HOWLAND The Trumbull County Metroparks entered into an agreement with RiverReach Construction Design Build Team at $645,532 for the removal of the Leavittsb
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Hiking in Maine: Here’s your tour guide for so many hikes and climbs in and around Augusta
The Kennebec Land Trust puts out a hiking guide with everything you need to enjoy 32 preserves and 54 miles of trails in the trust’s working region.
By Carey Kish
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At Howard Hill Historical Park in Augusta, hikers are rewarded with a nice view of the Capitol dome. Carey Kish photo
Just 6 miles separate the hubbub of downtown Augusta from the relative peace and quiet around Shed Pond, an undeveloped 37-acre pond straddling the Manchester–Readfield town line. Monks Hill rises to 750 feet over the pond’s west shore, its wooded summit marked by a simple sign amid a park-like grove of white pines.
Vienna vernal pool walk scheduled for May 8
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VIENNA Local biologist Andy Walsh and Kennebec Land Trust staff plan to lead a walk at the Vienna Woods Conservation Area to explore its vernal pool at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 8.
Those who attend can learn more about the plants and animals found in these unique seasonal wetland habitats.
To register and for directions, email Marie Ring at [email protected].
More information about upcoming events can be found online at tklt.org/upcomingevents.
George Smith: Thanks to conservationists, so much land, so little time
Central Maine is lucky to have people so committed to protecting its natural assets.
By George Smith
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Longtime columnist George Smith, whose work filled this space every Wednesday for three decades, died Feb. 12. For the next several weeks, we will reprint some of George’s best columns. Here’s one from Sept. 13, 2017.
As a kid growing up in Winthrop, I would sometimes hike all the way from our house on Lambert Street to the top of Mount Pisgah a long hike that took me through wonderful forests, with only a single road crossing about halfway there.