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.
Wild Sun Catchers: Plants of the Peninsula Monthly Workshops for Kids!
Wild Sun Catchers: Plants of the Peninsula Monthly Workshops for Kids!
January 7, 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.
Winter Hike Series #1: Family Friendly at Bluff head
Winter Hike Series #1: Family Friendly at Bluff head
January 20, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Bluff Head, Sedgwick, ME 04676, USA
Join BHHT volunteers Merrie Eley & Barbara Kourajian for their 5th Annual Winter Hikes Series! These fun group hikes are a great way to explore the woods in the winter and learn about animal tracking! Please dress accordingly, and bring snow shoes, ice creepers, or sturdy boots and poles depending on the conditions. Hot beverages and snacks will be provided, so 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 (registration not required, it just helps). These hikes will take place on BHHT properties and everyone is welcome. Hope to see you out in the woods this winter!
This hike will be geared towards families and kids.
January 21, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, ME 04614, USA
Winter time is a special time to be outdoors! A snow covered ground give us a glimpse into an animals life that we wouldn't have seen otherwise. Kids ages 4 and up are welcome to join Explore Outdoors! to discuss some of the different tracks and signs of wildlife we can find during the winter and those responsible for leaving the tracks behind.
The workshop will include a brief adventure outdoors to test our tracking knowledge. Afterwards, we will warm up with some tea while we create our own wildlife track molds that can be made into ornaments, stamps, or decoration. Please see the Blue Hill Public Library site to register, or contact education coordinator Emily Carvalho @ exploreoutdoorsmaine@gmail.com