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Summer 2003
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Events of Summer 2003

Date Day Event
June 12 Thusday Hike on Georges Highland Path, Thorndike Brook Access
June 14 Saturday Dragonfly and Damselfly Wade, Mansfield Pond, Hope
June 21 Saturday Hike in the Oyster River Bog
June 28 Saturday Sea Kayak Paddle up the St. George River, Thomaston Public Landing
July 10 Thursday Hike, Ragged Mountain Trail, Route 17 Access
July 13 Sunday A wildly successful 12th Annual Garden Tour and Fair
Aug 14 Thursday Hike, Bald Mountain  
Aug 23 Saturday Birdwatching Walk, Weskeag Marsh

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Events of Fall 2003
Sept 11 Thursday Hike. Frye Mountain Trail
Sept 21 Sunday Art Outdoors, plein-air painting
Oct 9 Thursday Hike, Oyster River Bog, Beechwood Street, Trailhead
Oct 23 Thursday The Annual Meeting, Old Town Hall, Union
Nov 9 Sunday Hike. Gibson Preserve
Dec 11 Thursday Hike or Snowshoe from Mansfield Pond to Philbrick Mountain in Hope
Dec 11 Thursday Lecture, Time in the Land: The Geologic History of the Midcoast Area Landscape, Sid Quarrier, Rockland Public Library

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Events of Spring 2004
Feb. 12 Thursday Ski or snowshoe at the Gibson Preserve in Searsmont
Mar. 11 Thursday Hike, Frye Mountain Trail on the Georges Highland Path
Apr. 8 Thursday Hike, "Over the Hill" from Mansfield Pond, Hatchet Mountain Road (Rte. 235), Hope
Apr. 29 Thursday Beginning with Habitat presentation at the Liberty Town Office co-sponsored by the Maine Natural Areas Program, the town of Liberty, and the Land Trust
May 4 Tuesday Beginning with Habitat presentation at the Rockland Public Library co-sponsored by the Maine Natural Areas Program, the City of Rockland, and the Land Trust
May 8 Saturday White-Water Canoeing, St. George River, Searsmont to Appleton Village
May 13 Thursday Hike, Pleasant Mountain Trail, Georges Highland Path, from Pleasant Mtn. Road access
May 13 Thursday Beginning with Habitat presentation at the Appleton Village School co-sponsored by the Maine Natural Areas Program, the town of Appleton, and the Land Trust
May 29 Saturday Birdwatch Walk, Spruce Mountain Trail on the Georges Highland Path, from the Rte 17 access

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Events of Summer 2004
June 5 Saturday National Trails Day! Take to the hills on your own adventure along the Georges Highland Path
June 10 Thursday Hike, Spruce Mountain Trail, Georges Highland Path, from Pleasant Mtn. Road access to Route 17 access. Led by David Farmer, GRLT Board Member
June 18 Friday Bird Count, at Mansfield Pond with Judy Kellogg Markowsky, Director, Audubon Fields Pond Nature Center, and Barbara Bentley, GRLT volunteer. Meet at 546 Hatchet Mountain Road (Rte. 235), Hope
June 18 Friday Birdwatch walk at Mansfield Pond. Public invited.
9 A.M.
June 19 Saturday Hike, Oyster River Bog on the Georges Highland Path, led by Ida and Gary Clarke. Meet at the Beechwood Road access, Thomaston
June 25 Friday Return bird count at Mansfield Pond with experienced birder coached by Judy Markowsky. Meet at 546 Hatchet Mountain Road (Rte. 235), Hope
July 8 Thursday Hike on the Ragged Mountain Section of the Georges Highland Path led by Tom Neely, GRLT volunteer. Meet at the Route 17 access.  10 A.M
July 11 Sunday The Thirteenth Annual Gardens in the Watershed Tour
July 17 Saturday Explore the serene and unspoiled St. George River between Thomaston and Warren by kayak with guide David Duggan, Georges River Land Trust Board Member
July 31 Saturday Bicycle riding in Cushing to the mouth of the St. George River led by Bruce Faulkner, GRLT volunteer. Family and advanced loops
Aug. 12 Thursday Hike on the Bald Mountain section of the Georges Highland Path led by Annette Naegel, GRLT Land Protection Manager.
Aug. 14 Saturday Birdwatch Walk, with the incoming tide on Weskeag Marsh during exceptional feeding time for migrating and local birds. Led by Bill Goodwill, Field Trip Chairman, Mid-Coast Audubon Society. Meet at Weskeag Marsh parking area on Buttermilk Lane, one mile from Rte. 1..
Aug. 18 Wednesday Georges River Land Trust Annual Meeting in Warren.
Aug. 28 Saturday St. George River Saltwater Challenge organized by MaCRKRO. Meet at Thomaston Public Landing.

