Events Calendar | Blue Hill Heritage Trust

Blue Hill Heritage Trust events are free and open to the public thanks to the generous support of our donors. Thank You! Learn more about becoming a donor and supporting our work.

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.

	October 2024
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		1	2	3 BHHT Volunteer Day! BHHT Volunteer Day! October 3, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Blue Hill Heritage Trust is hosting a Volunteer Work Day on Thursday, October 3rd, from 1 - 4 pm. We will be repainting trail blazes on trails for the afternoon. Our goal is to spruce up the blazing and make the markings more visible for hikers to see. The property is TBD. Volunteers should bring plenty of water, and insect repellant. Blue Hill Heritage Trust will provide all the tools, paint and rubber gloves needed. If you're interested in attending, please shoot me an email so we get a sense of numbers for the day. *This volunteer day activity will be very weather dependent. The day, time or even the activity may change. We will email if anything changes. Property and parking information will be provided when RSVP is received. Anyone interested or having questions can contact our Land Steward, Andrew, at stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org See more details •	4	5
6	7	8	9	10 Landscape Interpretation guided hike With Tom Wessels Landscape Interpretation guided hike With Tom Wessels October 10, 2024 Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Tom Wessels for a guided landscape interpretation walk on the Furth Wildlife SanctuaryTrail in Surry. 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 coevolved interrelationships that abound in our forest ecosystems. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED at https://forms.gle/eeveNdEtKEuoZGRJA SPACE IS LIMITED. Registration will close when event is full.* We will meet at the trailhead at 9am. Please bring appropriate footwear and water bottles. See more details •	11	12
13	14	15	16	17 BHHT Volunteer Work Day! BHHT Volunteer Work Day! October 17, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Blue Hill Heritage Trust is hosting a Volunteer Work Day on Thursday, October 17th, from 1 - 4 pm. We will be repainting trail blazes on trails for the afternoon. Our goal is to spruce up the blazing and make the markings more visible for hikers to see. The property is TBD. Volunteers should bring plenty of water, and insect repellant. Blue Hill Heritage Trust will provide all the tools, paint and rubber gloves needed. If you're interested in attending, please shoot me an email so we get a sense of numbers for the day. *This volunteer day activity will be very weather dependent. The day, time or even the activity may change. We will email if anything changes. Property and parking information will be provided when RSVP is received. Anyone interested or having questions can contact our Land Steward, Andrew, at stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org See more details •	18	19 Firearms Hunter's Safety Class Kids(Ages 10-16) & Adults Firearms Hunter's Safety Class Kids(Ages 10-16) & Adults October 19, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery - Hatchery Building, 306 Hatchery Rd, East Orland, ME 04431, USA A Firearms Hunter Safety Course will be hosted by the Blue Hill Heritage Trust. This course will be offered as an Online Course with an in-person Field Day. This is the Maine Department of Fish and Wildlife Certified Hunter Safety Program. Students complete the online course prior to attending an in-person Field Day. The Field Day involves discussions and demonstrations by instructors during class and field experiences. This class is offered for anyone applying for a hunting license for the first time, or also as a “brush up” course. There are two (2) parts to the course: Part 1 has two options: Students can complete the Online Course at hunter-ed.com/maine. The cost to register for the online course is $24.95. Upon successful completion of the online course, students can use their course completion voucher. Part 2: Field Day skills and exam session. Students must complete the Online section (above) prior to the Field Day. Volunteer instructors provide valuable information to new hunters including insight into the sport of hunting, resources and support. In person courses provide students with the opportunity to ask questions of instructors and gain further guidance. The Field Day includes instruction and practical exercises in: Survival/first aid, Landowner relations, Hunter ethics, Maine hunting laws, safe firearms handling, map and compass, and outdoor survival. At the Field Day, students must demonstrate to the instructor that they can safely handle a firearm, and must participate in workshop and session activities, bring a survival kit and pass a 50-question exam with a score of at least 70%. The Field Day will be held at Craig Brook Fish Hatchery on October 19th 8:30am-4:30pm. Participants must be at least 10 years of age and all minors will be required to have a signed parental consent form at the Field Day session. Individuals that are 16 years or younger are required to complete both sections of the course to obtain their license. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED REGISTER at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/firearms-hunter-safety-homestudy-course-east-orland-tickets-1031023738757?aff=oddtdtcreator For more information please visit: https://www.maine.gov/.../saf.../firearms-hunter-safety.html Or contact instructor04609@gmail.com or Merrin Brache at the Blue Hill Heritage Trust, merrin@bluehillheritagetrust.org See more details •
20	21	22	23	24 Friends From the Field: Seaweed–A Vital Resource and Habitat Friends From the Field: Seaweed–A Vital Resource and Habitat October 24, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join BHHT and IHT for our next Friends From the Field Webinar: Seaweed – A Vital Resource and Habitat. Our guests are David Porter and Allison Snow who co-founded the Blue Hill Peninsula Rockweed Forum, https://rockweedforest.org, a citizen volunteer group that advocates for the conservation of intertidal rockweed. Seaweed such as rockweed, bladderwrack, and kelp provide essential saltwater habitats for fish and other wildlife. This webinar will focus on the natural history of our local brown algae, their commercial uses, and the ecological effects of harvesting rockweed. Register for this webinar at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fIS2UY3FQZC-R_A7JEhMJQ See more details •	25	26
27	28	29	30 Pumpkin Promenade! Pumpkin Promenade! October 30, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Calling all pumpkin carvers... We want you to participate in our 2nd annual BHHT Pumpkin Promenade! Carve your pumpkins & bring them to the designated "drop off" at the Blue Hill Heritage Trust office on Oct 29th (or to John Murphy trailhead on Oct 30th by 8am). We will stage pumpkins along the John Murphy Accessible Trail where you and the community can view them a-glow on Wednesday the 30th 9am - 9pm, and Thursday the 31st 8am - 9pm. Contact our office at info@bluehillheritagetrust.org or 374-5118 for more info. See more details Pumpkin Promenade Cider & Donuts! Pumpkin Promenade Cider & Donuts! October 30, 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Join us on the opening day of our 2nd annual BHHT Pumpkin Promenade for cider & donuts! We'll be at the trailhead of the John Murphy Trail (behind the First Congregational Church). Bring the kids for an after-school snack. Come as you are, or don your Halloween costumes. This is an excellent time to walk the trail and still have plenty of time to make it home for dinner. And it's great if you have "littles" that might not enjoy the trail after dark. And remember, we are hoping everyone donates a carved pumpkin for the cause! Call our office at 374-5118 or see our Pumpkin Promenade FB event page for ore info. See more details • •	31 Pumpkin Promenade! Pumpkin Promenade! October 31, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 pm Calling all pumpkin carvers... We want you to participate in our 2nd annual BHHT Pumpkin Promenade! Carve your pumpkins & bring them to the designated "drop off" at the Blue Hill Heritage Trust office on Oct 29th (or to John Murphy trailhead on Oct 30th by 8am). We will stage pumpkins along the John Murphy Accessible Trail where you and the community can view them a-glow on Wednesday the 30th 9am - 9pm, and Thursday the 31st 8am - 9pm. Contact our office at info@bluehillheritagetrust.org or 374-5118 for more info. See more details •

Blue Hill Heritage Trust events are free and open to the public thanks to the generous support of our donors. Thank You! Learn more about becoming a donor and supporting our work.

October 2024