Androscoggin Land Trust

ALT Presents with Cities of Lewiston and Auburn at LA Metro Chamber Breakfast: "Best Use of the River"
2017-03-09 07:00 - 09:00 UTC
ALT looks forward to presenting alongside Lewiston City Administrator Ed Barrett, Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte and Grow L+A at the LA Metropolitan Chamber Breakfast on Thursday, March 9. The topic is the “Best use of the river that runs through us”. Please see the below link for details!
https://business.lametrochamber.com/events/details/march-la-metro-chamber-breakfast-2017-7401

Film Screening: "Community Conservation: Finding the Balance Between Nature and Culture"
2017-03-10 19:30 - 21:00
Back by popular demand! Because the last screening sold out, Mark Ireland’s film “Community Conservation: Finding the Balance Between Nature and Culture” is returning to the Frontier in Brunswick. Shot throughout four seasons, this documentary profiles four active land trusts (including ALT) in different regions of Maine: coastal, inland, western mountains and downeast. Each land trust featured works closely with their community to provide multi-purpose access to conserved lands. Check out the trailer at this link! Tickets can be found at this link. Hope to see you there!

LA Community Forest Board Tree ID Event
2017-07-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Sherwood Forest, Sherwood Drive, Auburn, ME, 04210, United States
Join the L/A Community Forest Board led by Certified Forester Dave Griswold and former Science Teacher/ALT Steward Rick Shea on the Sherwood Forest Trail Saturday, July 22 from 9-11am. All attendees will receive a map of the trails and a common tree identification/interesting features handout. We will travel the half-mile white trail and if time allows we will also visit the pond on the red trail. You will then be equipped with the information to return with friends and family and share your new knowledge of the Sherwood Forest!
Meet at the entrance to the trail next to the playground/baseball field behind Sherwood Heights Elementary School (32 Sherwood Dr, Auburn, ME 04210). You can find additional parking along Sherwood Drive and at the end of 19th street and then walk behind the school. Please bring water and bugspray. We hope to see you there!

Auburn Public Library Teen Summer Reading "Build a Better World" Program--Riverwalk History Tour
2017-07-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Auburn Public Library
Teens from the Auburn Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program will join ALT to walk the Riverwalk and learn about the history of the Androscoggin River and the Cities on its shores! This is part of their “Build a Better World” theme for the summer. Teens will walk down from the Library (near the Library Avenue entrance) to meet ALT on Main Street. From there, Board Member Jim Pross will lead the group on a walk along the bank of the river to talk about its history, clean up efforts through the years, and future plans. The walk should take about an hour. This program is for teens, ages 12-18 (entering grades 7-12). Jim Pross is a great tour guide for this event as he is the famous narrator of ALT’s Travelstorys History Tour Smartphone App available in both a walking and a paddling version in Lewiston/Auburn. Access more information about the history tour app here.

Auburn Public Library Teen Summer Reading "Build a Better World" Program--Conservation Talk
2017-08-03 15:00 - 16:00 | Auburn Public Library
Teens from the Auburn Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program will join ALT learn about the importance of protecting land and what it means to them! This is part of their “Build a Better World” theme for the summer. They will also hear about the fantastic partnership between the Androscoggin Land Trust and the Lewiston and Auburn Water Districts and the role that conservation plays every time they take a drink of water. This program will be led by Deb Charest, former ALT Conservation Director and Lake Auburn Watershed Council Educator and current High School Biology Teacher. This program is for teens ages 12-18 and will take place in the Androscoggin Community Room.

Member Snowshoe Hike
2018-03-04 13:30 - 17:00 | Marden-Chittick Refuge, 196 North Mountain Road, Greene, ME, 04236, United States
ALT members, we hope you can join us for a snowshoe hike on Sunday, March 4!
For several years Judy Marden, long-time ALT board member, has hosted Androscoggin Land Trust’s Members Only event! If you are not currently a member, it is not too late to join before the event!
Judy will lead the group on about a 2.5 mile snowshoe hike through the trails on Clark Mountain at the Marden-Chittick Refuge in Greene, her 200+ acre parcel of conserved land protected forever by an ALT conservation easement. At this event, we challenge members to bring at least one new member; someone who hasn’t joined yet, but that you think might really enjoy being a member of ALT.
After the hike everyone is invited to come back to Judy’s c.1795 farmhouse to sit by her old Glenwood B woodstove and enjoy chili, mulled wine, hot cider, good company and other treats! Bring your snowshoes if you have them (if not please let us know when you RSVP), water, warm clothing (preferably layers) a friend or two, and come ready to mingle and enjoy the outdoors!

Please register soon because we can only accommodate 30 guests! Reserve your spot by emailing us at info@androscogginlandtrust.org or by calling the ALT office at (207) 782-2302.
We are grateful for your support of ALT and hope you can join the fun!

Spot a Woodcock Event
2018-04-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Purinton Homestead Conservation Area, 50 West Road, Bowdoin, ME, 04287, United States
Have you ever seen or heard a woodcock? They are spectacular birds! The male Woodcock performs a very interesting mating ritual during the twilight hours in early spring and on April 22 we’re heading out to catch a glimpse! Led by long-time board member and bird enthusiast Dana Little, we will walk the trails of the historic Purinton Homestead Conservation Area in West Bowdoin in hopes of observing this rare sight. We’ll also be listening for barred owls and other inhabitants of the preserve.
Check out this website with great information about the woodcock: musicofnature.com
We will meet at the entrance to the trail at 6:30pm. Please wear warm clothes and waterproof boots-preferably tall rain boots and bring water. We hope you will join us!
Directions: The Purinton Homestead Preserve kiosk and trail entrance is 600 feet west of the West Bowdoin Baptist Church (54 West Road, Bowdoin, ME). You can enter this address into your GPS and then look for a sandy informal parking area, which is adjacent to the trailhead.

National Trails Day - Celebrating Land Stewards!
2018-06-02 10:00 - 11:30 | Sherwood Forest, Sherwood Drive, Auburn, ME, 04210, United States
ALT protects roughly 5,000 acres of forest and farmland and over ten miles of Androscoggin Riverfront, and we couldn’t do it without the dedicated work of our volunteer stewards! On National Trails Day, we would like to show our appreciation to the volunteer stewards who, over the years, have helped ALT maintain its high standard in land protection. We’ll enjoy breakfast at the outdoor classroom at Sherwood Forest Conservation Area, and we’ll also celebrating the recent installation of new signage on this trail system – scheduled to be completed in Spring 2018.
We welcome those interested in learning about our stewardship program as well. You can learn about the stewardship program, what ALT has been busy working on over the past year, and hopefully hear stories about experiences land stewards have had at the properties they help protect.
We will meet at the 19th street entrance where the kiosk is located (behind Sherwood Elementary School in New Auburn) at 10 AM and take a nice hike through the forest (under half a mile) to the outdoor classroom near a pond where we will have breakfast, and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Directions: Follow South Main Street to New Auburn to the intersection with Cook Street. Take a right onto Cook Street and follow until the intersection with 19th Street. Take a left onto 19th Street and follow until it dead-ends. Park on the side of 19th Street and the trailhead will be on your left.
