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SARAH’S SATURDAY HIKES IN THE WILDLANDS

August / September 2013. Find Trust President Sarah LeVine at the South gate most every Saturday morning for hikes of varying degrees of difficulty throughout the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands. Check EVENTS and/or our Facebook page for weekly details. Bring your...

GPMCT Applies for National Accreditation

Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust (GPMCT), the land trust serving Bucksport, Orland, Dedham and Verona Island and owner of the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands, is pleased to announce that it is applying for national accreditation. The land trust accreditation...

CHILDREN IN THE POPPLE GROVE

Just a short walk in from the South Gate, the Great Pond Popple Grove calls out to children of all ages.  Juicy berries, odd objects to arrange on stumps and rocktops, climbing tree, letterbox, walking trails, and caterpillars galore all adding up to hours of...

AMERICAN CHESTNUT TREE PLANTINGS NOW UNDERWAY FOR 2013

August 6th 2013. Great Meadow in the Wildlands. Kids from KidsPeace in Ellsworth worked with Steward Brian Keegstra and Volunteer Dan Rhodes to plant the first six of twenty-four blight-resistant American Chestnut trees. Kids and staff dug designated holes, mixed...

GREAT POND MOUNTAIN CONSERVATION TRUST ANNUAL MEETING 2013.

  August 4, 2013. Members of the Trust gathered at the new Trust Headquarters on the shores of the Penobscot River in Bucksport to share picnics, sample delicious desserts, and, yes, deal with official Trust business. Trust President Sarah LeVine opened the...