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On a mission: A dog park in South Berwick

Linda Andrews is working on bringing a dog park to South Berwick
South Berwick has dogs and South Berwick has people who love their dogs but we don’t have a dog park. Linda Vaillancourt Andrews, a lifelong south Berwick resident and dog lover, didn’t even know such a thing as a dog park existed until [...]

GWRLT: Hike Tatnic Hill with Joe Hardy

[ November 7, 2010; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Looking for a way to get outside and learn about the fascinating history of our area?  Great Works Regional Land Trust is offering a hike for you.

November 7, Sunday, 10 am-noon.  Hike Tatnic Hill with Joe Hardy, author of Settlement & Abandonment on Tatnic Hill: An Eclectic History of Wells, Maine 1600-1900.

Meet on Hill [...]

Wildlife Center to release great-horned owlets

[ October 21, 2010; 6:00 pm; 6:00 pm; 6:00 pm; ] The Center for Wildlife (CFW) is partnering with Kittery Land Trust (KLT) to release two juvenile great-horned owls that have been in rehab at the Center since spring. The young owls will be released Thursday evening, October 21, at 6:00pm on KLT’s Cutts property at 501 Haley Road in Kittery. The public is welcome [...]

Sneak peek at the Peak Saturday, June 12

The Mount Agamenticus conservation program will be hosting a “Sneak Peek” in the new summit “Learning Lodge” tomorrow, Saturday, June 12 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.  The summit lodge will be open to the public and multiple activities are planned throughout the day.
The Mt A Conservation partners will be at the lodge for this [...]

Turtles on the Move

I’ve been thinking about turtles lately.   Nearly every trip I take on the road to my house in the last week has involved a turtle in the road.  I have to factor in extra time for moving turtles and must admit I was unsure whether I should put them on the side of the [...]

CFW Answers the Call of the Wild with Annual Holiday Bazaar Fundraiser

Freyja, the Center’s non-releasable peregrine falcon awaits your visit
Staff and volunteers at Center for Wildlife ~ the region’s largest wildlife rehabilitation and education center ~ are looking forward to welcoming visitors on each of the weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Pick up a gift or two for the holidays.  Enjoy delicious baked goods, hot beverages [...]

Walk & Learn: South Berwick’s Town Forest

[ November 22, 2009; 1:30 pm; ]

Do you know that South Berwick has a town forest?

On Monday, November 9, 2009 the town council accepted the forest management plan written by David Parker, of Parker Forestry Associates LLC.  John Spezia, Eagle Scout candidate, has just completed a crossing over one of the wettest areas in the forest.

The Conservation Commission is sponsoring a walk [...]