Interested in learning about birds, trees, flowers, insects, animal tracks and other areas of natural history? Coastal Mountains Land Trust and the Camden Conservation Commission have teamed up to co-sponsor monthly natural history walks in the Camden area. Walks take place on the first Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. May’s walk will take place on Saturday, May 2, starting at the Beech Hill Road entrance to the Beech Hill Preserve:
The walk will be moderate in intensity, as it involves walking to the top of Beech Hill. We will cover both the open fields and woods, looking for early signs of spring, including migrating birds (bring binoculars, if you have them). If the sun is shining, we should see Brown Elfins, a beautiful small butterfly that uses blueberries as its host plant.
Advance registration is not necessary. To learn more and to find notices of location, last minute changes and/or cancellation, visit Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Events Calendar page at www.coastalmountains.org.
The Camden Nature Walks explore Land Trust preserves and other local hiking spots to encourage natural history discussion and education. Participants should come prepared for an outdoor excursion, easy to moderate in pace. Please leave dogs at home. The walks will be facilitated by area naturalist Roger Rittmaster and will encourage experts and amateurs to discuss and share their knowledge of natural history.
Coastal Mountains Land Trust has worked since 1986 to permanently conserve nearly 10,000 acres to benefit the natural and human communities of the western Penobscot Bay region. For more information about the Land Trust please visit www.coastalmountains.org or call (207) 236-7091.
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