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KidsPeace Kids Construct South Gate Bypass

Jul 8, 2012 | Gallery, News

  In June, Great Pond Mountain Trust officials requested KidsPeace kids, as part of their regular Forestry program, to construct a wheelchair bypass around the South Gate on the Bucksport-Ellsworth Road.    The kids worked hard. Shawn McCue came along as a worker...

Wildlands Forestry – 101: Building the New Forest

Jun 29, 2012 | News

Adults and teens interested in learning to manage their own woodlot – and willing to volunteer a few hours in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands – are invited to attend Wildlands Forestry 101: Building the New Forest, a free, short course in basic forestry. Taught by...

KidsPeace Teens make Contributions

May 1, 2012 | News, Uncategorized

Check out this article from the Bangor Daily News featuring Hans Krichels and the KidsPeace crew and their sawhorse inventions – which are now being used far and wide! Did you know KidsPeace does community service in the Wildlands every...

GPMCT purchases Hay Ledges, Orland donates swamp

Feb 3, 2012 | News

This winter, GPMCT has added two more pieces of land to the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands – one a gift from the Town of Orland, and another part of a campaign to close the gap between the two tracts of the Wildlands. Both parcels will be put into Tree Growth tax...

New wildlife meadows created

Feb 3, 2012 | News

Visitors to the Dead River side of the Wildlands will notice some spectacular new views of Dead River and Alamoosook Lake this year. GPMCT received cost-share funds in 2011 from the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service’s WHIP (Wildlife Habitat Incentives...

Maine Championship Snowshoe Race Coverage

Feb 3, 2012 | News

Thanks to Peter Keeney, Jen Riefler and many volunteers, this year’s snowless Maine State Championship Snowshoe race in the Wildlands was an event nonetheless. Read our Snowshoe Race press release and view race photos in our Gallery. Also see articles on the Snowshoe...