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Events of 2005
Wednesday April 13 Talk, “The Georges River Land Trust and Searsmont,” by David Farmer, GRLT Board Member. Organized by the Searsmont Historical Society.
Thursday April 14 Talk, “Archaeology in the St. George River Watershed,” by Harbour Mitchell III. Rockland Public Library. Co-sponsored by the GRLT and the Rockland Public Library.
Saturday April 23 Opening Day Hike, Hogback Mountain on the Georges Highland Path. Led by Brendan Curran, GRLT Trails Manager. Meet at parking area on Walker Ridge Road off Rte 220, 6.8 miles north of Rte 3.
Saturday May 7 White-Water Canoeing, St. George River, Searsmont to Appleton Village. Led by David Duggan, GRLT Board Member, and Bill and Barbara Bentley, GRLT volunteers. Meet at the parking area at the St. George River on Route 105, Appleton, just off Route 131.
Saturday May 14 Hike, Spruce Mountain on the Georges Highland Path. Led by Phil McKean, GRLT Board Member. Meet at the Route 17 access. Bring snack or lunch
Saturday May 28 Birdwatch Walk, Spruce Mountain on the Georges Highland Path. Led by Reg Pelletier, GRLT Trails Committee Volunteer. Meet at the Route 17 access.
Saturday June 4 Saltwater Challenge, canoe and kayak race on the St. George River. Meet at the Thomaston Landing. Organized by MaCKRO.
Thursday June 9 Hike, Bald Mountain on the Georges Highland Path. Co-organized with Coastal Mountains Land Trust. Meet at Barnestown access.
Saturday June 11 Birdwatch Walk, Appleton. Led by Ron Joseph, Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Meet at the parking area at the St. George River on Route 105, Appleton, just off Route 131.
Saturday June 18 Hike, Oyster River Bog on the Georges Highland Path. Led by Ida and Gary Clarke, GRLT Trails Committee Volunteers. Meet at the Von Saltza access on Rte 90.
Saturday July 9 Quatrecentenary Celebration of the Waymouth exploration of 1605 on the St. George River. Organized by the Thomaston Historical Society.
Thursday July 14 Hike, Ragged Mountain on the Georges Highland Path. Co-organized with Coastal Mountains Land Trust. Meet at the Route 17 access.
Thursday July 14 Talk, “The St. George River as a Waterway,” by Rachel Nixon, Executive Director, and David Farmer, GRLT Board Member. Presentation at annual meeting of the Cushing Historical Society.
Sunday July 17 Georges River Land Trust 14th Annual Garden Tour
Saturday July 23 Kayak Paddle, St. George River from Thomaston Public Landing upriver and return. Led by David Duggan, GRLT Board Member, and naturalist.
Thursday August 11 Hike, Frye Mountain on the Georges Highland Path. Led by Tom Neely, GRLT Trails Committee Volunteer.
Saturday August 20 Birdwatch Walk, Weskeag Marsh. Led by Don Reimer and Bill Goodwill, GRLT and Mid-Coast Audubon volunteers. Meet at Weskeag Marsh parking area on Buttermilk Lane, one mile from Rte. 1.
Saturday September 10, Bicycle tour, Georges River Bikeways. Led by Bruce Faulkner, GRLT Trails Committee Volunteer.
Sunday September 11 Talk, “Stories of People, Land and Water in the Georges River Watershed,” by Rachel Nixon, Executive Director. Water Symposium sponsored by Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport.
Thursday September 15 Hike, Oyster River Bog on the Georges Highland Path. Led by Ida and Gary Clarke, GRLT Trails Committee Volunteers.
Saturday September 17 Plein Air Painting. Led by artist Douglas Smith. Location TBA. Fee. Participation limited, registration required.
Saturday October 8 Nature Walk, Appleton. Led by Alison Dibble, specialist in mosses, lichens and liverworts. Meet at the parking area at the St. George River on Route 105, Appleton, just off Route 131.

