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BHS KIDS ACTIVE IN WILDLANDS

Jun 20, 2013 | News

On June 7, six kids from Bucksport High School spent the better part of their Friday morning clearing saplings and puckerbrush from ditches along Valley Road. Steward Brian Keegstra had laid out the project beforehand, and Stephen Krichels of BHS, assisted by Nathan...

Birdathon team bags 60+ species

May 31, 2013 | News

Team Wingnuts (Cheri Domina, Sue Shaw, Sherrie Downing, Nancy Patterson and Maggie Williams) spent 17.5 hours afield in the Great Pond Mtn. Wildlands and Craig Brook Nat’l Fish Hatchery Tuesday, May 28 (with a short foray into Orland Village for dinner).  The...

Letterboxing

May 31, 2013 | HomePageTabs, News

Following an old European tradition, eight letterboxes have now been placed in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands.  To find letterboxes, follow directions provided on cards at the North and South Gate kiosks, or download by clicking Letterbox Clues. Inside the wooden...

WILDLANDS IS SUBJECT OF AWARD-WINNING STUDENT PROJECT

May 25, 2013 | News

May 22, 2013. Bucksport High School Envirothon team, having outscored fifteen other teams in the Downeast Regional Competition the previous week, traveled to Bowdoin College in Brunswick to participate in the statewide Envirothon competition. This yearly competition,...

SCOUTS IN THE WILDLANDS 2013

May 13, 2013 | Gallery

Sunday April 28, 2013. Boy Scouts (Troop #102) and Venture Crew (Troop #1102) from Bucksport and Orland converged on the Wildlands to learn trail maintenance skills and to scout out trails for adoption. Under the guidance of Scoutmaster Dave Burgess, Assistant...