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Explore ALT Nature Walk: Purinton Homestead Preserve
Join us on National Trails Day, June 1st, for the first in a series of Explore ALT Nature Walks! This first event will be at Purinton Homestead Preserve in West Bowdoin led by Maine Master Naturalist, Travis Sparks. The focus of this walk on the mile of trail at Purinton will be forest succession, a natural pattern of ecosystem change that takes place over time. Explore ALT Nature Walks are free, guided adventures at Androscoggin Land Trust conservation areas. Led by…
4th Annual ALT Canoe & Kayak River Race
ALT River Race PRESENTED BY Saturday, June 22, 2019 The Androscoggin Land Trust’s (ALT's) annual event proudly presented in 2019 by Spectrum Healthcare Partners is open to all to launch canoes, kayaks, paddle boards, (and more!) into the Androscoggin River and complete one of three courses of varying length and challenge! This event is held in conjunction with the Great Falls Brewfest, which takes place that afternoon a stones-throw across the river from our starting line (and thanks to…
Explore ALT Nature Walk: Sherwood Forest Conservation Area
Join us on a Saturday morning in July for the second in a series of Explore ALT Nature Walks! This event will be at Sherwood Forest Conservation Area led by Maine Master Naturalists, Travis Sparks and Marygrace Barber. The focus of this walk on the just over 2 miles of trails at Sherwood is Natural Communities and Ferns. Natural Communities are groups of plants and animals that occur together based on soil types, water availability, light exposure, and other ecological…
8th Annual Androscoggin River Clean Up
Come and help us clean the shores of the Androscoggin River in preparation for the Great Falls Balloon Festival and the City of Auburn's Summer Fest! Volunteers will gather at Little Andy Park in New Auburn (soon to be re-named Anniversary Park for the City of Auburn's 150th Anniversary - located on Pulsifer St. near Rolly's Restaurant). Volunteers will paddle up and down both sides of the river picking up trash and debris - and if you're not seaworthy, or…
Explore ALT Nature Walk: Spruce Mountain Conservation Area
Join us on a Sunday morning in August for the third in a series of Explore ALT Nature Walks! This event will be at Spruce Mountain Conservation Area in Jay, Maine led by Maine Master Naturalist, Travis Sparks. The focus of this walk on trails at Spruce Mountain is Summer Tree Identification. Explore ALT Nature Walks are free, guided adventures at Androscoggin Land Trust conservation areas. Led by trained Maine Master Naturalists and other volunteer leaders, these walks are a…
Paddle After Hours Lewiston/Auburn
Join us for an evening of twilight paddling on the Androscoggin River in downtown Lewiston Auburn! This paddling event is also a leg of the Androscoggin River Watershed Council’s Source to Sea Trek, which over the course of a month, covers the River from Magalloway to Merrymeeting Bay. Paddlers will leave Auburn’s Festival Plaza boat launch at 5:30 p.m. for a tour to explore the nearby river, hearing about local history, gazing up at the cities on either side…
Source to the Sea – ARWC – Auburn/David Rancourt Preserve
Judy Marden, ALT's long-time Board Member will lead the Auburn leg of the Androscoggin River Watershed Council's (AWRC) Source to Sea Paddle event series and we hope you will join us! This is a mellow and scenic round-trip paddle from Auburn to ALT's David Rancourt River Preserve and back. You just might see an eagle or two. Put-in will be at the North River Road Boat Launch in Auburn (behind Wendy's). We will paddle about 1.75 miles (total round-trip is…
30th Anniversary Celebration & Annual Meeting
Please save the date for a special celebration! Join us outdoors on a summer evening at a beautiful farm - part of a 500 acre conserved property - where we welcome our greater community, long-time friends and new friends, to help celebrate 30 years of conservation, stewardship, and outdoor recreation in the Androscoggin River watershed. This is about celebrating all of YOU - our community - without whom none of the achievements would be possible. Entertainment will be provided by…