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NEW BRIDGES NOW READY IN WILDLANDS

Jul 22, 2013 | News

June 21, 2013. Steward Brian Keegstra gathered his first crew of volunteers for dismantling the rotting wooden bridge over Hothole Stream – first of two bridges to be replaced this summer. Special thanks to Brian, Geo Atwood, Gene Behrenshauser, Dan Rhodes, and...

To the Summit! Campaign

Jun 30, 2013 | Gallery, News

June 29, 2013. Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust uses the occasion of festive Orland River Day to announce the launch of the public phase of its campaign to purchase new lands, including the summit of Great Pond Mountain itself. In the pictures here, Honorary...

BHS KIDS ACTIVE IN WILDLANDS

Jun 20, 2013 | News

On June 7, six kids from Bucksport High School spent the better part of their Friday morning clearing saplings and puckerbrush from ditches along Valley Road. Steward Brian Keegstra had laid out the project beforehand, and Stephen Krichels of BHS, assisted by Nathan...

Birdathon team bags 60+ species

May 31, 2013 | News

Team Wingnuts (Cheri Domina, Sue Shaw, Sherrie Downing, Nancy Patterson and Maggie Williams) spent 17.5 hours afield in the Great Pond Mtn. Wildlands and Craig Brook Nat’l Fish Hatchery Tuesday, May 28 (with a short foray into Orland Village for dinner).  The...

Letterboxing

May 31, 2013 | HomePageTabs, News

Following an old European tradition, eight letterboxes have now been placed in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands.  To find letterboxes, follow directions provided on cards at the North and South Gate kiosks, or download by clicking Letterbox Clues. Inside the wooden...

WILDLANDS IS SUBJECT OF AWARD-WINNING STUDENT PROJECT

May 25, 2013 | News

May 22, 2013. Bucksport High School Envirothon team, having outscored fifteen other teams in the Downeast Regional Competition the previous week, traveled to Bowdoin College in Brunswick to participate in the statewide Envirothon competition. This yearly competition,...