Events Calendar

Join us for a hands-on afternoon of trail improvement on Thursday, June 4th 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, June 5th. Keep an eye on your email for updates.

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 at: https://forms.gle/7ucHsYA7AbQa5XMm6

**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

Walk the fields of BHHT’s Dianna K. Emory Conservation Area, a 79 acre parcel donated to the Trust in 2021 in Sedgwick, and learn about the issues threatening grassland birds, Bobolinks in particular. Leaders for this event are Laura Suomi-Lecker and Leslie Clapp of Downeast Audubon.
 
*This walk is limited to 20 people.*
 
**REGISTRATION is REQUIRED**
Email deaudubon@gmail.com to reserve your spot!
 
Please call BHHT at 374-5118 if you have questions regarding your ability to participate.

Join us for a rewarding afternoon outdoors on Thursday, June 11th 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, June 12th. Keep an eye on your email for updates.

Join us for a hands-on afternoon of trail improvement on Thursday, June 18th 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, June 22nd. Keep an eye on your email for updates.

Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust at our Carter Nature Preserve property in Surry for a fun low-tide event for kids! We will explore the tide-pools and seaweed exposed during low tide, search for creatures including barnacles, snails, and crabs, and discuss some of the extreme conditions of living within this part of the Maine shoreline.

While children of all ages are welcome, this event will best serve kids who are able to walk the wet, rocky shoreline unassisted. If you have young children, please plan on walking with them for the duration of the event as the rocks may be slippery. Parents/guardians are required to be present for the duration of the event.

Participants should wear sturdy, closed-toes shoes that you don’t mind getting wet. Sunscreen and water are also recommended.
This event is fair-weather dependent and will be canceled in the event of rain or extreme weather.

If you have questions about your families ability to participate, please give our office a call at 374-5118.

Join us for a fun and impactful afternoon on Thursday, June 25th from 1–4 PM at Ferry Landing Natural Area in Brooksville!

Spend some time outdoors, meet great people, and help us
care for this beautiful coastal property.

We’ll be tackling invasive multiflora rose, clipping and pulling back these thorny plants to help native species thrive. Thanks to volunteers like you, we made great progress last year—and we’re excited to keep the momentum going as we work toward removing it from the property over time.

We’ll gather at the Ferry Road parking area.

We recommend that volunteers bring/wear water, work gloves, long-sleeves (to guard against thorny plant) and sturdy boots or closed-toed shoes (the terrain will be wet with woody debris.)

We’ll provide all the tools you’ll need, plus extra support along the way.

It’s a great way to enjoy the outdoors, get a little exercise, and make a real difference. No experience needed—just bring your energy and willingness to help!

*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 weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ll move to Friday, June 26th—keep an eye on your email for updates

Want to make a bird house and learn about Bluebirds in Hancock County?
 
Join us for a fun event on Tuesday, June 30 from 1-2:30pm. Charlie Cannon from Holbrook Island Sanctuary will help your kids build a birdhouse to bring home and Susan Guilford from Downeast Audubon will share stories about Bluebirds and how you can help create habitat for our avian friends.
 
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. 
 
To register for this event please fill out the registration form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedVsGIlmoNqCi9YltT12SIEBp_ZphGHylqoQcTwEPQkppp2g/viewform?usp=header