Learn about the magical world of fungi at Elmwood Trails in Pownal.

At CCLT’s Annual Meeting we will vote for new and returning board members, present the Bates Conservation Award, get a sneak preview of Watson Woods trails, and share fall treats and apple cider.

Join Northern Songlines for a monthly, community-centered wildlife tracking club on CCLT lands and other local conserved properties.

Are you curious about the natural world? Would you like to enhance your time outside and grow your ways of seeing what’s there? Join us for an introduction to nature journaling, a flexible practice available to anyone. Together we will consider the benefits of observing the natural world around us, get tips on how to start a nature journal, and share ideas that can help guide our entries.

Join us for an afternoon of community camaraderie in support of the trails that connect us! We’ll have pizzas and salads, cash bar, a sweet mountain bike raffle, guided trail tours, kids’ crafts, lawn games, and more.

Explore the beautiful woods of Rines Forest in autumn.

Join Northern Songlines for a monthly, community-centered wildlife tracking club on CCLT lands and other local conserved properties.

Explore the fascinating world of ferns at Knight’s Pond.

CCLT is excited to partner with the MacBeth Concert Series for a very special afternoon of music in Littlefield Woods on Chebeague Island.

Falmouth Land Trust, CCLT, and the Falmouth Cumberland Community Chamber of Commerce Present the Maine Outdoor Film Festival at Tidewater Farm!

Join us in the expansive fields of this beautiful preserve that is home to milkweed and other native wildflowers to explore the magical lifecycle of monarchs and other high summer sensations.

Are you curious about the natural world? Would you like to enhance your time outside and grow your ways of seeing what’s there? Join us for an introduction to nature journaling, a flexible practice available to anyone. Together we will consider the benefits of observing the natural world around us, get tips on how to start a nature journal, and share ideas that can help guide our entries.

Celebrate summer by joining the legendary Chebeague-Island-based saltwater jam band Turd Pollock for one of their famous raft concerts at the Chebeague Island Boat Yard.

Join us on a kayak tour to visit one of CCLT’s island properties! The sand beach on Basket Island is a beautiful spot for picnicking and swimming. Portland Paddle will provide guides, kayaks, and equipment for a small group paddle excursion to the island, launching from Broad Cove Reserve in Cumberland. $40/pp.

You’re invited to a very special celebration of the Indian Point Restoration Project on Chebeague Island!

We’ll walk through the pine-oak forest to the shore of this stunning 23-acre preserve on Casco Bay. We’ll investigate the tidal mudflats and sandy beaches along the coastline while keeping an eye out for common eiders, black guillemots, ospreys, and bald eagles.

This annual family-friendly event celebrates the ancient phenomenon of horseshoe crabs coming ashore to lay eggs. Participants will have opportunities to handle horseshoe crabs and learn about these unique creatures from marine educators and horseshoe crab experts.

Join us at Broad Cove Reserve to learn about spring ephemerals, captivating and delicate wildflowers like Pink Lady’s Slipper and Fringed Polygala. We only have a fleeting moment to enjoy these flowers in bloom each spring!

Join us, Island Institute, and Surfrider Maine for coastal clean up, marine debris data collection, and invasive species removal. This collaborative event aims to reduce pollution, improve habitat health, and generate valuable data that informs long-term conservation efforts. By working together, we will ensure Chebeague’s shorelines remain resilient and vibrant!

Are you curious about the natural world? Would you like to enhance your time outside and grow your ways of seeing what’s there? Join us for an introduction to nature journaling, a flexible practice available to anyone. Together we will consider the benefits of observing the natural world around us, get tips on how to start a nature journal, and share ideas that can help guide our entries.

Join the CCLT Trail Crew on Wednesday, April 29 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Farwell Forest for a trail crew session to create a new trail section. 

When you notice the unmistakable chorus of spring peepers signaling that days and nights are finally warming, it’s a sign that vernal pools are coming alive. These temporary bodies of water are home to wood frogs, spotted salamanders, fairy shrimp, and other amphibians. We will get a close-up look at egg masses and other evidence of amphibians in three temporary and isolated wetlands.

Join educators from the Center for Wildlife and their owl ambassadors to learn about the variety of New England owl species, their habitats, diets, calls, and tips on how to spot them in the wild. The program will also focus on their importance in balancing prey populations, current challenges, and how audience members can help steward the environment that we all share.  

We invite you to be a part of the next phase of our Indian Point Restoration Project on Chebeague! Join us to plant native dune grass and shrubs. Enhancing the vegetation in this fragile ecosystem will help limit erosion and improve habitat for shorebirds.

Join us and Greater Portland area land trusts for a screening of the World Trails Film Festival featuring 90 minutes of short trail-related films set around the globe.

Join us to learn about the fascinating and mysterious world of moss and lichen: sometimes called "The Lilliputian World." We will enjoy seeing what the early spring offers for our observations. The area along Mill Brook will provide an ideal habitat for our explorations.

Join us (again!) to continue roughing in the new trail network at Watson Woods and start planning for bridges. We'll provide loppers, pruning saws, and electric chainsaw, but bring your own if you can or want to. 

Welcome the end of winter with some invigorating trail work! Join us to continue roughing in the new trail network at Watson Woods and start planning for bridges. We'll provide loppers, pruning saws, and electric chainsaw, but bring your own if you can or want to. 

Help us make comfortable resting and viewing spots for our properties! Join us for a special bench building and bench installation session.  We'll assemble wooden benches and then install them at multiple locations on CCLT conserved properties around Cumberland. We’ll have parts and pieces all ready to go, along with tools needed for assembly.