Volunteers Extraordinaire.
June 19, 2012. Three young fellers take it upon themselves to remove large chunks of an old pine that's been threatening traffic and passersby on the Valley Road. See attached video and pictures. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM5UwhmGFa4&feature=g-upl...
Orland River Day 2012
A few images from Orland River Day June 30, 2012.
KidsPeace Kids Construct South Gate Bypass
In June, Great Pond Mountain Trust officials requested KidsPeace kids, as part of their regular Forestry program, to construct a wheelchair bypass around the South Gate on the Bucksport-Ellsworth Road. The kids worked hard. Shawn McCue came along as a worker...
Wildlands Forestry – 101: Building the New Forest
Adults and teens interested in learning to manage their own woodlot – and willing to volunteer a few hours in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands – are invited to attend Wildlands Forestry 101: Building the New Forest, a free, short course in basic forestry. Taught by...
KidsPeace Teens make Contributions
Check out this article from the Bangor Daily News featuring Hans Krichels and the KidsPeace crew and their sawhorse inventions - which are now being used far and wide! Did you know KidsPeace does community service in the Wildlands every week?
Camping
Camping in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands The Wildlands is open for camping year-round at two designated campsites, by reservation. Baker Brook is about a mile's hike from North Gate, and is suitable for groups, with a lean-to and 3-4 tent sites, plus a pit toilet...
Hopkins Meadow property
A visit to the flooded Hopkins Meadow January 6, 2011, yielded signs of beaver, moose, deer, hare and coyote. The Town of Orland donated this property January 10, 2011, to GPMCT.
DePaolo property
These photos were taken in summer, 2011 on the DePaolo property, purchased by GPMCT in Dec., 2011. This property abuts the Wildlands Dead River parcel.
GPMCT purchases Hay Ledges, Orland donates swamp
This winter, GPMCT has added two more pieces of land to the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands – one a gift from the Town of Orland, and another part of a campaign to close the gap between the two tracts of the Wildlands. Both parcels will be put into Tree Growth tax...
New wildlife meadows created
Visitors to the Dead River side of the Wildlands will notice some spectacular new views of Dead River and Alamoosook Lake this year. GPMCT received cost-share funds in 2011 from the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service’s WHIP (Wildlife Habitat Incentives...
