Upcoming Events
Monthly Meetup
Scouting for Brown Ash Flowering
w/ Ella McDonald, Ash Protection Collaboration Across Waponahkik, and Lewis Marston, GPMCT Trail Steward
Saturday, 5/16/2026, 11 AM
@ North Trailhead, Bald Mountain, Orland
in partnership with:
Meetups Are Volunteer-Led | Donations Accepted
Trail Work Day
and Group Ride
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 10 AM
@ Dead River Trailhead, Don Fish Road
Volunteer to help maintain our singletrack mountain bike trails. Volunteers will end the day with a group ride to the Summit of Great Pond Mountain.
Summit open to group ride participants only.
Views From Great Pond Mountain
Exploring Wabanaki Knowledge
From Place Names to Wild Berries
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 6PM
@ The Alamo Theatre,
85 Main St Bucksport
Featuring:
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- John Bear Mitchell, Penobscot Nation
Storyteller & Lecturer, UMaine - Natalie Michelle, PhD, Penobscot Nation
Ethnobotany & Climate Change Researcher, UMaine
- John Bear Mitchell, Penobscot Nation
Featuring:
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- John Bear Mitchell, Penobscot Nation
Storyteller & Lecturer, UMaine - Natalie Michelle, PhD, Penobscot Nation
Ethnobotany & Climate Change Researcher, UMaine
- John Bear Mitchell, Penobscot Nation
$10 Suggested Donation to benefit Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness
Monthly Meetup
Teddy Bear Picni
Sunday, 6/7/2026, 11 AM
@ Dead River Trailhead, Don Fish Road
Meetups Are Volunteer-Led | Donations Accepted
Views From Great Pond Mountain
Loving the North Woods with Karin Tilberg
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 5:30 PM
@ Buck Memorial Library,
47 Main Street, Bucksport
SEATING IS LIMITED. Please RSVP
Featuring: Karin Tilberg
Author, Conservation Leader & Environmental Policy Expert
Former President, Forest Society of Maine; Former Deputy Commissioner, Maine Dept. of Conservation.
SEATING IS LIMITED. Please RSVP
$10 Suggested Donation
Migratory Fish Day, Orland River Watershed
Saturday, 5/23/2026, 10 AM to 2 PM
@ Fish Point Rd / Castine Road, Orland Village
Watch herring at the Orland Dam fish ladder, observe wildlife, and learn about their role in the Narramissic watershed.
* GPMCT is happy to sponsor this event alongside the Town of Orland and Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District. Please visit townoforland.org for more information.
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