KidsPeace Teens make Contributions
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 week?
Camping
Camping in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands The Wildlands is open for camping year-round at two designated campsites, by reservation. Baker Brook is about a mile's hike from North Gate, and is suitable for groups, with a lean-to and 3-4 tent sites, plus a pit toilet...
Hopkins Meadow property
A visit to the flooded Hopkins Meadow January 6, 2011, yielded signs of beaver, moose, deer, hare and coyote. The Town of Orland donated this property January 10, 2011, to GPMCT.
DePaolo property
These photos were taken in summer, 2011 on the DePaolo property, purchased by GPMCT in Dec., 2011. This property abuts the Wildlands Dead River parcel.
GPMCT purchases Hay Ledges, Orland donates swamp
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
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
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...
Maine Championship Snowshoe Race Jan. 22, 2012
Snow was in short supply for the Maine State Championship Snowshoe Race Sunday in the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands – but that didn’t stop 14 competitors from running the race sans snowshoes. Jeff Lombardo of Old Town, 24, won the event by running 4.9 rugged...
Christmas Greens event 2011
Thanks to our many volunteers and the 300 people who came to purchase trees, our 2011 Christmas tree event was a success once again.
Annual Report 2011
Check out our Annual Report 2011 for a great article on David Gross, new board members, our list of donors for last fiscal year, and more.
