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REHABILITATION SILVICULTURE 2012

Orland. Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust.  On August 24, 2012, and again on August 31, dozens of foresters from all over Maine converged on the Wildlands. This was the Maine Division of the Society of American Foresters, and they were here for a conference...

Primitive Shelter in The Wildlands

August 14, 2012 . Kids from KidsPeace, as part of their KidsGiveBack Forestry Program, gather and pile materials at the site of a scheduled demonstration of two-person lean-to construction. August 20, 2012. A small crew, including several volunteers, assembles to help...

PROGRESS ON THE RED PINE TRAIL

August 18, 2012. Jennifer Riefler and Scott Bennet of the Paths Committee sent news today. Jennifer wrote, “I took a couple of pics at our Paths Workparty today. We worked on the Red Pine Path, completing a small bridge and rerouting a section. The volunteer is David...

RETURNS FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Savvy about preserving the Wildlands and saving the Earth? Bring your returnables to the Orland market in Orland, ME.http://orlandmarket.net/. Designate the proceeds to the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust.

2013 Calendar Now Available

 ORLAND – Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust, the land trust serving northwestern Hancock County, has chosen to celebrate its twentieth birthday in 2013 by sharing images of one of the county’s most-treasured mountains.  The Great Pond Mountain 2013 calendar...

Popple Grove Progress Report

Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Steward Brian Keegstra meets Paul Liebow and Hans Krichels at what’s being called the Popple Grove Children’s Area for some serious head-scratching and preliminary work on the site. KidsPeace kids have already done considerable thinning and...