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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.
- Sat, Dec 14Unity - Connor Mill TrailheadDec 14, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PMUnity - Connor Mill Trailhead, 32 Main St, Unity, ME 04988, USADec 14, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PMUnity - Connor Mill Trailhead, 32 Main St, Unity, ME 04988, USAJoin 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.
Past events
- Nov 07, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PMUnity Community Center, 32 School St, Unity, ME 04988, USANov 07, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PMUnity Community Center, 32 School St, Unity, ME 04988, USAOur 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!
- Nov 03, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMConnor Mill Trailhead, 32 Main St, Unity, ME 04988, USANov 03, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMConnor Mill Trailhead, 32 Main St, Unity, ME 04988, USAFamily 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.
- Oct 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMNewport Cultural Center, 154 Main St, Newport, ME 04953, USA
- Oct 06, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PMMoulton's Mill Preserve, ME-139, Unity, ME, USA
- Sep 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMStetson Boat Launch, Stetson, ME 04488, USASep 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMStetson Boat Launch, Stetson, ME 04488, USAPaddle 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.
- Aug 21, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PMBenton Grange Hall, 29 River Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USA
- Aug 18, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMPeltoma Bridge Boat Launch, Pittsfield, ME 04967, USAAug 18, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMPeltoma Bridge Boat Launch, Pittsfield, ME 04967, USAExplore 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.
- Jul 24, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMNewport Cultural Center, 154 Main St, Newport, ME 04953, USAJul 24, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMNewport Cultural Center, 154 Main St, Newport, ME 04953, USAJoin 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.
- Jun 25, 2024, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PMCambridge Woodlands Preserve, Leavitt Rd, Cambridge, ME 04923, USAJun 25, 2024, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PMCambridge Woodlands Preserve, Leavitt Rd, Cambridge, ME 04923, USAJoin 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.
- Jun 19, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PMAlbion Bread Farm, 199 E Benton Rd, Albion, ME 04910, USAJun 19, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PMAlbion Bread Farm, 199 E Benton Rd, Albion, ME 04910, USAVisit 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.
- Jun 01, 2024, 7:00 AM – 9:30 AMRichardson Memorial Preserve, Stevens Rd, Unity, ME, USAJun 01, 2024, 7:00 AM – 9:30 AMRichardson Memorial Preserve, Stevens Rd, Unity, ME, USAJoin 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.
- May 31, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PMRines Wetlands and Wildlife Preserve, Unity, ME 04988, USAMay 31, 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PMRines Wetlands and Wildlife Preserve, Unity, ME 04988, USAJoin 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.
- May 25, 2024, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PMSebasticook River Canoe Access - Benton, Brimstone Hill Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USAMay 25, 2024, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PMSebasticook River Canoe Access - Benton, Brimstone Hill Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USAJoin 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.
- May 19, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMMoulton's Mill Preserve, ME-139, Unity, ME, USAMay 19, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMMoulton's Mill Preserve, ME-139, Unity, ME, USAJoin 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.
- May 11, 2024, 7:00 AM – 10:00 AMRines Wetlands and Wildlife Preserve, Route 139, Unity, ME, USA
- May 09, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PMUnity Community Center, 32 School St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
- May 05, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMBenton Grange Hall, 29 River Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USA
- Apr 17, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PMBenton Grange Hall, 29 River Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USAApr 17, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PMBenton Grange Hall, 29 River Rd, Benton, ME 04901, USAProfessional 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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