Midcoast Conservancy will host its eighth annual biathlon at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Saturday, Feb. 29. All ages and skill levels are encouraged to participate. Racers can…
Outdoors
All hands on deck! About a dozen able bodies are needed to help lay down the liner at the community ice rink this Saturday, Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. at the Boothbay Fire Station (on Route 27). Many…
For anyone facing the challenge of choosing the right gift while avoiding the guilt of unnecessary consumption, Midcoast Conservancy has a few gift ideas that are sure to meet gift-giving needs.…
Please support the community ice rink, so another season of free and healthy family fun can be made possible.
Volunteers are urgently needed to help set up the community ice rink this…
In order to help get kids and families outside having fun in the snow, Midcoast Conservancy offers affordable cross-country ski equipment to local kids ages kindergarten through eighth grade. High…
Mid-Coast Audubon invites all interested birdwatchers to participate in the mid-coast Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) this December. If you like to feed birds in your yard and will be around to watch…
Turkeys may be the bird on the minds of most people during Thanksgiving week, but we find ourselves instead considering a small, dainty gull (imagine calling any gull “dainty”!) that can be found…
Midcoast Conservancy will offer a full moon hike (or snowshoe, if there is snow on the ground) at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Wednesday, Dec. 11 from 5-7 p.m. Hikers can enjoy a…
A personal view
Back in early spring, when we were still coming out of the stark weather we’re now entering again, two things came into my life that didn’t seem, at a glance, to amount to a confluence:
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It was a wild, wet Halloween on Southport but that did not dampen spirits at Southport Central School where the second annual Pumpkin Catapult Olympics went on as scheduled.
The students…
Midcoast Conservancy
Midcoast Conservancy will be hosting an engaging and informative evening of environmentally-themed films at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 3-5 p.m. Based on the Wild and…
Boothbay Railway Village
Families from near and far enjoyed the 52nd annual Fall Foliage Festival at Boothbay Railway Village Oct. 12 and 13. Boothbay Region Information Center co-sponsored, as it has since…
“I’m Lou. I’m from Atlanta, and I’m going to have a lobster roll,” a smiling Lou Furlong of Atlanta, Georgia told the Wiscasset Newspaper before he stepped out of his Cessna 180 at Wiscasset…
If you’re looking for something to do between now and Oct. 31 with the kids that doesn’t involve candy or costumes, you should check out the Halloween Story Trail! This is the fourth year the…
This Oct. 12 and 13, take the WW&F Railway to Alna’s SeaLyon Farm for an unforgettable pumpkin picking experience with your family and friends.
Pumpkin picking trains will leave…
The ninth annual Race Through the Woods, sponsored by First National Bank, at Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center saw over 100 runners take to the trails for either a 5.5-mile…
Two Midcoast Conservancy hikes will give participants a chance to take in the glorious Maine fall foliage in October.
The first, on Thursday, Oct. 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Clarry Hill…
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will continue its long-standing tradition of conducting “Old-Fashioned Fall Turkey Shoots” starting this Sunday, Sept. 29 and will then run each…
Midcoast Conservancy
This year, as in previous ones, Midcoast Conservancy’s Race Through the Woods trail races will feature a Kids Obstacle Course, a fun and positive way to introduce younger kids to the unique…
While it may look like the Lincoln County Rifle Club (LCRC) in Damariscotta is closed due to the construction on upper Main Street, it has remained open all season and has been active with sport…
The Morris Farm Trust is celebrating its 20th annual Tour de Farms bike ride on Saturday, Sept. 14. There is a 15-mile Family Ride visiting farms in Whitefield. There are longer rides --- a Scenic…
The Arthur Hale Veasey Memorial Regatta, now in its 77th consecutive year, was held at Spring Cove at Squirrel Island on Aug. 17. The Veasey family holds the regatta every summer in honor of its…
Some 26 artists came together at Grimes Cove to paint, enjoy one another’s company, and immerse themselves in the extraordinary coastal Maine setting on Wednesday Sept. 4. The rain held off but…
The Boothbay Region Elementary School PTO is holding a fundraising walk-a-thon on Saturday, Sept. 21 on Sherman Field at Boothbay Region High School. All are invited to join the walk-a-thon and…
Full Moon Paddle
Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 7-9 p.m. Space is…
Tuesday, Aug. 20
From 10 to 11 a.m. discover the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Linekin and Burley preserves. This leisurely paced 1-2 mile hike will be led…
