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KLT 2010 Program and Event Brochure |
KLT's 2010 Programs and Events
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Sunday, February 28th 1:30-3:30 pm |
Cross-country Ski/Snowshoe Outing Tom Bartol and Barbara Moss, Jamies Pond Wildlife Management Area. All levels and ages welcome. Meet at the end of Meadow Hill Road, Manchester. For more information contact Tom or Barbara at: bartol@gwi.net or 621-0787. Co-sponsored by Manchester Conservation Commission |
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Saturday, March 6th 9:00-11:00 am Rain date Saturday, March 13th |
Pruning Workshop: Restoring Old Apple Trees Renae Moran, PhD, Associate Professor of Pomology at UMaine, Orono. Curtis Homestead Conservation Area. Class limit is 20; reservations are necessary. |
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Thursday, March 18th 7:00 pm |
Linking People and Ancient Landscapes Alice Kelley, PhD, University of Maine |
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Thursday, March 25th 7:00 pm |
Maine's Dynamic Landscapes: from Deglaciation to the Future George Jacobson, PhD, University of Maine |
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Thursday, April 22nd, Earth Day 4:30-7:30 pm |
Soil Is Not Dirt David Rocque, ME State Soil Scientist, ME Dept. of Agriculture; Certified Soil Scientist, Licensed Site Evaluator, Wetland Scientist
What is the difference between a pile of dirt and a soil? Why do some soils have rocks in them while other soils don’t? How do the various soil layers form. What is a hydric (wetland soil) and how can you tell one from other soils? Join us for the answers to these and everything you ever wanted to know about soil but were afraid to ask. Bring a brown bag dinner. Co-sponsored by Hallowell Conservation Commission.
4:30-5:30 Indoor presentation at the Hallowell City Hall
5:30-7:30 Field session at Jamies Pond Wildlife Management Area. Take Outlet Road to Jamies Pond Road, Hallowell. |
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Wednesday, May 5th 4:00-6:00 pm |
Basic Tree Identification Morten Moesswilde, Midcoast District Forester, has been with the MFS for 10 years, prior to which he worked in mid-coast Maine as a private consulting forester. Meet at KLT Webber-Rogers Farmstead Conservation Area sign, Plains Road, Litchfield.
Co-sponsored by the Litchfield Conservation Commission
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Saturday, May 15th 9:00-11:00 am Raindate Sunday, May 16th |
Vaughan Woods Work Day Meet at Litchfield Road parking area. Tools needed: small shovels, hand clippers, gloves. For more information contact Hank Tyler, 622-7379 or tylerpub@aol.com |
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Saturday, May 22nd 7:00-9:00 am |
Bird Walk Birding Expert David Ladd. Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat, Webber Pond Road. Join David and fellow birders for a morning bird walk. This will be close to peak migration, with many of the early birds beginning to set up territories and the later birds still passing through. Late May is a wonderful time of year for viewing birds and hearing spring calls. |
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Saturday, June 12th 8:00-10:30 am |
Learn about Loons and Paddle Canoe or kayak on Torsey Pond with Lisa Kane, MDIFW and KLT Board member, and Tim Sniffen, Readfield Conservation Commission. Meet at the Readfield Town Office, Giles Road, Readfield. Co-sponsored by the Readfield Conservation Commission. |
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Saturday, June 19 8:30-11:30 am |
Photography Field Trip Jane Davis and Jym St. Pierre, Gott Pasture Preserve, Wayne. A mile-long trail offers access to a variety of photogenic landscapes. Basic photography principles will be presented, so bring your camera. |
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Thursday, July 15 5:00-7:30 pm |
KLT Gala Fundraiser at the Vaughan Homestead, Hallowell. Join us for private tours of the historic homestead and gardens, enjoy gourmet hors d'oeuvres overlooking the Kennebec River. Reservations are a must; invitations to follow. |
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| Saturday, July 17th | Maine Audubon Annual Loon Count and Littoral Walk Volunteers will use Bearnstow’s boats, leaving at 7:00 a.m. sharp, and follow an assigned course on the lake. On a map provided by the Maine Audubon Society, we will chart the time, location, and number of loons observed. We finish the route at 7:30 a.m. Please feel welcome to stay for our buffet breakfast following the Loon Count. For more information, see the Maine Loon Project. 4:00 pm Littoral Walk, Bearnstow, Mount Vernon. Conducted by Clyde Walton and Ruth Grauert In a walk along the trails beside the lake and the brook, there is a vast variety of vegetation—according to one state forester, “more than any other site I have visited.” Since 1922 the property has been protected, first by Colby biology professor Webster Chester, and then by Bearnstow. The Loon Count is a volunteer event, and there is no admission for the Littoral Walk, but please phone to register for both activities, 207-293-2280. The Littoral Walk will begin at 4:00 pm; meet in the clearing and we will proceed from there. If we expect you, we will wait for your arrival. |
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| Date and meeting location to be announced. | Brown Ash Basket Demonstration and Emerald Ash Borer Overview Echo Lake Watershed Preserve II. |
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Thursday, August 12th 7:00- 8:30 pm |
The Hidden History of Maine Lakes: Beyond Walden Author and geologist Robert Thorson, Ladd Recreation Center, Wayne. Sponsored by the Vaughan Homestead Foundation.
Join Robert Thorson for an evening program about the cultural and scientific stories associated with Maine lakes, and how they compare with those from other glacial lakes from Machias to Montana. Professor Thorson will also contrast the kettle lakes and ponds within Maine, for example, Schoodic Lake in Washington County and the Otter Ponds in Cumberland County. |
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August 22nd |
KLT Annual Meeting & Field Trip Dinner at the Augusta Country Club. Field Trip Location to be announced. |
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Saturday, September 11th 9:00 am - noon |
Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants mm Longfellow’s Greenhouses. Sponsored by Longfellow’s Greenhouses 9:00-10:00 Why Landscape with Native Plants? Louis Stack, UMaine Cooperative Extension 10:00-11:00 Feeding the Birds: Native Plants for Food, Cover & Nesting: Setting up a Backyard Feeding Station; Lisa Kane, Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 11:00-12:00 Using Native Plants for Your Lakeside Buffer Plantings; Laura Wilson, UMaine Co-op Extension |
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Saturday, September 18th 9:00-11:30 am |
KLT Lyceum Field Program: What Can We Learn from the Mud? Andrea Nurse Paleoecology Research Associate, Climate Change Institute, UMaine. Location TBA
Seeds, leaves, charcoal, pollen and insects archived in successive layers of sediment show how the landscape changed since the last ice sheet retreated 14,000 years ago. We will explore the impact of changing climate on the landscape by examining wetland sediment cores. |
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Thursday and Friday October 21st and 22nd |
Kennebec Woodland Partnership Conference & Workshops Camp Mechuwana, Winthrop |
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Friday, October 22nd 9:00 am - noon |
Botany, Forest History and Plein-Air Painting Theresa Kerchner, KLT Executive Director and Lois Strickland, Maine artist. Besse Historic Conservation Area, Wayne |
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Saturday, October 23rd 9:00-10:30 am |
Reading the Forested Landscape Tom Wessels, Antioch University. Winthrop Town Office All Purpose Room |
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Theresa Kerchner, Executive Director, tkerchner@tklt.org
Gina Lamarche, Program Assistant
Phone: 207-377-2848
134 Main Street Suite 2B Winthrop, Maine 04364
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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