BHHT offers a mix of online and in-person, outdoor events. Most events require registration. Please see event descriptions for specific details/requirements for each. For more information please contact our office at info@bluehillheritagetrust.org or call our office at (207)374-5118.
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BHHT Volunteer Work Day on Blue Hill Mountain!
BHHT Volunteer Work Day on Blue Hill Mountain!
November 6, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Blue Hill Heritage Trust is wrapping up our 2025 Volunteer Work Days with one last date on Blue Hill Mountain, Nov 6th, from 1-4 pm.
 Activity for the day is TBD.
We will be meeting at the Blue Hill Mountain Hayes Trail parking lot (the big one) on top of the hill.
Please, email if you're interested in attending, so we can get a sense of participation numbers for the day.
Everyone and anyone is welcome to come help out, and we look forward to seeing you all there.
Any questions, please email me stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org or call our office.
**BHHT Volunteer Days occur twice a month throughout the spring - fall seasons. Every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 1-4pm (unless otherwise specified). Mark your calendars and check out postings regularly for information on up-coming dates, tasks and locations**
Doctrine of Discovery from an Indigenous Perspective
Doctrine of Discovery from an Indigenous Perspective
November 6, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Bagaduce Music, 49 South St, Blue Hill, ME 04614, USA
Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust and our guest speaker Dwayne Tomah, a Passamaquoddy language keeper, as part of our Wabanaki Speaker Series on Nov 6th for Tomah's presentation "Doctrine of Discovery from an Indigenous Perspective."
A contentious principle that granted Europeans the right to claim land they âdiscoveredâ as their own, then create laws to support their dominance. The principle and related laws âestablished power and domination over our land as well as power over our people."-Tomah
An example of the kinds of regulations and laws set up to strip First Nations people of power was an 1823 court decision that regulated land rights on tribal territories. Even today Native people can only âoccupyâ tribal land, they cannot hold title to it. Â Due to some graphic/mature topics in this session, it is intended for mature audiences and ages 18+.
Dwayne is the director and curator of the Sipayik Museum and teacher of the Passamaquoddy language and culture. Dwayne is the youngest fluent speaker of the Passamaquoddy tribe and has served on the tribal council.
His life has been dedicated to working on language and culture preservation. He has edited the Passamaquoddy dictionary and worked to create a Passamaquoddy language app. He shares native legends through song and dance. He also has worked with Animal Planet on a segment called âWinged Creaturesâ, highlighting the history of the thunderbird.
Dwayne is currently working with the Library of Congress on translating the Passamaquoddy wax cylinders. He has also been involved in repatriation and the Land Back movement and shares historical truth regarding the Doctrine of Discovery from an Indigenous perspective.
November 7, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Brooksville Community Center, 1 Black Bear Rd, Brooksville, ME 04617, USA
Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust and our guest speaker Dwayne Tomah, a Passamaquoddy language keeper, as part of our Wabanaki Speaker Series on Nov 7th for Tomah's presentation "Passamaquoddy Language Keeper."
He will share stories and songs recorded on wax cylinders in 1890 by anthropologist Jesse Walter Fewkes, which have recently been digitized by the Library of Congress.
Tomah will share how he is transcribing these culturally important recordings. He will discuss the connection between language and land, and how the revitalization of language connects tribal members to their ancestors.
Dwayne is the director and curator of the Sipayik Museum and teacher of the Passamaquoddy language and culture. Dwayne is the youngest fluent speaker of the Passamaquoddy tribe and has served on the tribal council.
His life has been dedicated to working on language and culture preservation. He has edited the Passamaquoddy dictionary and worked to create a Passamaquoddy language app. He shares native legends through song and dance. He also has worked with Animal Planet on a segment called âWinged Creaturesâ, highlighting the history of the thunderbird.
Dwayne is currently working with the Library of Congress on translating the Passamaquoddy wax cylinders. He has also been involved in repatriation and the Land Back movement and shares historical truth regarding the Doctrine of Discovery from an Indigenous perspective.
The kids will be out of school on Veteran's Day (Nov 11th). Why not join BHHT to learn about some of Maineâs forest mammals (âfurbearersâ, specifically) and what makes them so special. Learn about their amazing adaptations by exploring various skulls and pelts. Discover how to identify their tracks and scat in the wild â maybe you can spot some of them in your own backyard!
This program is designed for children (grades 3-8) but all ages are welcome to attend! Children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the program.
This program will take place outside at the Blue Hill Heritage Trust Office. Please dress for the weather.
No registration required. Program will begin promptly at 11am, so please arrive a few minutes early. The terrain at our office is fairly level. Please call if you have accessibility questions.
Join BHHT & IHT for our November Friends From the Field with Dr. Mark Pokras!
Did you know that groups in Maine are deeply involved in studies on the environmental threats to common loons?
Today we consider that common loons (Gavia immer) embody everything in nature that is wild, free, mysterious and beautiful. In New Hampshire, Tiffany Grade has said, âWhen you encounter a loon, youâre in another world. Youâre sucked out of the humdrum of the daily human routine and taken to a wild place.â But loons are under pressure from a variety of problems including climate change, pollutants, human recreational activities, and emerging diseases and parasites. Learn more about how this is done as Dr. Mark Pokras (Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University) describes the pathology work that helps us understand these threats, prioritize conservation efforts, and highlight efforts of Maine organizations.
Dr. Mark Pokras, Emeritus Associate Professor of Wildlife Medicine, and former Director of the Tufts Wildlife Clinic, and Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine. Â Mark earned a bachelor's degree in ecology and systematics from Cornell University and a D.V.M. from Tufts. Â Mark has been involved in wildlife conservation and rehabilitation for over 50 years and has worked with local, state and national, and international groups on educational and research efforts. Â His current areas of interest are medicine and surgery of native wildlife (especially birds and reptiles), wildlife (especially aquatic birds) as indicators of environmental health, conservation biology, and allometric scaling. Â A particular focus has been research on the effects of lead poisoning and the bioaccumulation of chemicals in loons and other aquatic animals. Mark works closely with most of the private, state and federal conservation organizations in the region and is strongly committed to fostering multidisciplinary collaborative efforts.
November 20, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Jill's Lane, Jill's Ln, Surry, ME 04684, USA
To end our volunteering season, BHHT would like to show our gratitude to all of our great 2025 volunteers with a Fall Volunteer Appreciation event!
We'll have the grills going, warm food, along with drinks and other snacks. If we get rain, and fire risks go down, we may also have a fire. If you have volunteered in 2025, we would love to have you attend, and bring the whole family!
*Please RSVP by November 18th by email at: stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org
or call our office (374-5118) so we can make sure to have enough food for everyone. Â Feel free to email with any questions or dietary restrictions. Folks are welcome to come and go anytime from 1-4pm as they please.
This event will take place at our Stewardship Barn at Meadowbrook Forest in Surry. To get to the barn, drive up Jill's Ln, where you can park near Chickadee Compost at the top of the hill, or additional overflow parking is located across from the Downeast Woodbank, and you can walk up the driveway.