Upcoming Events

Sunday, March 22nd, 2026 | 9:00 - 11:00 am

Location: Talking Brook Public Land

Naturalists: Marie Camillo Reimensnyder and Elizabeth Walker

Come on a guided winter walk at Talking Brook Public Land! We will ID some winter trees, do a nest search, and look for whatever else is reveled in the forest before the leaves unfold. Dress for the weather-be prepared for snow, ice, or mud!

This nature walk is free and all are welcome.

Wednesday, March 25, 2025 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm

Location: Watson Woods, Cumberland

Curriculum:  We will learn about the fascinating and mysterious world of moss and lichen. The area along Mill Brook will provide an ideal habitat for our explorations.

Naturalist: Karen Massey & Margaret Reimann

Rain or Shine | No Cost Event

Get Out! Nature Walks are volunteer-led regular trips with trained master naturalists. Join us for a well-planned, no cost, guided adventure. Monthly on the fourth Wednesday; always free; rain, snow, or shine. Jointly offered by both Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust and Royal River Conservation Trust, the walks take place at preserves in the towns of Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth, Pownal, New Gloucester, and Durham. Our curriculum is targeted at adults and engaged youth. Because the purpose is nature observation, we ask that dogs do not join us. Email CCLT with any questions.

*Photography and Filming Note: Your attendance at RRCT events may be photographed or filmed and your attendance indicates consent to have any images or footage featuring you at the event to be used for RRCT-related materials and outreach. Should images or footage appear in marketing materials that you don’t wish to be featured in, you must notify RRCT at info@RRCT.org and RRCT will cease to further use your image or footage for any new materials going forward.

Saturday, March 28th, 2026 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm

USM Hannaford Hall, Portland

RRCT is partnering with nine other Portland-area land trusts and trail organizations to host a screening of the World Trails Film Festival. This family-friendly film festival features 90 minutes of films that transport you around the world to meet trail builders, explore new trails, and see why trails matter.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and $5 for children under 12. We don't want cost to be a barrier to attendance, so there are also free community tickets available if you need them. Tickets can be purchased HERE.

Doors will open at 6:30 pm, and the film will begin at 7:00 pm. Come early to talk to your local land trusts about their plans for enhancing local trail systems!

Our cohosts are: Portland Trails, Presumpscot Regional Land Trust, Falmouth Land Trust, Freeport Conservation Trust, Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, Scarborough Land Trust, Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust, South Portland Land Trust, and the Maine Land Trust Network.

Monday, April 20th, 2026 | 10 AM & 1 PM

Location: Riverfront Woods Preserve, Yarmouth

Join us for a guided walk along Yarmouth's Riverfront Woods Preserve with Maine Master Naturalists on Monday, April 20th! There will be two sessions, at 10 am and 1 pm.

We will be looking for frog & salamander egg masses in the many vernal pools around the preserve. This event is rain or shine so dress for mess!

These guided walks are hosted in collaboration with Merrill Memorial Library, the Maine Master Naturalist Program and Royal River Conservation Trust.

REGISTER HERE

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Location: Riverfront Woods Preserve, Yarmouth

Curriculum: When you notice the unmistakable chorus of spring peepers signaling that days and nights are finally warming, it’s a sign that vernal pools are coming alive. These temporary bodies of water are home to wood frogs, spotted salamanders, fairy shrimp, and other amphibians. We will get a close-up look at egg masses and other evidence of amphibians in three temporary and isolated wetlands. The walk will be about two miles over relatively flat terrain.

Naturalist: Beth Sturtevant & Karen Bruder Howe

Rain or Shine | No Cost Event

Get Out! Nature Walks are volunteer-led regular trips with trained master naturalists. Join us for a well-planned, no cost, guided adventure. Monthly on the fourth Wednesday; always free; rain, snow, or shine. Jointly offered by both Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust and Royal River Conservation Trust, the walks take place at preserves in the towns of Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth, Pownal, New Gloucester, and Durham. Our curriculum is targeted at adults and engaged youth. Because the purpose is nature observation, we ask that dogs do not join us. Email CCLT with any questions.

*Photography and Filming Note: Your attendance at RRCT events may be photographed or filmed and your attendance indicates consent to have any images or footage featuring you at the event to be used for RRCT-related materials and outreach. Should images or footage appear in marketing materials that you don’t wish to be featured in, you must notify RRCT at info@RRCT.org and RRCT will cease to further use your image or footage for any new materials going forward.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Location: Broad Cove Reserve, Cumberland Foreside

Curriculum: Join us at Broad Cove Reserve to learn about spring ephemerals, captivating and delicate wildflowers like Pink Lady’s Slipper, Trillium, and Trout Lily, that we only have a fleeting moment to enjoy in bloom each spring.

Naturalists: Sukie Curtis, Margaret Reimann, and Karen Massey

Rain or Shine | No Cost Event

Get Out! Nature Walks are volunteer-led regular trips with trained master naturalists. Join us for a well-planned, no cost, guided adventure. Monthly on the fourth Wednesday; always free; rain, snow, or shine. Jointly offered by both Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust and Royal River Conservation Trust, the walks take place at preserves in the towns of Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth, Pownal, New Gloucester, and Durham. Our curriculum is targeted at adults and engaged youth. Because the purpose is nature observation, we ask that dogs do not join us. Email CCLT with any questions.

*Photography and Filming Note: Your attendance at RRCT events may be photographed or filmed and your attendance indicates consent to have any images or footage featuring you at the event to be used for RRCT-related materials and outreach. Should images or footage appear in marketing materials that you don’t wish to be featured in, you must notify RRCT at info@RRCT.org and RRCT will cease to further use your image or footage for any new materials going forward.