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Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust is a charitable, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting land of ecological, scenic, recreational, agricultural and historic significance in northwestern Hancock County – with a focus on the Orland River Watershed.

The 4,300-acre Great Pond Mountain Wildlands in East Orland is open to visitors year-round for hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, x-c skiing and snowmobiling on designated trails. For more information, visit our Wildlands page and download a map.

GPMCT also holds conservation easements protecting fields, forests, farmland, islands and summits in Orland and Dedham/Lucerne.

GPMCT sponsors many educational and recreational events and volunteer opportunities throughout the year, and publishes the MountainEar newsletter 2 to 3 times per year. Please join now!

Trillium photo Cheri Domina

 
 

What’s New…Visit the Events page for more details on programs…

It’s time to renew your membership for 2009/10 – new Maine members will have their donations matched up to $1,000! Download a membership form here.

Photos from Orland Days


Woodcock photo Mitchell Baum

 

Saturday, June 27Alewife Run Paddle - Take the scenic route to the Orland River Day festivities - join the annual Alewife Run from Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery to Orland Village! Paddlers will leave the Alamoosook Lake beach at 8 am for a leisurely 3.5-mile paddle down the lovely Narramissic River...

 Sunday, July 12 – GPMCT Annual Meeting – our annual meeting festivities will include afternoon hikes/tours in the Wildlands and an evening meeting, program, silent auction and dessert potluck at Alamoosook Lakeside Inn…

 Saturday, July 18 – Moths of Maine - Naturalist and Educator Tony Sohns will present Moths of Maine in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands at 8:30 pm…

 Thanks to our May 30 Concert for the Wildlands sponsors… Almquist Lawn Care, serving Bucksport, Orland, Penobscot, Castine and Stockton Springs; John Piot Associates, LLC, Portfolio Management of Sedgwick; GPMCT Board of Directors; Orland House B & B; Bucksport Motor Inn, and our media partner, WERU-FM 89.9 Community Radio. Thanks also to Live Bait and re bell, and to all our volunteers and silent auction donors who made the event a success!

Gate Opening – The Wildlands South Gate will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 8 am to dusk (see times posted at gate) beginning June 13, 2009.

Wildlands hunters can register for 2009
Hunters who wish to pursue their quarry in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands during any 2009 hunting season may register with Bob Mushrall at the Wildlands South Gate Saturday and Sunday mornings beginning June 13 at 8 am (Sundays only in Oct.). Registration is good for all of 2009, and hunters will receive a map and hunting policy – these may also be downloaded at www.greatpondtrust.org . For more information call Bob Mushrall at 469-2400 or 991-1882.

Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust
PO Box 266, Orland, Maine 04472
(207) 469-7190, greatpond@midmaine.com