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		<title>Monthly Meetup: Patmos Island Walk</title>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us for an Ice Walk to Patmos Island with Maine Audubon on Saturday, February 22, at Phillips Lake. Maine Audubon Naturalist Nathaniel Austin will lead a guided walk across the lake, exploring lake ecology, animal tracking, and eagle behavior.</span></i></p>
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		<title>&#8220;The Buzz on Native Plants&#8221; &#8211; Film Screening, Discussion &#038; Seed Sowing Demo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><em>“The Buzz on Native Plants” &#8211; </em></strong><em>Official Selection, Maryland International Film Festival 2024; Official Selection, Maine Outdoor Film Festival 2024; featured on PBS — explores the vital relationship between native plants and pollinators and how small planting choices can strengthen local ecosystems in a changing climate.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><em>Followed by a <strong>Q&amp;A</strong> and <strong>seed-sowing demonstration</strong> with Molly DellaRoman of 5 Star Orchard and Nursery, with participants taking home native plant seeds to overwinter and germinate in spring.</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">You care about the Wildlands – whether you’re hiking, biking, or picking wild blueberries. The work of stewarding these 5,200 acres requires constant effort and resources, and as the Wildlands grow, so does the need for stewardship.</span></p>
<p>There is more land to manage, trails to maintain, and boundaries to mark. Your support helps ensure this land remains a refuge for wildlife and people.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 04:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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