Upcoming Programs Thursday, January 24 at 6:30 p.m. Nature in Focus Bring your questions, your camera, and your gear! Bangor Land Trust invites you to explore Nature through photography. Local photographers Michele Benoit, Donne Sinderson, and Richard Spinney will share their photographs, experience and tips for photographing the natural world. They’ll discuss both technical and aesthetic aspects of nature photography, with plenty of examples and time for questions. Some topics include:
Saturday, February 16, at 10:00 am. Winter Adventure with Cocoa - GREAT MAINE OUTDOORS WEEK Meet at the cul-de-sac at the end of Fox Hollow Lane. Bring snowshoes or skis and ski poles depending on snow depth. If conditions permit, we’ll explore out onto Penjajawoc Marsh, where you get a 360-degree view of BLT preserves (we’ll bring a map to orient you). If rain and thaws have kept the Marsh too soft, we’ll explore tracks on the Grasslands and along its edges. Bring your favorite energy bar and we’ll supply the cocoa. Check our website, Facebook or outgoing phone message if road conditions look iffy. Thanks for your RSVP. Thursday, February 28 at 6:00 p.m. Annual Meeting Dysart's Broadway Restaurant Dinner 6:30 - Short Business Meeting 7:00 - Speaker 7:30 Speaker: Aram Calhoun on Vernal Pools Please RSVP by calling or emailing the office - 942-1010 / info@bangorlandtrust.org. This one's for members only. JOIN US! Sunday, March 3 at 10 a.m. Natural History in Northeast BLT Office - 9 Central Street, Suite 201 As part of a Field Natural History of Maine course requirement Grace Bartlett spent a semester observing in Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve. She will offer a program using the drawings and information recorded during her time there. The program will explore what is there, why it is there, what seasonal changes have occurred, and how a changing climate may affect Northeast. RSVP at 942-1010 or info@bangorlandtrust.org. March 16, 2019 5th Annual Maine Science Festival Bangor, Maine Bangor Land Trust-sponsored Exploration Booth - Build An Insect Stay tuned for details. Help out with the booth! Get involved by calling or emailing the office - 942-1010 / info@bangorlandtrust.org. Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 10 a.m. The Backyard Naturalist BLT Office - 9 Central Street Suite 201 Back by popular demand! Dana Wilde's Backyard Naturalist column appears regularly in the centralmaine.com newspapers. His writings on the natural world and on books have appeared locally in the Bangor Daily News, the Working Waterfront, Island Journal and Maine Boats Homes & Harbors, among many others, as well as internationally. He has served as a Fulbright scholar in China and South Africa, and as an NEH fellow and college professor, and holds degrees from the University of Southern Maine and Binghamton University. His recent book is Summer to Fall: Notes and Numina from the Maine Woods, published by North Country Press. He lives in Troy, Maine, with his wife, Bonnie Woellner. Join us for a morning of nature-related literary discussion. RSVP at 942-1010 or info@bangorlandtrust.org. 2019 Nature Watch through the Seasons Did you know that nature has a calendar too? Why do certain changes happen to plants and animals at certain times of the year? Join us for a series of walking talks at Walden-Parke Preserve to observe and learn more about these changes. We'll discuss journals, sketching, and citizen science data as a way to record the changes and when, if, and how to start a collection. There'll be time for journals and sharing of favorite discoveries at the end of each walk. Meet at the Tamarack Trail kiosk on the following Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. April 13 Plants, Mammal Sign, Birds July 13 Flowers, Insects, Amphibians Oct. 12 Ecological Cycle, Leaf Creations Please RSVP by calling or emailing the office - 942-1010 / info@bangorlandtrust.org. April 26 - May 5, 2019 City Nature Challenge Cities around the world compete to see who can make the most observations of nature, find the most species (plants and animals), and engage the most people during a specific weekend: April 26-29, 2019. Then, from April 30-May 5th, 2019 those species are identified. Get involved by calling or emailing the office - 942-1010 / info@bangorlandtrust.org. Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 10 a.m. Lady Slipper Walk Walden-Parke Preserve Tentative Date, Check Back Before Heading Out There! RSVP at 942-1010 or info@bangorlandtrust.org. Saturday, August 3 (time is still to be determined) Field Day with Maine Entomological Society Preserve location is still to be determined but be sure to save the date! Sunday, September 8 Pedal the Penobscot Cycling event that offers five distances (12, 26, 50, 76 & 100-mile). Online registration begins in March. For more information and stormy weather cancellations, email info@bangorlandtrust.org or call 942-1010.
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The More You Know
Have you ever wondered about a flower or bird or tree? Did you want to know its name or more about it? Help build a resource of nature's gifts in the Bangor area to use and to learn from. Send photos from your adventures - photos of frogs, birds, bugs, trees and more. 
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