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2023 Lyceum - Maine’s State Parks and Public Lands: Conserving Nature, Managing People, and Embracing the Future


  • Winthrop High School 211 Rambler Rd. Winthrop, ME, 04364 United States (map)

The lyceum lecture scheduled for March 30 has been postponed to Thursday, April 6 at 6:00 PM. We hope you are able to join KLT and Bill Patterson then. See below for more information.

Kennebec Land Trust 2023 Lyceum Lecture Series
Maine's State Parks and Public Lands: Conserving Nature, Managing People, and Embracing the Future
Thursdays March 16, March 23, and April 6 ~ 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Winthrop High School Auditorium

Join Kennebec Land Trust for our annual winter lecture series to learn more about Maine state parks and public land from Maine State staff. KLT’s winter lectures are modeled on the early New England lyceums that began in 1826 in Massachusetts. Find more information at www.tklt.org/lyceum

Recreational and Cultural Importance of Maine's Parks and Public Lands
Thursday, March 16, 2023, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Jocelyn Hubbell
Interpretive Specialist, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL)

Rex Turner
Outdoor Recreation Planner, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

  • Exploring the values visitors place on Maine’s Parks and Lands 

  • Cultural importance of the lands and recreation

  • Recreation now and in the future

Conservation of Wildlife and Biodiversity of Maine's Parks and Public Lands
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Justin Schlawin
Forest Ecologist, Maine Natural Areas Program

Sarah Spencer
Senior Resource Biologist, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

  •  Contribution of parks and public lands to the state’s biodiversity

  •  BPL management for common and at-risk species and habitats

  •  What BPL and partners are doing to monitor and assess ecological changes over time as a result of climate change and other stressors


     Looking Forward: Land Acquisition Progress and Priorities
Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:00 - 7:30PM

Thursday, April 6, 2023, 6:00 - 7:30PM


Bill Patterson
Deputy Director, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

Conservation

  • The need

  • The opportunity

  • Recent and pending project


Summer field workshops will be announced soon. Visit www.tklt.org or contact Marie at mring@tklt.org or 207-377-2848 for more information.

 
Directions: From Route 41 in Winthrop, turn onto Rambler Way to the Winthrop High School. Once inside, follow the signs for the performing arts center.

Photo: Lily Bay State Park, Andy Cutko