Upcoming Events

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, Public Program: 7:00 – 8:00 P.M. (Board Meeting: 5:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.) Location: Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Room, Brunswick. Born in the Finger Lakes region of New York, Ed has a life-long love for wild creatures and the natural world around us. For 18 years he has been improving wildlife habitat at an old farm near Ithaca, NY. Ed is involved with several respected conservation groups in- cluding Trout Unlimited and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.…

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 8:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. We’ll explore these two Town-owned properties for Fall migrants. The “Fitzgerald Preserve” is one of the few sandplain grasslands remaining in Maine. We’ll walk easy sandy paths (up to 2 miles) exploring this unusual natural area.  Following, we’ll visit the nearby Bay Bridge Landing Wetland Park on the Androscoggin River. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the iron gate at the end of Lindbergh Crossing Road (off Old Bath Road), 1.3 miles northeast…

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, DAWN TO DUSK (All are welcome to join for any part of the day) Join Merrymeeting Audubon for this fun event. We will be staking out a 17- foot diameter circle, and from within the circle we will attempt to observe/hear all birds in the surrounding area. Observation/listening will begin at dawn and continue until dusk. Anyone is welcome to join The Big Sit! at any time during the day and stay as long as desired. Meet…

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. As conditions allow, we will be pruning, removing invasive plants and doing trail maintenance. Directions: Take the New Meadows exit off US Route 1 in West Bath. Turn left onto New Meadows Road and go straight ahead to the traffic signal at Bath Road. Proceed across Bath Road onto Foster’s Point Road and follow it nearly to the end. You will see the Sanctuary sign and a parking area on the right.…

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, Public Program: 7:00 – 8:00 P.M. Program: TBA Please check with our web site or Facebook for more information. Board Meeting: 5:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M. Before Public Program Location: Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Room, Brunswick  

SUNDAY OCTOBER 30, 8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. John Berry will lead this trip to Sabattus Pond. In the Fall, this pond hosts large concentrations of migrating waterfowl, including Ruddy and Ring-necked Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, scaup and coots. Meet at Martin’s Point Park in Sabattus. From the intersection of Rt. 9 and Rt. 126, take High Street north approximately .4 mile to Elm Street. Turn right on Elm Street and proceed .2 mile to Lake Street. Turn right on Lake…

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Join John Berry for a look at the winter waterfowl of eastern Casco Bay from one of Harpswell’s most scenic locations. Directions: From Harpswell Islands Road (Rt.24), turn left onto Washington Avenue. Proceed approximately .1 mile to a small parking area for 4 or 5 cars at All Saints by-the-Sea Chapel. If this lot is full, proceed down Washington Avenue to additional parking at Harpswell Heritage Land Trust’s McIntosh Lot Preserve. FMI…