Community Calendar

Dinosaurs at Dusk
A whirlwind time travel adventure back to the epoch of the dinosaurs! A larger than life extravaganza rife with roaring monsters from the ancient age: bounding, stomping, flying, hunting, and foraging frenetically above us.

To assist landowners managing bluffs, Sunrise County Economic Council and the Maine Coastal Program will host a Resilient Shoreline Workshop Series in Machias on October 27th at 5:30 pm at the Lee-Pellon Center. This workshop is aimed at homeowners, property owners, property managers, municipal leaders, and real estate agents. Light dinner will be provided.

The free workshop will bring coastal geologists, scientists, state agency permit reviewers, and local contractors to help attendees understand shoreline erosion management.

While bluff erosion is natural, for the landowners, it can be devastating. However, strategies which harness natural forces can slow bluff erosion. Using them, landowners can create healthy, natural shorelines responsive to rising sea levels and intense storms.

At the end of the workshop, attendees have the option to stay for free practitioner office-hours to receive 15-minute shoreline assessments from experts and local practitioners.

About one-third of Maine’s 5,408-mile coastline are bluffs, and prone to erosion. Communities along Washington County’s coasts are experiencing bluff erosion from both powerful winter storms, and intense summer rains.

Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast
Join Rusty Rocket and his band of rocket rookies as they explore the solar system. Fly across Saturn’s rings, soar along a Martian canyon; delve deep into the solar interior!

Come walk Thorne Head Preserve in Bath as we get to know the character of this place in autumn.

This is the third of four walks, spaced throughout the year in each unique season, where we will all engage in observing and asking questions of our surroundings, and identifying the varied plants, shrubs, trees, ferns, and wildlife along the trail. Each season brings something new and spectacular to look at. The goal of these walks is to foster relationships with place through relationships with plants, and encourage further stewardship of our community spaces. Come walk and learn about Thorne Head Preserve in all its seasons with Wild Seed Project! 2025 marks the 25th birthday of the preserve, and we’re excited to celebrate this special place together.

Witness the exciting changes fall brings and build your ecological literacy with Fields Pond Audubon Center’s Homeschool Naturalists program! Designed for children ages 6-14, this engaging series will start as a whole mixed age group, then break into age based investigation teams to dive deeper into that week’s theme!

Together, we’ll:

Study the magic behind fall leaves,
Explore fall seed dispersal and native plant life cycles
Study the role of naturalists in identifying trends and patterns in our natural world.
Learn how the local habitat prepares for the coming winter
And more!
Each session combines outdoor exploration, guided hiking, and nature journaling to deepen your connection with the natural world.

Out There: The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds
We are able to explore more and more of the Universe. What we have found so far has surpassed even our wildest expectations - there are planets everywhere!

Dinosaurs at Dusk
A whirlwind time travel adventure back to the epoch of the dinosaurs! A larger than life extravaganza rife with roaring monsters from the ancient age: bounding, stomping, flying, hunting, and foraging frenetically above us.

A two part program on Plastic Pollution - Plastic Solutions. (The second program takes place at the Patten Free Library in Bath on Nov. 5th, and starts at 5pm). The Curtis program features speakers Mariel Geiger of the Surfriders' Portland Chapter and Vanessa Berry of Sustainable Maine and the Natural Resources Council of Maine speaking on "the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Plastics", and on "Maine Leads the Way on EPR", the recently passed law on "Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging". The Patten Free program features Bath City Councilor Megan Mansfield-Pryor and Ecomaine Environmental Educator Bea Johnson speaking on "Town Efforts on Plastic" and "What to do about Plastics at Home". Refreshments will be served and the event is open to the public at no cost.

Young children and their grown-ups are invited to spend an hour exploring nature together through stories, songs, art, and play. Ages 2-5, drop-ins may be available upon request, please call for availability.

Out There: The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds
We are able to explore more and more of the Universe. What we have found so far has surpassed even our wildest expectations - there are planets everywhere!