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Events of 2006
Saturday February 18 HIKE—A Winter Walk on Mansfield Pond, Hope.
Friday March 7 LECTURE—“Eagles on the St. George River,” a talk by local eagle expert Don Reimer. Co-sponsored and hosted by Merryspring Nature Park, Camden.
Thursday March 30 LECTURE—“From the Rivers to the Highlands to the Coast: The Middle Watershed,” an illustrated talk by Rachel Nixon and Annette Naegel, GRLT staff. Warren Town Office
Saturday April 1 HIKE—A Walk on Eagles Way Preserve. Led by naturalist Joe Gray from 2383 Western Road, just one mile north of Beth’s White Oak Farm, Warren.
Saturday April 29 HIKE—First Birds & Flowers Hike on Ragged Mountain. Co-sponsored by Coastal Mountains Land Trust.
Thursday May 4> LECTURE—“Alewives!” a talk by Naomi Schalit, Executive Director, Maine Rivers. Co-sponsored and hosted by Rockland Public Library.
Thursday May 11 LECTURE—“Discovering Cushing & the St. George,” an archeological talk by Harbour Mitchell, III. Sponsored and hosted by the Cushing Historical Society, 17 Hathorne Point Road.
Saturday May 27 BIRD WALK—Morning Bird Walk on Spruce Mountain. Led by Reg Pelletier, GRLT trails volunteer.
Saturday June 3 NATURE WALK—A Moss & Lichen Walk in the Elfin Forest of the Gibson Preserve. Led by naturalist Fred Olday.
Saturday June 3 PADDLE—St. George River Saltwater Challenge.
Thursday June 8 LECTURE—“Cushing Artists: Inspired by the Land,” a talk by Suzette McAvoy, Chief Curator, Farnsworth Museum. Co-sponsored and hosted by the Cushing Historical Society, 17 Hathorne Point Road.
Saturday June 10 PADDLE—Exploring the St. George Tidal Marshlands. Led by David Duggan.
Thursday June 29 LECTURE—“6,000 Years Along the St. George,” an archeological talk by Harbour Mitchell, III. Old Town House in Union.
Thursday July 13 LECTURE—“The Georges River Watershed: Wilderness as Art,” an illustrated talk by Rachel Nixon, GRLT Executive Director. Co-sponsored and hosted by Rockland Public Library.
Sunday July 16 GARDEN TOUR—15th anniversary Gardens in the Watershed tour that featured eight exceptional country gardens in Cushing and Thomaston.
Wednesday July 19 LECTURE—“From the River to the Highlands to the Coast: The Lower Watershed,” an illustrated talk by Rachel Nixon and Annette Naegel, GRLT staff. Martinsville Grange.
Saturday July 22 HIKE—A Walk in the St. George Town Forest. Co-sponsored by St. George Conservation Commission.
Thursday August 3 HIKE—Exploring Hogback Mountain. Co-sponsored by Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance.
Tuesday August 8 LECTURE—“The Wonders of Our Watershed: A Conservation Story,” an illustrated talk by Rachel Nixon, GRLT Executive Director. Sponsored and hosted by Herring Gut Center, Port Clyde.
Saturday August 19 BIRD WALK—Morning Bird Walk on the Weskeag. Led by Don Reimer & Bill Goodwill, Midcoast Audubon.
Wednesday August 23 GRLT Annual Meeting.
Saturday September 9 PAINTING—Plein-Air Painting with artist Douglas Smith.
Saturday September 23 HIKE—Early Fall Hike in the Oyster River Bog. Co-sponsored by Oyster River Bog Association.
Saturday September 30 BIKE TRIP—Tour de St. George. Led by Bruce Faulkner, GRLT trails volunteer.
Saturday October 7 NATURE WALK—A Natural History Hike Up Spruce Mountain. Led by naturalist Mike Shannon and geologist Sid Quarrier.
Thursday October 19 LECTURE—“From the River to the Highlands to the Coast: The Upper Watershed,” an illustrated talk in Appleton by Rachel Nixon and Annette Naegel, GRLT staff.
Saturday October 21 NATURE WALK—A Walk in Appleton. Led by naturalist Mark DiGirolamo.
Sunday October 29 HIKE—Walking Back in Time: An Exploration of the St. George Canal. Led by GRLT Trails Committee.

