Puddle Ducks is a FREE program meant for children 6 or under with a caregiver. Each week will be themed and include a story time, a brief trail walk, and an activity.
This spring, GLLT planted 250 Red Spruce seedlings in response to the growing threat of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, which is expected to significantly impact our Eastern Hemlock forests in the coming years. Join Executive Director Erika Rowland on a guided hike to visit the recent plantings and learn about the vital role of Red Spruce in building a climate-resilient forest.
This easy, 1.5-mile hike follows relatively flat terrain and offers a chance to see restoration in action. Program is free but registration is requested.
Paddle the Sterns Pond with GLLT staff. Registration required.
Learn about the Geology of Maine with this presentation by the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum. Presentation will be held in the Community Room of Hobbs Library.
Visit GLLT at the Waterford World’s Fair! We will have an informational table, an activity and merch set up!
Visit GLLT at the Waterford World’s Fair! We will have an informational table, an activity and merch set up!
GLLT will have an informational table, merch, and an activity set up outside the GLLT office at 218 Main Street.
Visit GLLT at the Waterford World’s Fair! We will have an informational table, an activity and merch set up!
Join GLLT, Loon Echo Land Trust, and Upper Saco Valley Land Trust for Greendrinks at Saco River Brewing in Fryeburg!
Sponsored by GLLT and Hobbs Library.
We're celebrating the grand opening of the Kezar River Forest Property! Join us for light refreshments and a walking tour of part of the property. Please meet at Hobbs Library and we'll convoy to our destination. Registration required.
Join GLLT for our Annual Meeting!
Discover the secretive cuckoos of Maine’s forests. Learn how to spot the Black-billed and Yellow-billed Cuckoos, recognize their calls, and understand their role in nature. Registration preferred.
GLLT Docent, Bonny Boatman, will give a presentation on the Snowy Owl at the Charlotte Hobbs Library. Registration preferred.
Paddle Charles Pond with GLLT staff. Registration required.
Visit the GLLT table set up at Sweden Day!
Join GLLT volunteers, Joan and Pam for an informative guided walk through Maine’s woodlands as we explore the fascinating world of native ferns. Learn to identify a variety of species and understand their habitats.
Registration required.
This walk, led by docent Moira Yip, explores the beauty of mushrooms, and their role in our ecosystem. It does not teach you how to identify edible mushrooms. Because the weather affects how abundant mushrooms are, this date is subject to change, so please check the website, your email, and Facebook for updates.
Registration Required.
Learn all about this remarkable endangered species with a lecture at the Hobbs Library followed by a monarch tagging demonstration (weather and monarch-permitting). Registration Required.
Discover the secretive cuckoos of Maine’s forests. Learn how to spot the Black-billed and Yellow-billed Cuckoos, recognize their calls, and understand their role in nature. Registration preferred.
Puddle Ducks is a FREE program meant for children 6 or under with a caregiver. Each week will be themed and include a story time, a brief trail walk, and an activity.
Learn more about the story of Katahdin Woods and Waters, and how you can enjoy the national monument and its new Tekαkαpimək Visitor Contact Station.
Join us for an inside look at the ongoing loon population study led by Lee Attix and KLWA. Over the past seven years, we've gathered valuable insights into the lives of these iconic birds—how they're nesting, feeding, and raising their young across the watershed. Discover the patterns we've uncovered, the surprises nature has offered, and the enduring mysteries that still inspire our work.
Led by loon expert, Lee Attix. Registration Required. Held at Hobbs Library.
Puddle Ducks is a FREE program meant for children 6 or under with a caregiver. Each week will be themed and include a story time, a brief trail walk, and an activity.
Join the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum on this informative program on Women in Earth Sciences.
More details to come.
Held at Hobbs Library.
Join GLLT for our 40th Anniversary Event at Saco River Brewing!
Paddle Horseshoe Pond with GLLT staff. Registration required.
Join GLLT and Hobbs Library to celebrate the end of summer with our furry friends. Meet at Kezar River Reserve for a brief hike followed by activities for the pups at Hobbs Library.
Puddle Ducks is a FREE program meant for children 6 or under with a caregiver. Each week will be themed and include a story time, a brief trail walk, and an activity.
