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Valentine's Day winter sports and
warm lunch combo, between 10 am and
3:30 pm. Pre-registration is
required. Visit the events page for
more info!
Friday, February 26 Full Moon
Gala on Alamoosook Lake... Meet at 6
pm at the Craig Brook National Fish
Hatchery to hike to little Mouse
Island. Visit the Events page for
more info.
XC Skiing -
Thanks to Fred Call, Valley Road ski
trails were beautifully groomed the
weekend of Jan. 23 & 24. Rain put an
end to the fun temporarily, but when
snow conditions permit again, please
check out our Wildlands ski trails -
we'll try to post grooming updates
on our website! Thanks, Fred!
We are proud to announce that we
have completed our 25/25
Endowment Challenge. Thanks to
all who contributed - we raised
$25,000 toward an endowment for
GPMCT, which will now be matched by
$25,000 from Maine Community
Foundation! Thanks to the 25
people who attended our Annual
Retreat Jan. 30 - and to Gina
Bushong for hosting us at the lovely
Alamoosook Lakeside Inn! It was a
productive day.
Lastly, thanks to Pete Keeney, Jen
Riefler and volunteers for hosting
our successful benefit Snowshoe
Run and Trek Jan. 31.
Congrats to Wildlands Steward Jake
Maier…KidsPeace
New England and the Alliance for
Children and Families recognized
Orland resident Jake Maier in
December with the 2009 National
Family Week Advocacy Award. Maier is
the Steward for the Great Pond
Mountain Wildlands in Orland, and
was honored for his work with
children, families and community
members through Great Pond Mountain
Conservation Trust. Maier has worked
weekly with teens from KidsPeace
since February, 2007.
KidsPeace staff nominated
Maier, describing him as “an
extraordinary teacher” who “cares
deeply about the forest, the kids
and all visitors”. Jake has said
that he “cannot manage the forest of
tomorrow without involving the
children of today” – and to that
end, he encourages teens from
KidsPeace in Ellsworth, as well as
Bucksport High School and REACH
School, to help manage Wildlands
forests. The forest benefits from
selective thinning, and the students
get to work outdoors alongside a
forester and learn some of his
craft.
“It’s very therapeutic for
kids to be there working in the
woods, and doing something useful
too,” said Hans Krichels of the
KidsPeace KidsGiveBack program.
Before studying to become
a forester and moving to Maine in
the 1980s, Maier worked with teens
as a social worker in his native
Germany.
Help Wanted…
Do you enjoy finance and investing?
We need a few good Finance
Committee members! Contact
Treasurer Emily Hawkins at 348-9901
or
emilyhawkins@myfairpoint.net. |
