This calendar lists events hosted by several of the great land trusts and environmental organizations in the greater Blue Hill Peninsula & Deer Isle/Stonington area. Please contact the host organizations for more information on particular events.
March 1, 2020 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery - Hatchery Building, 306 Hatchery Rd, East Orland, ME 04431, USA
Join the fun at the first Wildlands Winter Wilderness Challenge, a snowshoe/ fat bike race on Great Pond Mountain. All abilities are welcome! We’ll have a fat bike race, snowshoe race, and winter duathlon (fat bike & snowshoe) race. The snowshoe race will be roughly 3 miles long. The duathlon will be a 5-mile fat bike ride followed by a 3-mile snowshoe run. Sign up as a team or take on the individual challenge. We will crown “Wildlands Frozen Man” & “Wildlands Frozen Woman”- the male and female participants who finish first in the duathlon as a solo athletes.
Registration & Packet Pick-up 7:00-8:30 am
Fat Bike Race Start 9:00 am (Long course (9:00, Short Course 9:15)
The Essex Woods Fat Bike Race will be moved to the Wildlands so we can highlight the Capstone Trail in winter. This race is now part of the Wildlands Winter Wilderness Challenge. Register for the fat bike race here: https://www.bikereg.com/essexwoods
BHHT:Fun Winter Activities with Blue Hill Heritage Trust
BHHT:Fun Winter Activities with Blue Hill Heritage Trust
March 5, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Blue Hill Co-op, 70 South St, Blue Hill, ME 04614, USA
Blue Hill Heritage Trust volunteers, Merrie Eley and Barbara Kourajian, will share ideas for winter hikes, snowshoeing, xc skiing and skating on BHHT properties and other locations in the area. They will also hand out info on a winter outing packing list and trail first aid kits. There will be BHHT Trail Guide Books available for sale. This event is taking place at the Blue Hill Co-op Thursday, March 5, noon - 1:00pm.
BHHT: Winter Hike- Becton Trail to the Hayes Trail
BHHT: Winter Hike- Becton Trail to the Hayes Trail
March 9, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Blue Hill Mountain Hayes & Service Trail, Mountain Rd, Blue Hill, ME 04614, USA
Join BHHT volunteers Merrie Eley and Barbara Kourajian for a fun farewell to winter with a group hike up the Becton Trail to the Hayes Trail on Blue Hill Mtn. This moderate hike, with some strenuous sections, will require stabilizers or microspikes (and hiking poles may be helpful). The hike is 2 miles up and 1 mile down with a maple themed snack at the summit. It is the Maple Sugar Moon, according to the Farmer's Almanac, so get ready for some maple snacks along the way. Hot beverages provided as well. Please let us know if you can attend so we have enough for everyone, and so we can notify you of any changes in case some challenging weather sneaks up on us. Call BHHT 374-5118 to pre-register. Meeting place: Hayes Field parking lot at base of mountain on Mountain Rd (where the hike ends) From there we will carpool to the Becton Trailhead on Turkey Farm Rd (where the hike begins)
BHHT: Wild Sun Catchers: Plants of the Peninsula Monthly Workshops for Kids!
BHHT: Wild Sun Catchers: Plants of the Peninsula Monthly Workshops for Kids!
March 10, 2020 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Wild Sun Catchers: Plants of the Peninsula Monthly Workshops for Kids!
A FREE after school nature workshop celebrating the wild plants of the Blue Hill Peninsula for ages 5-12. Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust at the Blue Hill Public Library on the first Tuesday of every month 3:30-4:30pm to get better acquainted with the beautiful plant life around us all year long - hollow stemmed sumac, edible pine, waxy bay berries. Come use your five senses to explore their magic! There will be crafting, eating, learning, and other hands-on activities. There will also be tea to enjoy made from one of our plant friends, along with a chance to learn how to make tea from scratch. Workshops will take place both indoors and outdoors so please come prepared for the weather.