Wildlands Snowshoe Run 2015
For photos of the 2015 Wild Winter Fun Day, including the Wildlands Snowshoe Run, please visit https://greatpondpics.shutterfly.com/1037.
Dalisio wins Snowshoe Race
Tony Dalisio of Waterville bested fifteen other runners to win the 13th annual Wildlands Snowshoe Race on Saturday, Feb. 14. Dalisio, 32, completed the brutally cold and snowy 4.9-mile course in 49 minutes, 7 seconds. He was followed by Victor Skorapa of Freeport,...
Goupee, VanDongen win Wildlands Trail Run
A record 78 runners turned out for this year's Wildlands Trail Race Sunday, October 26. The first race in the 2014 Downeast Double Trouble Trail Race Series saw some solid performances and left a lot to be determined at next week's run in Sullivan. In this year's...
GPMCT earns national accreditation!
Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust is one of 25 land trusts nationwide to be awarded first-time accreditation in August from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. “We are thrilled to be recognized for our...
NEW TRACTOR IN THE WILDLANDS
On May 15 in the Wildlands, a dream finally came true. Great Pond Trust's new Kubota tractor showed up on schedule. This machine comes complete with brush hog, landscape rake, and rear grader blade. It will be used primarily for maintaining roads and mowing fields...
NEW BOG BRIDGING IN THE WILDLANDS
April 27, 2014. BIG THANKS to Logan Cote and Orland's Scout Troop 102, who spent Monday morning constructing over 100 feet of bog bridging on our Wildlands Birding Path (off Hothole Pond Trail). This is Logan's Eagle Scout project. Come check it out. ...
Bucksport Farmer’s Market returns
The Bucksport Farmer’s Market will be back outdoors on Main Street (next to the Post Office) Thursdays starting May 15, 2:30-5 pm. New vendors will join the ones you grew to love and support last season. GPMCT is a sponsor! Support your local farmers and enjoy some...
To the Summit! Campaign a success
THANK YOU for helping us reach the summit! Just as 2013 ended, we reached our campaign goal of $750,000 to purchase 200 acres atop Orland's Great Pond Mountain, connecting the two Wildlands sections and conserving the mountain's summit forever! The To the Summit!...
MONTHLY PHOTO CONTEST 2014
ENTER OUR MONTHLY PHOTO CONTEST. This year’s theme: ON THE WATER. Send photos of lakes, ponds, rivers, flora, fauna, people having fun on the water in Bucksport, Orland, Dedham, Verona Island. Please send your favorite photos to: info@greatpondtrust.org or...
2014 SNOWSHOE RACE RESULTS
ORLAND - Ice and slush didn’t stop 19 diehard runners from competing in the 12th annual Wildlands Snowshoe Race on Sunday, Feb. 2 in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands. Matt Methot, 23, a Maine Maritime Academy student from Portland, took home the prize for first...