Events Calendar

⚠️UPDATE CANCELLED!!  Join us next week.

Join us for a hands-on afternoon of trail improvement on Thursday, July 2nd from 1–4 PM at Patten Stream Preserve in Surry! Help us enhance this beautiful property and make it even more enjoyable for visitors.

We’re preparing the preserve for upcoming bridge and boardwalk repairs and replacements, along with improving trail surfaces for a better hiking experience.

Volunteer tasks may include:
• Clearing and widening sections of trail
• Accessing bridge sites
• Digging and shaping trail surfaces
• Trimming vegetation
• Helping move materials

This important work is supported by a grant from AllTrails, and your help will make a big difference!

We’ll gather at the Patten Stream Preserve parking lot in Surry.

We recommend that volunteers bring/wear water, work gloves and sturdy boots or closed-toed shoes (the terrain may be wet.)

We’ll provide all tools, plus extra gloves, drinks, and snacks.

Everyone is welcome—no experience necessary. Whether you can stay for the whole time or just drop in, we’d love to have you!
 
*RSVP- Please email us if you plan to attend so we can get a headcount.

FMI: email stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org
or call our office at 374-5118

*Weather note: If it rains, we’ll shift to Monday, July 6th. Keep an eye on your email for updates.

Join us for a rewarding afternoon outdoors on Thursday, July 9th from 1–4 PM at Blue Hill Mountain!

Help us protect this special place while enjoying fresh air, great company, and hands-on conservation work.

Invasive plants are an increasing challenge across Maine, and Blue Hill Mountain is no exception. We’ll be working together to cut back invasive bittersweet, helping restore native habitats.

Volunteers will work in small groups across different areas of the mountain, including fields and trails.

We’ll gather at the Hayes Trail parking lot (the large lot at the top of the hill). Can’t make it right at 1 PM? No problem—feel free to join us anytime during the afternoon. Just look for our groups in the field or along the trail.

We recommend that volunteers bring/wear water, work gloves and sturdy boots or closed-toed shoes and hand clippers/loppers (if you have them.)

Don’t have tools or gloves? We’ve got extras available, along with drinks and snacks!

Everyone is welcome—no experience needed. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or brand new, we’d love to have you.

*RSVP- Please email us if you plan to attend so we can get a headcount.

FMI: stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org
or call our office at 374-5118.

Weather note: If it rains, we’ll move the event to Friday, July 10th. Keep an eye on your email for updates.

Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust for a special evening at the Blue Hill Country Club in support of our Farmland Forever Program, an initiative dedicated to protecting and preserving local farmland for this and future generations.
 
Enjoy a delicious dinner while learning about the importance of conserving working farmland in our community. Funds raised during this event will directly support efforts to keep farmland accessible, productive, and permanently protected.
 
This gathering is an opportunity to connect with neighbors, farmers, and conservation supporters who care about the future of our local landscape and food systems.
 
Come share a meal, celebrate our region’s agricultural heritage, and help ensure that farmland remains a lasting part of our community.
 
Purchase tickets for this event at:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983621838316?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Tom Wessels for a guided landscape interpretation walk on local BHHT trail.

This walk will focus on reading the forest's history including past agricultural use, wind events, logging, and fire. Tom will also point out unique adaptations of our regional trees plus intriguing co-evolved interrelationships that abound in our forest ecosystems.

Registration is required. To register, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XodYTPJu5EkLdqEK1VkF08JYnIjoB1UY0-gYVKzYOdQ/edit

**SPACE IS LIMITED. Registration is required**

The location of this walk will be disclosed after completing the registration process.

Please bring appropriate footwear and water bottles.
 
To learn more about Tom and his guided walk, visit this YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcLQz-oR6sw

Join BHHT's summer intern, Casey, for tips and tricks when dealing with ticks! Stop by the table that is set up in the field at the Blue Hill Hayes & Service Trail trailhead for information on the little critters, the sprays that deter them, and all the associated risks and good-to-know information concerning both. The table will be set up from 10 AM to 12 PM, feel free to stop by before your hike! A tick drag will be occurring at 12 PM, where we will collect as many as possible and send them off for disease testing. There is no registration for the event, but add your email to the form below to be sent the results and implications of the testing (results will take 8 or more weeks): 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_y2GXKPGPGtKOcgVB00Jze_ToZLliS48iMjCuV6PaZFiQVQ/viewform?usp=dialog

It is recommended to wear long pants that are light in color (preferably tucked into your socks), sunscreen, and bug spray. 

Join us for a hands-on afternoon of trail improvement on Thursday, July 16th from 1–4 PM at Patten Stream Preserve in Surry! Help us enhance this beautiful property and make it even more enjoyable for visitors.

We’re preparing the preserve for upcoming bridge and boardwalk repairs and replacements, along with improving trail surfaces for a better hiking experience.

Volunteer tasks may include:
• Clearing and widening sections of trail
• Accessing bridge sites
• Digging and shaping trail surfaces
• Trimming vegetation
• Helping move materials

This important work is supported by a grant from AllTrails, and your help will make a big difference!

We’ll gather at the Patten Stream Preserve parking lot in Surry.

We recommend that volunteers bring/wear water, work gloves and sturdy boots or closed-toed shoes (the terrain may be wet.)

We’ll provide all tools, plus extra gloves, drinks, and snacks.

Everyone is welcome—no experience necessary. Whether you can stay for the whole time or just drop in, we’d love to have you!
 
*RSVP- Please email us if you plan to attend so we can get a headcount.

FMI: email stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org
or call our office at 374-5118

*Weather note: If it rains, we’ll shift to Friday, July 17th. Keep an eye on your email for updates.

Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Todd Miller of Immersion Nature Tours for an exciting evening encounter with the moths of Blue Hill.  Experience their dazzling diversity, and learn about their vital role in nature.  With more than 3,000 species in Maine, you're bound to see something you've never seen before!  

*This event is free but space is limited. Registration is required. All children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the program. Please bring a flashlight and camera. 

Click here to register! 

Location will be provided after registration is complete.

To learn more about local moths, see Todd's webinar on the Insects of Downeast Maine: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHVyn_BMwNU

Maine Woodland Owners and Blue Hill Heritage Trust (BHHT) will once again offer its popular chainsaw training workshop at BHHT’s Meadowbrook Forest property in Surry on Friday, July 17 from 8:30 am - 3:00 pm. This hands-on beginner-level training provides instruction on saw handling and maintenance, protective equipment, firewood cutting, and tree felling.

Instructed by Jack Houz, a certified logging professional trainer with significant experience with
chainsaws and training others to safely handle a chainsaw, all workshops are open to the public and registration for each workshop is $65.00 per person. The workshop is not a full Certified Logging Professional training. Space is limited and classes fill up quickly.

Established in 1975, Maine Woodland Owners is a non-profit organization that promotes stewardship of Maine’s small woodland resources by supporting good forest management and advocating for Maine’s small woodland owners. Blue Hill Heritage Trust was founded in 1985 by residents of the Blue Hill Peninsula in coastal Maine to conserve the farmland, forest, wetlands, and wildlife habitat needed to sustain ecological and community health in a changing climate.

For more information and to register for a workshop, visit
www.mainewoodlandowners.org/chainsaw-training or contact Jenn Hicks, Director of Communications and Outreach: jenn@mainewoodlandowners.org or (207) 626-0005.