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KLT 2010
Program and Event
Brochure |
KLT's 2010 Programs and Events
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Thursday, March 18th
7:00 pm
Lyceum |
Linking People and Ancient Landscapes
Alice Kelley, PhD, University of Maine
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Thursday, March 25th
7:00 pm
Snow Date April 1st |
Maine's Dynamic Landscapes: from Deglaciation to the Future
George Jacobson, PhD, University of Maine |
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.
Please click here for Soil is Not Dirt posting |
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- EVENT POSTPONED. Please check back for more information.
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 |
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. |
Saturday, June 5th
9:00 am |
Trail Work at Jamies Pond Wildlife Management Area
The Hallowell Conservation Commission is organizing a morning of trail work at Jamies Pond Wildlife Management Area. Volunteers will meet at 9 AM at the Boat Landing and divide into groups to do trail grooming and repair.
Please bring hats, work gloves, insect repellent, water, clippers, and small saws. Refreshments will be served. Rain day is Sunday, June 6.
Call Deb Sewall, 623-5013, for more information. |
Saturday, June 12th
8:00-10:30 am |
Learn about Loons and Paddle
Participate in a short educational program about loons, then 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. |
Saturday, June 19
8:30-11:30 am |
Photography Field Trip
Saturday, June 19
8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Photography Field Trip
Join Jane Davis and Jym St. Pierre for a nature photography outing at Gott Pasture Preserve, Wayne. This 75-acre wooded parcel on Wilson Pond has rich cultural and ecological significance. It encompasses noteworthy connections to Native American travel routes, remnants of a 19th century farm, a vernal pool, and over 1100 feet of undeveloped shoreline. A
mile-long loop trail affords access to a variety of photogenic landscapes.
Both Jane Davis and Jym St. Pierre have been involved with the Capital Area Camera Club for many years. Basic photography principles will be presented, so bring your camera. However, no photography experience is required.
Pre-register by calling 207-377-2848.
DIRECTIONS: From Route 133 in Wayne Village, turn south on the Old Winthrop Road (0.7 mi.); turn right on Morrison Heights Road and go 1.4 miles; stay left on Hardscrabble Road and go 1.3 miles. Park at the KLT sign and parking lot on the left. |
Saturday, July 17
7:30 am |
Old Hallowell Day Road Race
KLT is a race sponsor, and you do not need to be old or from Hallowell to participate! All are welcome on the five-kilometer course that weaves through historic Hallowell. Race begins near the Kennebec River boat landing on Water Street.
Online registration is available. Registration on the day of the race is from 6 to 7 A.M.Registration fee is $15.
Race photos will be available at martythorntonphotos.com. $1 from the cost of each photo will be donated to the Kennebec Land Trust.
REGISTER NOW
For more information, please contact the Old Hallowell Day Race Committee at ohd5k2010@yahoo.com or Marty Thornton at 207-512-2587.
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| Saturday, July 17th |
Maine Audubon Annual Loon Count and Littoral Walk
7:00 am Maine Audubon Annual Loon Count, Bearnstow, Mount Vernon.
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.
We have a registered State of Maine “Big Tree” (an Alleghany service berry), erratic boulders, clay subsoil, ground pines, trailing arbutus, five kinds of native evergreens visible from one vista, a path through ledge, reindeer moss, and lichen used to make lavender dye.
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.
www.bearnstow.org/littoral.htm. |
| Sunday, August 22nd. |
KLT Annual Meeting and Field Trip
Directions and Schedule
KLT Annual Meeting Hike August 22, 2010, Litchfield
Welcome and Refreshments at 142 Plains Road - 12:30-1pm
Recognition of Land Donors 1:00-1:15
Between Person and Place Celebration 1:15-1:30
Dedication of Small- Burnham Conservation Area Sign and Hikes, Pine Tree Road 1:45-3
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Saturday, September 11th
9:00 am - noon |
Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants
Presented by: KENNEBEC LAND TRUST & LONGFELLOWS GREENHOUSES
9:00-9:45 am Using Native Plants to Protect Water Quality
Presenter: Laura Wilson, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Plantings can protect waterbodies! Learn how your landscape can help reduce stormwater
runoff and remove pollutants. We will explore buffers (at the waterfront and beyond), rain gardens,
and more!
10:00-10:45am Why Landscape with Native Plants?
Presenter: Lois Stack, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Explore the beauty, adaptability and usefulness of some of Maine’s nearly 1500 native plants. Learn
which native Maine plants thrive in landscape conditions and serve multiple functions in the landscape.
11:00-11:45am Feeding the Birds: Native Plants for Food, Cover & Nesting
& Setting up a Backyard Feeding Station
Presenter: Lisa Kane, Maine Department Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Using clippings from native plants displaying their fall fruits and mast, songbird mounts, a variety of bird
feeders and seed choices, we’ll take a look at the many ways to enhance your backyard for birds and other
wildlife year ‘round.
9:00-noon Demonstrations by Longfellows Staff
* Proper Planting Methods for your new Native Shrubs & Trees
* Attractive Groupings of Native Plants to benefit birds & wildlife
* Select the best locations for your plantings
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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. |
Saturday, September 25th |
Landowner Appreciation Cleanup DayLand
owner Appreciation Cleanup Day
The Maine Landowner Relations Program is organizing a Landowner Appreciation Cleanup Day on September 25th with volunteers from local clubs, organizations and other groups to collect trash on designated private and public land. We are asking you for help in coordinating this event. Please contact
Robert Duplessie at robert.duplessie@maine.gov or visit www.maine.gov/lor for more information. |
Saturday, October 2nd
11:00 am-1:00 pm |
Fall Book Event
Come celebrate the release of Between Person and Place: Conservation Histories from the Kennebec Land Trust and explore Sturtevant Farm Scenic Area. We will be having a short discussion about the book and the history of the Sturtevant Farm Property at 11:30.
The property will be open to hiking and exploration. Bring your family to see the farm animals! |
Thursday and Friday
October 21st and 22nd |
Kennebec Woodland Partnership Conference & Workshops
Camp Mechuwana, Winthrop |
Saturday, October 23rd
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 |
Saturday, October 23rd
9:00-10:30 am
Lyceum |
Reading the Forested Landscape
Tom Wessels, Antioch University.
Winthrop Town Office All Purpose Room |
Thursday November 11th
6:30 pm-7:45 pm |
Book Signing Event
Come join us at the Lithgow Public Library in Augusta for a discussion and slideshow about our new conservation history book and what KLT has been doing over the past year. A KLT property donor, property steward and a KLT member of the board of directors will be leading the discussion. |
