RRCT EVENTS

Learn about the magical world of fungi at Elmwood Trails in Pownal! The trail meanders through peaceful hemlock woods with occasional bog bridges. We will keep our fingers crossed that conditions will be right for the chance to observe a variety of mushrooms! Always free, always open to all.

Naturalists: Karen Massey and Beth Sturtevant

Want to improve habitat for trees, birds and other wildlife on your land? Curious about ways you can promote healthy, resilient forests and agricultural lands?  

Come to a Landowner Open House hosted by the Cumberland Conservation Commission’s Forestry Subcommittee on Thursday, November 12!  Local farm, forest, and wildlife professionals will be on hand to offer guidance and education about how to take care of your land and access both technical and financial resources to help you do so.

Whether you own land or are simply curious about land management, everyone is welcome!

Join Maine Master Naturalist, author/illustrator, and educator Rebekah Lowell at Littlejohn Island Preserve for an afternoon of slowing down, observing, and connecting with the natural world. Through drawing exercises, texture studies, and creative prompts, you'll begin your own nature journaling practice. No art experience necessary!  Anyone with a sense of curiosity and a desire to learn how to nature journal can join!

Learn about the unique geology at Pisgah Hill Preserve, which features numerous rock outcrops with exposed bedrock and ledge outcrops. Various small quarries on the property helped build farm foundations and other structures in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Naturalists: Beth Sturtevant and Mary Brandes

‍Curriculum: Winter solstice

Naturalists: Margaret Reimann and Anne Payson