Storm Surge in the Penobscot Bay and River: Observations and Lessons Learned

Virtual Program on Zoom

A presentation with Preston Spicer, PhD Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Maine Register for the zoom link here Storm surges can be a threat to life and property in coastal regions during tropical and mid-latitude storm events. The State of Maine is most prone to storm surges resulting from mid-latitude winter storms, typically […]

Belfast Garden Club Program

Virtual Program on Zoom

Winterizing Gardens with Jean Vose After a bountiful season, it’s time to prepare your garden for winter - and ensure a beautiful and vibrant spring! This program walks one through what should be done to get your property including gardens ready - from cleaning out the vegetable garden to protecting trees and shrubs. Instructor Jean […]

In Conversation with Bob Keyes and Paul Doiron

Virtual Program on Zoom

Join us for this conversation about Bob Keyes' new book, The Isolation Artist: Scandal, Deception, and the Last Days of Robert Indiana Please pre-register for the zoom link here

Maine Won’t Wait: How Maine is Taking Action on Climate Change with Dr. Cassaundra Rose

Virtual Program on Zoom

Dr. Cassaundra Rose is a senior science analyst and the Maine Climate Council coordinator in the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (link). Dr. Rose will talk about how climate change is expected to affect Maine, the state climate action plan, Maine Won't Wait (link), and how Governor Mills and the Legislature have […]

WHY ARE WE SO DIVIDED AND WHAT CAN WE DO? with Dick Snyder

Virtual Program on Zoom

On January 6 the world witnessed the unimaginable: the storming of the United States’ Capitol by enraged and disaffected people demanding that the results of the presidential election be investigated or even overturned. Long after the current President has left office, the rage and distrust continue. We are a nation divided. These terrifying events have […]

Zoom-In- Nature’s Nightshift: Nocturnal Animals

Virtual Program on Zoom

Join Friends of Sears Island and the Belfast Free Library for a live Zoom presentation titled “Nature’s Nightshift: Nocturnal Animals” with staff and live animals from the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick, Maine. Register for the zoom here This event will be a wonderful introduction to Maine’s creatures of the night. How does a […]

Belfast Garden Club Program

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Moving Forward, Travel Tales and Wildlife Photography with Shelley Lance Fulk and Jacklyn Amtower Join two sisters as they share their passion for travel and photographing wildlife around the world and share enlightening and often humorous stories of their adventures. Register for the zoom link here. Shelley Lance-Fulk and Jacklyn Amtower are sisters living in […]

An Update on the Penobscot River Paddling Trail With Cloe Chunn

Virtual Program on Zoom

Cloe Chun will brief us about recent developments on the paddling trail, as well as what she has learned about Wabanaki place names from studying and seeing them, firsthand, along the river. Register for the zoom link here BIO-Cloe Chunn, former high school and college teacher, is a naturalist, nature journal keeper, and Registered Maine […]

Camden Conference Community Event

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United States-Europe-Russia. Is the West Over? a presentation with Seth Singleton Register for the Zoom Link here Since the second world war the Atlantic alliance of Europe and North America – the West – has been the bedrock of world affairs. Within its area it brought peace and prosperity. The Atlantic alliance did not exist […]

Troy Howard Middle School Seed Program

Virtual Program on Zoom

David Wessels is the garden coordinator at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast where he and his students manage a 1/3 acre garden and year-round greenhouse. The garden provides fresh veggies to the cafeteria and serves as a living laboratory for ecological inquiry. Each year, students take on the responsibility of stewarding an extensive seed […]