MCHT Events
Get out and explore the coast with us. Join us for community gatherings, group hikes, nature walks, and more, plus virtual events throughout the year!
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Rockland Bog Preserve, 389-395 Beechwood Street, Thomaston
Spring Migration Bird Walk
May 15 | 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
GRLT and MCHT team up for a birdwatching walk during spring migration!
Erickson Fields Preserve,164 West Street, Rockport
Teen Ag Crew Applications Due May 17
May 17
Teen Ag Crew members gain hands-on experience in sustainable agricultural practices and learn about their local food system.
Meet at the end of the Cabel Crossing Road, Southwest Harbor
Garlic Mustard Pulling Volunteer Day at Manset Fields
May 20 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Volunteer Workday: Experience hand‑pulling invasive garlic mustard along the beautiful Manset shoreline
Erickson Fields Preserve, 164 West Street, Rockport
Bird Walk at Erickson Fields
May 22 | 8:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
Learn how to identify birds by sight and sounds, and discover what other creatures inhabit the preserve.
Meet at the Town-owned boat ramp at Pierce Pond on Mill Creek Road, Penobscot
World Fish Migration Day: Bagaduce River
May 23 | 11 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Event takes place outside MCHT’s office at 160 U.S. Route 1 in Whiting
World Fish Migration Day: Orange River
May 23 | 9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Meet on the lawn below the dam in Downtown Cherryfield
World Fish Migration Day: Narraguagus River
May 23 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m
This event takes place at Rogers Pond, 49 Water Street, Kennebunk
World Fish Migration Day: Mousam River
May 23 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m
Meet at Palermo Preserve. More activities at Sheepscot General Store
World Fish Migration Day: Sheepscot River
May 29 | 4:00 p.m.
Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick
Bird Walk at Woodward Point
Jun 5 | 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Join MCHT Steward & Naturalist, Kirk Gentalen, for a guided bird walk along the Woodward Point Trail.
Meet at the Kelley Farm Preserve parking lot, Tremont
Orchard Work Day at Kelley Farm
Jun 10 | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Be part of a community effort that cultivates the future of this growing orchard.
Cobscook Insitute, 10 Commissary Point Road, Trescott
Orange River Community Paddle
Jun 13 | 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
Join local area partners for a paddle on the Orange River in celebration of the water trail
Meet at Hadley Point or take your own watercraft to Thomas Island, Bar Harbor
Thomas Island Cleanup
Jul 14 | 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Volunteer Workday: give Thomas Island’s shores some needed care
Erickson Fields Preserve, 164 West Street, Rockport
Korean Natural Farming Workshop
Jul 29 | 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Learn Korean natural farming techniques including making natural fertilizers and soil microbial inoculants
Orange River, Whiting
Watershed Camp
Aug 10 – Aug 13
Maine Coast Heritage Trust is partnering with Maine Outdoor School to host Watershed Camp along the Orange River in Whiting for youth ages 10-13.
Meet at the Seal Cove dock, Tremont
Great Gott Shore Cleanup
Aug 12 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Volunteer Workday: Let’s clear the eastern shoreline at Great Gott
George B. Dorr Museum, College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor, ME
Island Soundscape Project Presents: Soundmarks
Aug 31 | Now through the end of August
Enjoy an immersive sound installation based on recordings from MCHT preserves.
Meet at 1 Village Way in Somesville
Kittredge Brook Trail Workday
Sep 9 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Volunteer Workday: Join us as we improve the Kittredge Brook Trail