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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

Apr 28, 2013 | News

Saturday April 27, 2013. Assistant Scoutmaster Paul Corcoran brings nine Scouts from Troop 10 out of  Bangor to camp for the weekend at the Baker Brook Camping Area.  On Saturday, the Scouts work with Paul and  Steward Brian Keegstra to build two new rustic benches at...

Trust Members Attend Maine Land Conservation Conference 2013

Apr 28, 2013 | News

April 26-27, 2013.  On these days, four members of the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust traveled to Topsham Maine to participate in a conference subtitled “Re-Connecting Children with Nature”. The conference,  hosted by Maine Coast Heritage Trust and sponsored...