Upcoming Events

We’ll explore these two Town-owned properties for breeding birds. 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 7:00 a.m. at the iron gate at the end of Lindbergh Crossing Road (off Old Bath Road), 1.3 miles northeast of the Bath Road/Old Bath Road intersection. FMI…

As conditions allow, we will be 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. If you plan to participate, please contact the Sanctuary…

Join us for “Shorebird Sunday” as we search for shorebirds at Wharton Point (Maquoit Bay) in Brunswick. We will be observing (a scope is very helpful) the shorebirds foraging on the mudflat as the incoming tide forces them closer to shore. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at Wharton Point (head of Maquoit Bay) at the intersection of Maquoit Road and Woodside Road. FMI Gordon Smith 449-8206.

Join us for “Shorebird Sunday” as we search for shorebirds at Wharton Point (Maquoit Bay) in Brunswick. We will be observing (a scope is very helpful) the shorebirds foraging on the mudflat as the incoming tide forces them closer to shore. Meet at 9:15 a.m. at Wharton Point (head of Maquoit Bay) at the intersection of Maquoit Road and Woodside Road. FMI Gordon Smith 449-8206.