Programs

  • Kennebec Highlands Family Hike

    Main Street Skowhegan 48 Court Street, Skowhegan, ME, United States

    Meet @ MSS office 9 a.m. Belgrade, Maine Program Limit: 25 participants Preregister for the program here: https://forms.gle/D8yY6GFqDadBXUda8 Join Skowhegan Outdoors for a family-friendly hike up Sanders Hill in the Kennebec Highlands Conserved Land in Rome, Maine! On this hike, participants can expect a gradual hike on a loop trail to the summit and a ... Read more

  • Vernal Pools Walk and Talk with Somerset Woods Trustees

    Coburn Woods Skowhegan, United States

    When: Sunday, April 25, 2 - 4 p.m. Where: Coburn Woods Program Limit: 15 participants Please preregister for this program here: https://forms.gle/c49Rf9ziLqBZsDFj9  Join Skowhegan Outdoors as we leap into spring with an afternoon visit to the Coburn Woods vernal pool in Skowhegan. Hidden away in the woods, this shallow pool is teeming with life in ... Read more

  • Robbins Hill Sunset Stroll

    Robbins Hill Scenic Overlook Solon, ME, United States

    6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Robbins Hill Program Limit: 15 participants  Pre-register for the stroll here: https://forms.gle/gDGZyTmfJqXyARdE8 Join Skowhegan Outdoors for an outing at Robbins Hill. The stroll will be about 1.5 miles over easy/moderate terrain. We’ll hang out on Robbins Hill for sunset where we will have a fantastic view of the upper Kennebec River ... Read more

  • 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

    Free
  • 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