NEW BRIDGES IN WILDLANDS
June 21, 2013. Brian Keegstra and his crew dismantle the first of several aging bridges in the Wildlands. Helping Brian are Geo Atwood, Dan Rhodes, Gene Behrenshauser, and John Wedin. Behind the camera and drawn into the fray on occasion is Hans Krichels. Fresh...
BHS KIDS ACTIVE IN WILDLANDS
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
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
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 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,...
SCOUTS IN THE WILDLANDS 2013
Sunday April 28, 2013. Boy Scouts (Troop #102) and Venture Crew (Troop #1102) from Bucksport and Orland converged on the Wildlands to learn trail maintenance skills and to scout out trails for adoption. Under the guidance of Scoutmaster Dave Burgess, Assistant...
SCOUTS IN THE WILDLANDS
Saturday April 27, 2013. Assistant Scoutmaster Paul Corcoran brings nine Scouts from Troop 10 out of Bangor to camp for the weekend at the Baker Brook Camping Area. On Saturday, the Scouts work with Paul and Steward Brian Keegstra to build two new rustic benches at...
Trust Members Attend Maine Land Conservation Conference 2013
April 26-27, 2013. On these days, four members of the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust traveled to Topsham Maine to participate in a conference subtitled “Re-Connecting Children with Nature”. The conference, hosted by Maine Coast Heritage Trust and sponsored...
Trust Members Attend Trail Building Seminar
April 12, 2013. Five members and officers of the Great Pond Mountain Trust traveled to the HiddenValleyNatureCenter in Jefferson, Maine. Sponsored by HVNC, professional trail builder Steve Spencer worked in collaboration with members of the Maine Forest Service to...
KIDSPEACE FORESTRY PROGRAM GETS GENEROUS DONATION
March 27, 2013. Chris Wilcox of Sam’s Club in Bangor comes to KidsPeace New England in Ellsworth for the purpose of donating $1000.00 to the KidsGiveback Forestry Program. Begun in 2007 by Hans Krichels, Coordinator of KidsGiveBack, in collaboration with the Great...