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Events of 2007

Saturday April 14 Walk on Eagles Way Preserve in Warren.
Thursday May 3 our of Robbins Lumber Company in Searsmont.
Saturday May 19 Hike on Thorndike Brook Section of the Georges Highland Path in Rockport.
Sunday June10 Anniversary Celebration!
Wednesday June 27 Tour of School House Farm in Warren.
Saturday June 30 Kayak Trip up the St. George River from Thomaston to Warren
Sunday July 15 Gardens in the Watershed Tour
Saturday July 28 Hike on the Canal Path in Searsmont.
Saturday August 11 Morning Bird Walk at the Weskeag Marsh in South Thomaston.
Sunday August 19 Annual Meeting & Members Picnic on the St. George Peninsula.
Thursday August 30 Exploring Ragged Mountain in Rockport.
Thursday September 20 Tour of Great Eastern Mussel Farms in Tenants Harbor.
Thursday October 11 Hike on Hogback Mountain with Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance.
Saturday October 20 Exploring the Oyster River Bog in West Rockport.
Wednesday December 5 Volunteer Celebration at Eric Hopkins Gallery.

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  Events of 2008

Saturday February 9 Animal Tracking on the Appleton Preserve.
Saturday February 16 Winter Landscape walk on the Canal Path.
Saturday March 15 Gardens I Left Behind.
Saturday March 29 Georges River White Water Race, Talk and Slideshow.
Monday April 21 Restoration and monitoring of alewives in the St. George River, a Talk.
Thursday May 15 Spring Warbler Bird walk on Spruce Mountain.
Saturday May 31 Wild flower walk on Frye Mountain.
Friday June 6 St. George Celebrates the Sea.
Saturday June 14 National River Clean-up Program.
Saturday June 21 Canoe/kayak paddle on Stevens Pond in Liberty.
Thursday June 26 Sunrise Yoga & Meditation on Spruce Mountain in Rockport.
Sunday July 13 17th Annual Gardens in the Watershed Tour.
Saturday July 19 Paddle the estuarine portion of the St. George River.
Thursday July 31 Buffers & Invasives, a Talk.
Sunday August 2 St. George Community Sailing Foundation's Sixth Annual Maritime Day in Tenants Harbor.
Thursday August 7 Turtle walk for Grandparents and kids.
Saturday August 9 Bird walk at the Weskeag Marsh.
Saturday August 16 Plein-Air Painting.
Friday August 22 The Mills along the St. George River and their Relationship to the Shipbuilders of the Waldoboro Custom's District, a Talk.
Sunday August 24 The Mills along the St. George River and their Relationship to the Shipbuilders of the Waldoboro Custom's District.
Saturday September 6 Green Development & Low Impact Forestry, a Talk.
Saturday September 13 Golden Raven Storytelling Circle joins with GRLT to celebrate the rhythm and flow of the Georges River.
Thursday September 18 Medicinal Plant Walk.
Saturday Sepember 27 Walking the new Thomaston Village Trail.
Saturday October 4 Fall Foliage Hike on Buzzard’s Ledge.
Wednesday December 10 Volunteer Celebration to be held at Eric Hopkins Gallery, 11 Winter Street, Rockland.

