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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Living and Learning Center at Schiller Coastal Studies Center; 240 Bayview Rd, Orr’s Island
Coastal Resiliency in Casco Bay: Long Marsh Restoration
Apr 22 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Presentation highlights the exciting, multi-year restoration effort at Long Marsh
Stone Barn Farm Preserve, Bar Harbor
Brown Tail Moth Volunteer Day
Apr 22 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Come lend a hand and help remove Brown Tail Moth Nests from trees at Stone Barn Farm.
Aldermere Farm & Erickson Fields, 20 Russell Ave. & 164 West St., Rockport
Getting Started in Strawberry Production
Apr 23 | 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Lesson with Q&A at Aldermere Farm followed by a planting demonstration at Erickson Fields Preserve.
Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta
2026 Maine Land Conservation Conference
Apr 28 – Apr 29
Maine Coast Heritage Trust presents the annual Maine Land Conservation Conference for and with Maine’s robust land conservation community.
Mason Bay Preserve, Route 187, Jonesport
Woodcock Walk
Apr 30 | 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Join us for an early-spring treat the timberdoodle!
219 Woodward Point Road, Brunswick
Full Moon Community Bonfire
May 1 | 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Gather, share a fire, eat s’mores, and admire the full moon
Aldermere Farm, 20 Russell Avenue, Rockport
Farm Hands Spring Session
May 4 – May 20 | 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Youth ages 10 to 18 can get up close and personal with the Belted Galloway calves Mondays & Wednesdays after school
Boot Head Preserve, Lubec
Boot Head Trail Update Walk
May 9 | 9 a.m. -11 a.m.
Join us for community walk at Boot Head to learn about exciting changes coming to the trails!
Aldermere Farm Preserve, 20 Russell Avenue, Rockport
Calf Unveiling Day
May 9 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Aldermere Farm will open its doors and barnyard to the public to introduce the newest members of the Belted Galloway herd.
Manset Fields, Southwest Harbor
Garlic Mustard Pulling Volunteer Day at Manset Fields
May 20 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Experience hand‑pulling invasive garlic mustard along the beautiful Manset shoreline
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.
Kelley Farm Preserve, 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
Thomas Island, Bar Harbor
Thomas Island Cleanup
Jul 14 | 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Let’s roll up our sleeves and give Thomas Island’s shores some needed care
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.
Great Gott, Tremont
Great Gott Shore Cleanup
Aug 12 | 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
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.
Kittredge Brook Forest, Bar Harbor
Kittredge Brook Trail Workday
Sep 9 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Join us as we improve the Kittredge Brook Trail