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...
FORESTRY 101: IN CLASSROOM AND FIELD
For the past month of Mondays, a diverse group of twelve or so adults from the community have been meeting with Roger Greene, consulting Forester for the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands, to learn the basics of silvaculture and forest management. (See June 29th news...
GPMCT Annual Meeting – July 15, 2012
GPMCT at Bucksport Bay Festival 2012
Bucksport Bay Festival 2012. Great Pond Mountain Information Booth. Volunteers pictured here greeting the public include: Sarah Levine, Emily Hawkins, Geo Atwood, Hans Krichels, Bob Mercer, and John Morin. Lots of interest. Crowds undiminished by afternoon downpour....
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...
Volunteers Extraordinaire.
June 19, 2012. Three young fellers take it upon themselves to remove large chunks of an old pine that's been threatening traffic and passersby on the Valley Road. See attached video and pictures. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM5UwhmGFa4&feature=g-upl...
Orland River Day 2012
A few images from Orland River Day June 30, 2012.
KidsPeace Kids Construct South Gate Bypass
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
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...
