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  • Outdoor Movie Night: Lost on a Mountain in Maine

    Greenspace 151 Water Street, Skowhegan, ME, United States

    Join us for fun and exciting movie night where we will watch Lost on a Mountain in Maine in the Greenspace behind Unwined! The movie is based on a true story of 12 year old Donn Fendler and his experience of being separated from his family while hiking near Mt. Katahdin, and his journey through ... Read more

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  • Spooky Geocaching

    Skowhegan Outdoors Basecamp 65 Water Street, Skowhegan, ME, United States

    Join us for a spooky scavenger hunt on Halloween Eve! Come dressed up in your costumes and be ready to grab some candy and toys. We will also have glow sticks to add some light to our spooky adventure! Register here.

  • Explore Coburn Woods: Walk or Ride

    Please register at the website below or HERE! Choose your pace—stroll forest trails to spot late-fall changes or hop on a bike for mellow singletrack; either way, this guided outing is about curiosity, safety, and enjoying nearby nature. Stick around afterward for a stewardship event lead by Somerset Woods Trustees.

  • Bugs and Brews: Learn Fly-Tying

    Skowhegan Outdoors Basecamp 65 Water Street, Skowhegan, ME, United States

    Please register for this program at the website listed below or HERE. Kick off tying season with simple, fish-catching patterns taught step-by-step; materials provided, with casual conversation and an optional beverage hosted at Joe’s Flat Iron Cafe.

  • Basecamp Speaker Session: Phrenology of a Floodplain

    Skowhegan Outdoors Basecamp 65 Water Street, Skowhegan, ME, United States

    Over the course of ten months, as a Maine Master Naturalist in training, I returned to the recently decommissioned floodplain at Somerset Woods Trustees’ Wesserunsett Stream Preserve to document how the landscape shifted through the seasons. It was incredible! Each return visit showed me something new: water rising or falling, sunlight shifting, life awakening or ... Read more

  • Fall Open House and Membership Drive

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    Skowhegan Outdoors Basecamp 65 Water Street, Skowhegan, ME, United States

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  • 1st Annual Skowhegan Outdoors Harvest Relay Race

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    Skowhegan Outdoors Basecamp 65 Water Street, Skowhegan, ME, United States

    1st Annual Skowhegan Outdoors Harvest Relay Saturday, November 22 • 1.39 miles x relay • $20/team (Under-18 teams: FREE) Grab 1–3 friends and tag-team a fast, fun out-and-back from the Basecamp Gear Library across the walking bridge to the far end of the Debe River Walk—and back. Teams of 2–4 runners trade off by high-five ... Read more

  • Paracord Bracelet Making with Skowhegan Free Public Library

    Skowhegan Free Public Library 9 Elm Street, Skowhegan, Maine

    Learn how to make a functional paracord bracelet during this hands-on craft session with the Skowhegan Free Public Library. Participants will leave with a finished bracelet and a new outdoor skill! All materials included. Register here: https://give.mainstreetskowhegan.org/campaigns/43048-paracord-bracelet-making-with-skowhegan-free-public-library/join