co-sponsored by Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Blue Hill Public Library!
All ages are invited to participate in a Winter Hiking Challenge featuring Blue Hill Heritage Trust trails across the Blue Hill Peninsula. Starting on Monday, February 1st, there will be a featured animal/plant posted at eight designated trails and a mystery letter for participants to collect. Hikers will learn about winter ecology from the perspective of many different species including porcupines, gulls, frogs, and more! Â
The challenge ends on Saturday, March 20, the first day of spring! Once you have completed all eight trails and assembled the letters to form the mystery word, send an email with a photo of the completed card to enter a drawing for a prize. All kids will receive a prize for completing the hiking challenge and there will be a a prize drawing for adults!
This program is co-sponsored by the Blue Hill Library and Blue Hill Heritage Trust. For more information, email Landere at landere@bluehillheritagetrust.org. or Claire at claire.malina@bhpl.net.
To learn more about Life In Winter checkout books from the BHPL:
Reading List prepared by Claire Malina, Youth Services Librarian
June 4, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Blue Hill Mountain Osgood Trail- Blue Hill Heritage Trust, Mountain Rd, Blue Hill, ME 04614, USA
Join BHHT Trail Stewards Marcia McKeague and her husband Chris Austin for a family friendly spring hike at the Post Office Trail in Blue Hill. We will meet at the Blue Hill Mountain parking near the Osgood trail on the Mountain Road. Marcia is a professional forester, avid hiker, and outdoors person and is a BHHT board member. She will point out trees and plant species, help identify birds heard along the trail, and share various other natural history fun facts. Marcia and Chris will also discuss the history of the trail and of the land ownership and their role as trail stewards. Bring binoculars and bug dope. A water bottle bottle and study shows are also recommended. To pre-register email landere@bluehillheritagetrust.org
Teaching Place-based Education Through Storytelling
Teaching Place-based Education Through Storytelling
June 6, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Adams School, 27 School St, Castine, ME 04421, USA
Join us to learn more about how to incorporate place-based storytelling into your classroom and outdoor classroom! We will look beyond picture books to see how important it is to continue the tradition of oral storytelling to capture the imagination, create community, teach ecology, build relationships, inspire a sense of place, and learn land stewardship ethics.
Original nature-based and place-based stories will be shared along with curriculum connections to extend the learning. Participants will also have a chance to start creating their own story.
June 8, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, ME 04614, USA
Kids are invited to Wild Sun Catchers on the library lawn on Wednesday June 8 at 3:30pm. Join Landere Naisbitt from Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Claire Malina from the library for a workshop on dandelions. Landere will teach about the ecology, history and folklore of dandelions and demonstrate a craft of making cordage with the stems. Participants will have the opportunity to drink dandelion tea and learn some recipes for using dandelions. We will also sing a song about dandelions together!
To register, use the library's interactive calendar or call 374-5515.
Wild Sun Catchers is a monthly program for kids and families that celebrates the wild plants of the Blue Hill Peninsula, with focus on a different plant each month. This program is free and is co-sponsored by the Blue Hill Library and Blue Hill Heritage Trust. For more information, email Claire atclaire.malina@bhpl.net.
Blue Hill Heritage Trust is hosting a volunteer trail trash cleanup Friday, June 10th from 1-4pm at Meadow Brook Mill Stream Conservation Area, organized by our Seasonal Trail Steward. Due to there being some some sharp metal and broken glass we’d recommend volunteers over the age of 13. We ask that you bring work gloves, or cut resistant gloves if you have them, and water to keep hydrated. We will provide trash bags. If you would like to join for the event, please email our Seasonal Trail Steward, Andrew, at Stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org.
June 14, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Blue Hill Mountain Hayes & Service Trail, Mountain Rd, Blue Hill, ME 04614, USA
Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust for a Full Moon Hike up Blue Hill Mountain. Bring a water bottle, snacks, and blanket to spread out on the summit to enjoy the moon rise, the stars, the night air, and maybe some nocturnal animal sounds! We will meet in the large parking lot across from the field trail. Register by emailing landere@bluehillheritagetrust.org
June 20, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Carter Nature Preserve, East Entrance - Blue Hill Heritage Trust, 99 Cross Rd, Surry, ME 04684, USA
Families with babies and young children welcome! We will play on the shore, explore tide pools, drink sun tea, and just hang out. Wear sun hats, bring sunscreen, water, and snacks! Walks will be lead by Vanessa Hatch and Landere Naisbitt. To register email landere@bluehillheritagetrust.org
June 22, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm Barred Island Preserve parking, Goose Cove Rd, Deer Isle, ME 04627, USA
Join BHHT and Island Heritage Trust for a co-hosted event! Take a walk through the woods to explore and learn about the seaweeds found at Barred Island Preserve with Jessie Muhlin, a Professor of Marine Biology and Chair of the Corning School of Ocean Studies at Maine Maritime Academy. The one mile hike to the shore through the forest is full of roots- bring a walking stick, good shoes, and comfort on uneven terrain is needed for participants. Once on the shore, we will explore and talk about the seaweeds found on the Maine coast. To register, please email landere@bluehillheritagetrust.org
June 29, 2022 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Blue Hill Mountain Trail, Blue Hill, ME 04614, USA
Tweens and Teens are invited to join Teen Services Librarian Kendall Chapman and Blue Hill Heritage Trust Outreach Coordinator Landere Naisbitt for a summer hiking book club. For the months of June, July and August participants are invited to read a pre-selected book before meeting for a hike on a Blue Hill Heritage Trust trail. The selected books have ties to nature and will relate to our hiking location, which will be discussed at a special spot on the trail. On Wednesday, June 29 at 2:30 PM, we will be hiking the Heart of Blue Hill Trail System to discuss the book The Words in my Hands by Asphyxia. "Smart, artistic, and independent, sixteen year old Piper is tired of trying to conform. Her mom wants her to be 'normal,' to pass as hearing, to get a good job. But in a time of food scarcity, environmental collapse, and political corruption, Piper has other things on her mind-- like survival. Piper has always been told that she needs to compensate for her Deafness in a world made for those who can hear. But when she meets Marley, a new world opens up-- one where Deafness is something to celebrate, and where resilience means taking action, building a community, and believing in something better. This empowering, unforgettable story is told through a visual extravaganza of text, paint, collage, and drawings." Copies of this book will be available in advance at the library. Comfortable clothes, shoes, bug spray, sunscreen and water or snacks are recommended to bring with you for the hiking portion of this event. We will meet at the Parker Point Trail Head. All are welcome to join, though space is limited. Register through the library's interactive calendar or by calling 374-5515. This is a free program co-sponsored by the library and Blue Hill Heritage Trust. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Kendall at kendall.chapman@bhpl.net.