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
Meet the many critters that make their home among the rocks, sand, and seaweed on Tuesday, Aug, 6 from 10 a.m. to noon at…
As part of the new collaboration between the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club and the Boothbay Region YMCA, 10 Scamper Campers from the YMCA joined six Mini Mariners from BHYC recently for a sail around…
From Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, Aug. 4, the public is encouraged to visit the Boothbay Common to meet eight accomplished Maine sculptors along with their guests from Japan and Canada as…
The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, coming on Sunday, Sept. 29 from noon to dusk, will be dedicated to the memory of Charlie Herrick, who helped found the event in 2001, and dedicated himself to its…
Jefferson
Midcoast Conservancy will host the ninth annual Race Through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Sunday, Sept. 29. Registration is open; this event sells out every year, so…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites the public to get creative and craft homemade journals. Join Maine Master Naturalist volunteer and book artist, Jill Osgood, on Saturday, July 13 at…
Midcoast Conservancy
Midcoast Conservancy is offering two free camps this summer. Little Dyer Adventure Club returns for another year at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson from July 23 to 25, and the Paddleboard…
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will be introducing IR50/50 rimfire (.22 only) matches at the club on Dover Road in Boothbay this summer starting Thursday, June 27, with…
The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club and Boothbay Region YMCA are excited to announce a new partnership to offer greater opportunities to our community's children and teenagers this summer.
This…
And they yanked the arms right off the other teams, OK, not really, but Clear Stream Construction did yank the rope out of all of their opponents’ hands. That’s right, Clear Stream Construction…
Early registration is underway for the second annual Nequasset Paddle to be held on Woolwich Day, Saturday, Aug. 3. Pre-registration is $10 and can be made at the town office during business hours…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
Volunteers and staff from Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust remove the dock each fall and reinstall it in the spring to provide easy access to the preserve by boat. Coastal Rivers co-manages Dodge…
At the Gardens, we know through experience what science has confirmed—spending time in nature reduces stress, enhances creativity and improves general health and well-being. Yoga has also been…
There’s gonna be a lot of wake goin’ on this weekend with the start of the 34th lobster boat racing season Saturday, June 15 at 10 a.m. with the Charles Begin Memorial Races right here in Boothbay…
Midcoast Conservancy welcomes Aidan Manahan to its seasonal staff as the 2019 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crew leader.
A civil engineering student at the University of Maine, Orono,…
Field Day was a success at Boothbay Region Elementary School. The annual end of the school year event was split into two days this year, with grades five through eight partaking on Thursday, May…
Midcoast Conservancy
Enjoy a spring wildflower walk at the beautiful Peace Corps Preserve in Waldoboro Wednesday, June 5 from 5:30-7 p.m. Lady slippers, trillium, Indian cucumber root, and dozens of other spring…
To live in the Boothbay region is to know and appreciate the ocean and waterways that surround our peninsula. These waters sustain our economy, provide recreation and enrichment, and are at the…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
Boothbay Region Land Trust is excited to offer two sessions of an all new, half-day summer camp for children ages 6-12 in partnership with the Boothbay Region YMCA. Environmental Educator Tracey…
The Marsh River Preserve in Newcastle will be the kick-off site for a hiking series offered by Midcoast Conservancy between now and Oct. 17. Held every other Thursday, with a few additional hikes…
Whether birds, bogs, boulders or blooms are of interest, there is something for everyone at Hidden Valley Nature this May.
Hildy Ellis, Coordinator at Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water…
As the spring weather moves in, we are fast approaching the peak season for migratory bird watching in Maine. Seasonal birds returning to the Boothbay region or traveling further north are…
Midcoast Conservancy is offering a Conservation Stewardship course on Saturday, May 25 and Saturday, June 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 pm. Learning to be an effective conservation steward requires…
Live music by local groups and musicians will fill the air from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 during the 12th annual Damariscotta Mills "Alewife Festival."
Celebrating the…
