📅 Thursday, September 11th, 4:00–6:00 pm

📍 Dunn’s Depot Trail, North Yarmouth

Join us for a hands-on Ash Seed Collection Workshop, the third event in The Ash Tree Stewardship & Education Program, a four-part series of educational walks designed to raise public awareness and encourage stewardship of ash trees. Ash trees are vital to the health of our forests and hold deep cultural significance for the Wabanaki people, who have long relied on Brown Ash for basket making. Today, ash trees are critically threatened by the invasive emerald ash borer beetle. 

During this workshop, we’ll go over ash tree identification and seed-collection techniques and equipment before hiking off-trail into the floodplain forest. There, we will search for seed-bearing ash trees and split into groups to collect seeds together. 

Binoculars are recommended for spotting seed clusters high in the canopy, and long pants are encouraged, as there may be some poison ivy. 

This event is co-hosted by the Wild Seed Project, Royal River Conservation Trust, and Presumpscot River Land Trust, and is part of the larger statewide efforts of the Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW). Each walk in the series will equip participants with practical skills they can apply in their own forests and communities to help protect and preserve ash in Maine. 

Parking for Dunn's Depot Trail is available at the Town of North Yarmouth's Route 9 boat launch site (512 Memorial Highway), next to Old Town House Park. Once the lot is full, park along the shoulder of Route 9, on the same side of the road as the boat launch. Click here for GPS Address. Carpooling is encouraged! 

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Join us for Royal River Conservation Trust's 37th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, September 16th!

This year's event will be held at Cunningham Farm at 1007 Intervale Rd, New Gloucester from 6 to 8 pm.

We will have light refreshments and food available but we welcome additional food contributions you would like to contribute.

While you are not required to be a current donor to attend, current members will have the opportunity to approve our new Board Members and officers. This evening is designed to give you the opportunity to engage in conversation with RRCT about our ongoing efforts to restore and protect the Royal River Watershed.

Winners of our Celebrate the Royal Photo Contest will be announced at the meeting.

REGISTER FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING HERE

September 24, 2025 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Location: Watson Woods, Cumberland

Curriculum: Explore the nascent trail system at CCLT's newest property!

Naturalist: Karen Herold

These Get Out! Nature Walks are volunteer-led regular trips with trained master naturalists. Join us for a well-planned, no-cost, guided adventure. Monthly on the fourth Wednesday; always free; rain, snow, or shine. Jointly offered by both RRCT and the Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, the walks take place at preserves in the towns of Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth, Pownal, New Gloucester, and Durham. Our curriculum is targeted at adults and engaged youth. Because the purpose is nature observation, we ask that dogs do not join us. Email CCLT with any questions.

*Photography and Filming Note: Your attendance at RRCT events may be photographed or filmed and your attendance indicates consent to have any images or footage featuring you at the event to be used for RRCT-related materials and outreach. Should images or footage appear in marketing materials that you don’t wish to be featured in, you must notify RRCT at Info@RRCT.org and RRCT will cease to further use your image or footage for any new materials going forward.