Upcoming Events
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
Saturday, 10/24/2026
11:00 AM
Pre-Meeting Interpretive Walk w/ Tom Wessels @ 8:30 AM
@ Half-Mile Field, The Wildlands
Don Fish Road, Orland
GPMCT supporters are invited to our Annual Meeting. The meeting includes reports from the prior year on activities and finances, electing board members and officers, the presentation of volunteer awards, bylaw changes, and announcements about upcoming initiatives.
Bring a chair and bug repellant. Sun and shade options for seating. Vegetarian chili will be served.
We hope to see you there.
Click below for directions and to RSVP
Forestry Innovations Day
Friday, 10/23/2026, 9:30 AM
@ Wildlands Dead River Trailhead
Don Fish Road, Orland
Join us to explore new ideas in forest stewardship, from management and operations to monitoring forest change and new technology, with field sessions, demonstrations, exhibits, and more.
The program will feature speakers from across Maine’s forestry and natural resource community.
Resiliency, Restoration, and Rehabilitation
Ella MacDonald of APCAW, Ben Arruda, Urban Forestry Manager for the City of Bangor, and Roger Greene of Durable Analytics & Composition will discuss approaches to forest resiliency, restoration, and rehabilitation.
Adaptive Operations
Tom Fox of Fox Forestry, Lewis Marston of GPMCT, Dr. Anil Raj Kizha, Professor of Forest Operations and Forestry Program Leader at the University of Maine, and Molly London, Licensed Professional Forester, will share their experience and perspectives on adaptive forestry operations.
To register and for more info click below.
Meetup
Interpretive Walk with Tom Wessels
Friday, 10/23/2026, 8:30 AM
@ Wildlands Dead River Trailhead
Don Fish Road, Orland
Tom is a terrestrial ecologist, author, and professor emeritus at Antioch University. This will be a gentle, roughly 2-mile round-trip hike to the first open, exposed granite on Great Pond Mountain. We will be looking at two unique features, plus any other interesting species adaptations or intriguing coevolved interrelationships between organisms that we encounter.
Gate opens at 8:00 AM, meet at Half-Mile Field.
Wildlands Summit Run
Great Pond Mountain
Sunday, 10/25/2026
@ Dead River Trailhead
Don Fish Rd, Orland
Race to the top of Great Pond Mountain! This year marks GPMCT’s 33rd Annual trail run and the third year of our new 6.2-mile course to the 1,009-foot summit of Great Pond Mountain, plus a 1-mile Fun Run to the banks of the Dead River. Established in 1993, this homegrown run has become a staple for runners from around the region.
Offering a unique blend of forested mountainside trails and scenic beauty, the 33rd edition of the Wildlands Summit Run promises to be a challenging race. Lace-up your running shoes and join us!
In the Community
Trunk Or Treat
After Dark
Ghostport
Saturday, 10/17/2026, 6:30 PM
@ Ghostport
Town Dock, Bucksport
We’re looking for trunkers to decorate their vehicles and hand out candy!
If your interested please register before 10/14.
Notice
Joost Preserve is temporarily closed for trail construction; work is scheduled to end in late October.
Thank you for your patience as we complete this project, please stay tuned for reopening updates.
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You care about the Wildlands – whether you’re hiking, biking, or picking wild blueberries. The work of stewarding these 5,200 acres requires constant effort and resources, and as the Wildlands grow, so does the need for stewardship.
There is more land to manage, trails to maintain, and boundaries to mark. Your support helps ensure this land remains a refuge for wildlife and people.
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Volunteers are the heart of GPMCT, building trails, leading programs, and serving on our committees and board.
GPMCT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your tax-deductible gifts help preserve the Wildlands: 5,000 acres of mountains, woods, and water managed for wildlife habitat, sustainable forestry, and community trails.
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