GLLT will have a table set up at Denmark Pride!
Paddle the Keewaydin Lake with GLLT staff. Registration required.
Puddle Ducks is a FREE program meant for children 6 or under with a caregiver. Each week will be themed and include a story time, a brief trail walk, and an activity.
In this two-part series, dive into the world of the iNaturalist app! Part one will feature a presentation at the library, where you'll learn how to use iNaturalist, explore its features, and understand its value for scientific research.
In part two, put your new skills to the test by joining a BioBlitz, where we’ll work together to record as many species as possible in this exciting citizen science event. BioBlitz will take place around Dan Charles Pond.
Feel free to sign up for one or both parts of the series! Registration is required.
In this two-part series, dive into the world of the iNaturalist app! Part one will feature a presentation at the library, where you'll learn how to use iNaturalist, explore its features, and understand its value for scientific research.
In part two, put your new skills to the test by joining a BioBlitz, where we’ll work together to record as many species as possible in this exciting citizen science event. BioBlitz will take place around Dan Charles Pond.
Feel free to sign up for one or both parts of the series! Registration is required.
Join GLLT for monthly, themed outings geared specifically towards homeschoolers of all ages.
Theme for June: Seeds & Flowers
Join GLLT for monthly, themed outings geared specifically towards homeschoolers of all ages.
Theme for June: Seeds & Flowers
Learn all about the Eastern Coyote and its relationship to the wolf in this inspiring program. Held at Hobbs Library. Registration Required.
Join local organizations as they come together to highlight their missions, offer engaging activities, and showcase exciting summer summer volunteer opportunities and events.
Join Loon Echo Land Trust and Greater Lovell Land Trust for an introduction to maintaining trails. We'll cover tool safety, clipping, drainage, social trails, and water bars. We'll also go over trail standards and the best way to get involved with trail work locally.
This week, please meet at Bishop Cardinal Reserve.
Stop by to visit GLLT at the Fryeburg Farmers Market!
Paddle the Kezar Lake with GLLT staff. Registration required.
Each week we'll visit a different location as we listen for and spot returning warblers and other feathered friends. Join us for one or all of the morning "walks". We never go far. Location will be sent to registered participants 24 hours before the program. Registration Required.
This week, please meet at Long Meadow Brook.
Cancelled due to heavy rain.
This week, please meet at Segur East.
Join GLLT for monthly, themed outings geared specifically towards homeschoolers of all ages.
Theme for May: Weather
Each week we'll visit a different location as we listen for and spot returning warblers and other feathered friends. Join us for one or all of the morning "walks". We never go far. Location will be sent to registered participants 24 hours before the program. Registration Required.
Join Farwell and Heather Sawin for a question and answer session as they talk about why they keep bees, how they do it, and what they’ve learned from their successes (and failures!) over the last 18 years. If conditions permit, they’ll bring an observation hive! Held at Hobbs Library.
This week, please meet at Heald and Bradley Ponds Reserve, parking lot #2.
Each week we'll visit a different location as we listen for and spot returning warblers and other feathered friends. Join us for one or all of the morning "walks". We never go far. Location will be sent to registered participants 24 hours before the program. Registration Required.
This week, please meet at Chip Stockford Reserve.
$20 per participant ($25 day of)
$10 for people under 12
All participants receive a t-shirt and tickets to enter into a prize raffle.
Route will be through the Kezar Corridor Lands on a combination of ATV trails and gravel town roads.
Each week we'll visit a different location as we listen for and spot returning warblers and other feathered friends. Join us for one or all of the morning "walks". We never go far. Location will be sent to registered participants 24 hours before the program. Registration Required.
Field Trip to Saco Heath. Meet at 9:00 am at Hobbs Library if interested in attending.
Canceled due to inclement weather.
Join GLLT for monthly, themed outings geared specifically towards homeschoolers of all ages.
Theme for April: Vernal Pond Exploration
Join GLLT for monthly, themed outings geared specifically towards homeschoolers of all ages.
Theme for April: Vernal Pond Exploration
This week, please meet at Heald and Bradley Ponds Reserve Lot #1.