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  Events of 2009
Saturday February 7 Winter Eagle Watch.
Saturday February 14 Shelter building for kids.
Saturday February 21 Animal Tracking at the Gibson Preserve.
Saturday February 28 Winter Ecology Walk in Thomaston Town Forest .
Thursday March 12 Documentary of 2650 mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Tuesday March 24 A TalK: The Archaeology and Prehistory of the St. George River Drainage.
Saturday March 28 Georges River White Water Race.
Thursday April 9 Tour of Liberty Graphics
Saturday April 18 Green Fair at Plants Unlimited, Rockport, Maine
Saturday April 25 Presentation about GRLT by Gail Presley, Executive Director, held with Mid-Coast Audubon at the Gibbs Library in Washington
Sunday April 26 Hike on Spruce Mountain with GRLT and Mid-Coast Audubon
Tuesday May 5 “Where have all the Alewives gone,” presentation by Erin Spencer, Masters Candidate, University of Maine, School of Marine Sciences at Warren Library.
Thursday May 14 Upland Spring Bird Walk led by Douglas Prescott, Ragged Mountain, Barnestown Road
Thursday May 21 Municipal and Private Woodland Owners Shortcourse taught by Morten Moesswilde, Midcoast District Forester, held in the Union Town Office.
Sunday May 31 A Benefit Screening of A Sense of Wonder a film based on the life and writings of RACHEL CARLSON, at the Strand Theater, Rockland. Co-sponsored by Georges River Land Trust.
Saturday June 6 River Paddle up the St. George River from Thomaston to Warren, led by David Duggan, GRLT volunteer.
Thursday June 11 Woodland Wildflower Walk with Wanda Garland, Naturalist, at Pleasant Mountain, Rockport.
Thursday June 25 Medicinal Plant Walk, led by Allie Willenbrink, community herbalist.
Sunday July 12 18th Annual Gardens in the Watershed tour, seven country gardens in Spruce Head, Tenants Harbo,r and Port Clyde.
Thursday July 23 Woodlot management tour, led by Morten Moesswilde and Mark Vannah.
Saturday August 1 Morning Bird Walk at the Weskeag Marsh led by Don Reimer and Bill Goodwill.
Saturday August 8 Mushroom foray at GRLT’s Appleton Preserve led by mushroom experts from the Maine Mycological Association.
Thursday August 13 Turtle Walk for kids, led by Bruce Gerard and Jay Astle at Thorndike Brook Trail Section of the Georges Highland Path in Rockport.
Saturday August 22 Hike Frye Mountain Loop Trail led by GRLT staff.
Sunday August 30 The Annual Celebration of the Georges River land Trust with a business meeting and pot luck picnic.
Thursday September 17 Nature walk on the Weskeag, led by Douglas Prescott.
Saturday October 3 Nature walk into the Rockland Bog to identify bog plant life. Short hike into the Cranberry Bog, a section of the Oyster River Bog, led by Gary and Ida Clarke, Trail Adopters for the Oyster River Bog section of the Georges Highland Path, followed by investigation and identification of the bog plants of this area.
Thursday October 8 Tour of Lie-Nielsen Tools, Rte one in Warren.
Sunday October 18 Hike on the Canal Path in Searsmont, led by Jim Robbins, GRLT Board member and owner of Robbins Lumber
Saturday November 7 Fall Hike in Appleton. Hike the blueberry barrens with GRLT staff.
Thursday November 12 Powerpoint presentation by Beth Goettel of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on their seabird restoration program on the coast of Maine.
Wednesday December 2 Volunteer Celebration at Eric Hopkins Gallery

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  Events of 2010
Saturday January 30 Cross country moonlight ski on Lake St. George in Liberty.Event canceled due to thin ice.
Monday February 8 “Basics of Managing your Woodlot,” a workshop in Searsmont presented by Morten Moesswilde, Midcoast District Forester for the Maine Forest Service, intended for woodlot owners, municipal forest managers, and interested citizens.
Saturday February 13 Animal Tracking at the Appleton Preserve led by Laura Sebastianelli, tracking expert and naturalist from Boothbay, to identify tracks and animal signs.
Saturday February 20 Second Annual Eagle Watch in Warren led by Don Reimer, volunteer at GRLT and Mid-Coast Audubon.
Thursday March 4 Presentation by True Soilikki, Hiking the Continental Divide.
Saturday March 13 Winter Hike at Old Woods Farm, Tenants Harbor
Thursday March 25 Presentation about coyotes, “Coyote: America's Song Dog.”
Saturday March 27 Annual Georges River Canoe Race.
Thursday April 8 Presentation of “Pre–European Archaeology of the St. George River.”
Saturday April 17 Informational table at the Green Fair at Plants Unlimited.
Thursday April 22 Tour of Appleton Creamery in Appleton.
Thursday May 20 Migratory bird walk in Rockport, led by Brian Willson.
Saturday May 22 Organic Management for the Home Garden” and tour of Heartfelt Farm in Cushing presented by Gregory Moore, owner of the farm.
Monday June 7 Tour of Midcoast Fishermen's Association led by Glenn Libby, chairman of the Midcoast Fishermen's Association, president of the Midcoast Fishermen's Cooperative and member of the New England Fisheries Management Council.
Thursday June 10 Wildflower walk with Wanda Garland, local naturalist, in West Rockport, to identify spring wildflowers and look for lady slippers on the Oyster River Bog section of the Georges Highland Path.
Saturday June 19 Celebrate the St. George River, a fundraising party for GRLT at Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding in Thomaston..
Saturday Saturday 26 Paddle St. George River in Union – explore Seven Tree Pond.
Subday July 11 19th Annual Gardens in the Watershed Tour, 10 am – 5 pm, Rain or shine. Visit six country gardens in Cushing, South Thomaston and Thomaston.
Thursday July 22 Hike on Hogback Mountain with Jay Astle, GRLT staff and Buck O'Herin of Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance.
Saturday July 24 River Paddle up the St. George River from Thomaston to Warren, led by Dick Matlack, volunteer at GRLT.