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June 2019
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…
Find out more »4th Annual ALT Canoe & Kayak River Race
ALT River Race Saturday, June 22, 2019 You can find race results below. Thank you for all you came out to paddle on race day! 2019 race results 2018 race results 2017 race results 2016 race results 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!…
Find out more »July 2019
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…
Find out more »August 2019
8th Annual Androscoggin River Clean Up
Come and help 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 help pick up trash and remove debris from the shores and the body of the Androscoggin River. This annual event is always a fun and rewarding community experience. The clean-up is followed by a cool-down gathering at The Pub at Baxter Brewing Company where from 12:30-4:30PM, volunteers will enjoy a $5 appetizer menu…
Find out more »Happy Hour Fundraiser at Baxter Brewing Co.
Join us after the 8th Annual Androscoggin River Clean Up for a cool-down gathering and happy hour fundraiser at The Pub at Baxter Brewing Co! Baxter will donate $1 from every beer purchased to the forever-conservation, watershed protection, and outdoor recreation work of the Androscoggin Land Trust! There will also be menu of $5 appetizers available. ALT is celebrating 30 years of conservation this year! There will be an opportunity at the event learn more about the work of ALT…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »CANCELLED 8/8/19-Paddle After Hours Lewiston/Auburn
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been cancelled for 8/8/19 due to the weather forecast, including possible thunderstorms. Please stay tuned for a possible reschedule date. Thank you. 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…
Find out more »Source to the Sea – ARWC – Auburn/David Rancourt Preserve
Judy Marden, a past board member of ALT and experienced paddling leader, will lead this leg of the Androscoggin River Watershed Council's (AWRC) Source to Sea Paddle event series and we hope you will join! This is a mellow and scenic round-trip paddle from Auburn to ALT's David Rancourt River Preserve in Lewiston and back to Auburn. You just might see an eagle or two. Put-in will be at the North River Road Boat Launch in Auburn (behind Wendy's). The…
Find out more »September 2019
Explore ALT Nature Walk-Great ME Outdoor Weekend-Marden-Chittick Refuge
Join us on a Saturday morning in September for a walk as part of Great Maine Outdoor Weekend (this Fall, September 13-22, 2019) - part of a series of Explore ALT Nature Walks! This event will be at the Marden-Chittick Refuge in Greene led by Maine Master Naturalist, Travis Sparks. The focus of this walk will be Nature Conservation. You are welcome to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at the Refuge after the walk! About Explore ALT Nature Walks:…
Find out more »November 2019
ALT Annual Meeting & 30th Anniversary Celebration
ALT Annual Meeting & 30th Anniversary Celebration 2019 Please join us! The Vision to Conserve Celebrating 30 years with the Androscoggin Land Trust: Photographs By Courtney Mooney Tuesday, November 12 | 5-7:30 PM | L/A Arts, 221 Lisbon St, Lewiston Please join us for a celebration for our 30th year, which is all about our members and community. Be among the first to see an exhibit of photographic images of ALT conserved properties captured by Maine-based photographer, Courtney Mooney www.courtneymooney.com.…
Find out more »February 2020
Spruce Mountain Sled-In and Winter Family Day at French Falls
The Town of Jay Recreation Committee has organized this wonderful winter event. Ride or drive in to the Spruce Mountain Sled-In and Winter Family Day at French Falls Recreation Area in Jay! There will be sleigh rides, snow shoe races, snow shoeing on the trails, a snow sculpture contest, sledding, food, a fire pit, all the ingredients needed for a fun winter day! Don’t forget to bring your sleds, ice skates and snow shoes! French Falls is a 29.4-acre riverside…
Find out more »March 2020
CANCELED: Full Moon Snowshoe Hike at French Falls
CANCELED: Unfortunately, "due to the condition of the parking lot and the trails the moonlight snowshoe walk that was planned for Sunday night has been cancelled. We will try to plan one earlier in the season next year!" Hosted by the Jay Recreation Committee Join the Jay Recreation Committee on the (almost) full moon for an evening snowshoe hike! The riverside trail will give a great opportunity to see the moonlight on the river and beaming through the trees.…
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