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KLT 2010

Program and Event

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KLT's 2010 Programs and Events

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

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.

Thursday, March 18th

7:00 pm

Lyceum

Linking People and Ancient Landscapes

Alice Kelley, PhD, University of Maine

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Date and meeting location to be announced.

Brown Ash Basket Demonstration and Emerald Ash Borer Overview

Echo Lake Watershed Preserve II.

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.

August 22nd

KLT Annual Meeting & Field Trip

Dinner at the Augusta Country Club. Field Trip Location to be announced.

Saturday, September 11th

9:00 am - noon

Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants

Longfellow’s Greenhouses.