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Mount Pisgah Full Moon Hike
Friday, November 15, 5:30 PM
Mount Pisgah Winthrop

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Join KLT staff to take advantage of the full moon for a hike at the Mount Pisgah Conservation Area on Friday, November 15, at 5:30 PM. Please bring what you need to be comfortable for a night walk, including a headlamp or flashlight, warm clothes, water, snacks etc. The family-friendly hike will be approximately two miles long. Registration is required as participation is limited. For more information or to RSVP, contact Baylee at bbachelder@tklt.org or 207-377-2848

Directions: From Route 133 in Wayne turn south onto Fairbanks Road. At the end, turn left onto the Mt. Pisgah Road. Travel south about 1.7 miles – the parking lot is on the left. From Route 202, turn onto North Main Street and go into North Monmouth. After about 0.7 miles, turn right on New Road, which becomes Mt. Pisgah Road. Continue for approximately 1.6 miles – the parking lot is on the right.

Photo: Fyn Kynd Photography , Creative Commons  2.0,

Night Sky Tour
Monday, October 28, 5:30 PM
Surry Hill, Fayette

Join John Meader of Northern Stars Planetarium and KLT for a hike and a tour of the stars. The hike up Surry Hill is about 1.5 - 2.0 miles round trip with 200 feet of elevation gain. John will lead the group through a tour of the constellations and stars visible that evening. We will also find and discuss any visible planets, the Milky Way, as well as meteors (shooting stars) and satellites. 

Bring binoculars if you have them to see planets, binary stars, star clusters and more using the “star hopping” method.

Cost: $10 ($5 for KLT members)

Space is limited/ REGISTRATION REQUIRED.  Please contact Marie at mring@tklt.org or call the KLT office at 207-377-2848.

Photo: Milky Way from Surry Hill, Tyler Keniston

Fall Family Hike: Treasure the Trees
Saturday, October 19, 2 PM
Torsey Pond Nature Preserve

Join us for this all-ages special event co-hosted by the Readfield Community Library and Kennebec Land Trust. On Saturday October 19th at 2:00pm, we will gather at the KLT property “Torsey Pond Nature Preserve” in Readfield. The program will include a reading of the picture book The Hike by Allison Farrell, followed by a guided nature hike on the Torsey Pond Nature Preserve led by KLT land stewards. The hike is approximately 1 mile, and is mostly flat. We will learn about and explore TREES on our hiking adventure together, and will also have a nature journal for kids to create and take home.

All ages are welcome! Please join us! Registration is requested, but not required. Please contact the Readfield Library to register: librarian@readfieldmaine.org or 207-685-4089 or message the Library on Facebook.

We will plan to hold this event rain or shine. Please dress for the weather, and bring along your own water bottle and bug spray. We will provide some snacks, but feel free to bring your own as well.

Directions: Take Route 17 to Kents Hill. Go north on Route 41 about one mile to the Torsey Pond Nature Preserve parking lot on the right. There will be a KLT sign. [Note: Do NOT use your google maps or GPS to locate the Nature Preserve. Google maps will bring you to the wrong location on the pond.] FMI about the property: https://www.tklt.org/torsey