity Community Center, 32 School St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
    Expert birder Tom Aversa will lead us in an evening of avian exploration as we learn when and where to find the diverse array of birds that rely on habitat within the Sebasticook River watershed.
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  • Alewife Printmaking & Sewing Party!
    Alewife Printmaking & Sewing Party!
    May 05, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Benton Grange Hall, 29 River Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USA
    May 05, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Benton Grange Hall, 29 River Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USA
    Interested in learning about printmaking? Help us prepare celebratory fish flags for the Benton Alewife Festival.
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  • Understanding Land Surveying
    Understanding Land Surveying
    Apr 17, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Benton Grange Hall, 29 River Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USA
    Apr 17, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Benton Grange Hall, 29 River Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USA
    Professional land surveyor Frank Siviski will shed light on the seemingly mysterious world of boundary determinations and help landowners understand how surveys are created and how their goals shape the outcome.
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