Biologist Tim Forrester, a wetland scientist, is an environmental consultant.
Forrester lives with his wife, Bethany, and their children, Ben and Lily, in Woolwich. In the expansive…
Home and Garden
Whether you have a small yard or acres of property, you can garden and landscape to entice many of your favorite birds to your home. Jody Telfair will help participants work to create a bird-…
After a long winter, there’s nothing more revitalizing than the smell and feel of freshly turned earth and the sight of bright green seedlings pushing up toward the sunlight. For those who lack…
No matter whether you have a small yard or acres of property, you can garden and landscape to entice many of your favorite birds to your home. Jody Telfair will help participants work to create…
When Midcoast Conservancy holds Timber Frame courses at Hidden Valley Nature Center, more than post-and-beam frames are built: partnerships, friendships and new skill sets are regular features of…
I gave my Irish-American mother a tiny pot of shamrocks last St. Patrick’s day. I picked them up at a grocery store and they sat on her kitchen table. She loved the sentiment. My mother loves…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, in partnership with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Somerset County…
Tune in to HGTV’s series “Island Life” Sundays, Feb. 19 and March 5 at 10 p.m., to glimpse a few familiar sights and people. The March 5 episode features …
The Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick will be holding a series of…
Clamshell Quilters' Feb. 13 meeting is our traditional community service workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Faith Baptist Church in Newcastle. Come for the whole day or just a few hours.…
Time and Tide Resource Conservation and Development Area announce the opportunity for schools to establish a garden at their school. This $250 grant is available to public and private schools in…
The next meeting of the Garden Club of Wiscasset will be on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the First Congregational Church in Wiscasset on High Street. The business meeting starts at 12:30 p.m. followed at 1…
Learn great skills that will come in handy if you are a new homeowner, a renter or just tired of getting someone else to do the work. This “hands on” field course facilitated by local contractor…
All gardeners out there, both beginners and experienced, who enjoy growing new plants, will enjoy Pollinator Seed Swap Day (Jan. 28) at Spectrum…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens announced Wednesday it has received a generous gift of land from an anonymous donor. The 24.81 acre…
The Garden Club of Wiscasset will hold its monthly meeting on Jan. 5 at The First Congregational Church in Wiscasset.
The business meeting starts at 12:30 p.m. Our featured program begins at…
For the past ten years, thousands of packages are delivered to the Lincoln County Animal Shelter (LCAS) on Christmas Eve, filled with food, supplements, remedies, toys, medications, beds, litter…
The Coastal Humane Society of Brunswick and Lincoln County Animal Shelter of Edgecomb are looking for Homes for the Holidays for two special groups of animals rescued from overcrowded facilities…
The pretty yellow carriage house that sits on a ridge overlooking the Sheepscot River in Boothbay Harbor, started as just that — a carriage house — with an apartment.…
Did you notice the barrels on either side of the bridge in Wiscasset brimming with flowers this summer and still into the fall?
It is our "Bridge in Bloom" project and members of the Garden…
We welcome the public to join us on Monday, Oct. 24 from 3 to 4 p.m. to learn from Shelley, of Shelley's Flowers in Waldoboro, as she demonstrates ways to arrange…
Westport Island
“It started with a dream and a doorknocker.” So said Eileen Moran while standing outside the door of her new home.
Forty years ago,…
Monday, Oct. 10 is a holiday, but we will still be meeting at the Faith Baptist Church on the Mills Road in Newcastle. We'll begin with our informal sew and chat at 2 p.m. Bring projects of your…
St. Andrew’s Community Design Showhouse in Newcastle, which took place this past week, has been extended for another week. The church’s Parish House on Glidden…
There will be a public tour of the Mayhews' solar home on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. located at 60 Campbell St., Boothbay Harbor.…
When Maine organic farmer Mary-Linda Rapelye was introduced as one of the judges at the Miss Windjammer pageant on June 28, people who she never met knew of her…
There's a very cute little house being fixed up on Fort Hill Street in Wiscasset.
Pam Logan, a resident of New Jersey, bought the…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Volunteer program for Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties will be held on Thursday…
Historic New England guide Cathy Messmer told Garden Club of Wiscasset members Sept. 1, how she’d felt that morning when she looked out onto the Nickels-Sortwell House’s back garden.
“It did…
The monthly meeting of The Garden Club Of Wiscasset will be on Sept. 1, at the Nickels-Sortwell barn (behind the house and gardens) on Federal Street in Wiscasset. The meeting begins at 12:30 p.m…
SPECTRUM GENERATIONS COASTAL COMMUNITY CENTER
Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center, 521 Main Street in Damariscotta will host its weekly lunch and learn program on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 11:15 a.m. Following the luncheon Dr. Stephen W…
On Saturday, Sept. 10, the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Farm Tour will hit the road! This year's tour puts the spotlight on four fabulous farms in Lincoln County. Participants will…
Judy Kirkland of Silver Creek, Maryland already knew the high regard Benjamin Kirkland held the people of Wiscasset in. On Friday afternoon, inside the Wiscasset Public Library, she and husband…
Beautification, education and community participation have all been staples of the Boothbay Region Garden Club since it began in 1931. Whether it’s maintaining the gardens at the Civil War…
Lucia Droby lives in a veritable garden of wonders. Her home, on Pleasant Street in Wiscasset, looks out over a courtyard full of delightful garden accessories, some old, some new, a variety of…
Wayne Davis got a call many years ago from friend Benjamin Kirkland, making sure he was home. Then Kirkland showed up with three birches to plant. “They’re the height of a seven-story building,…
Looking to get more local fruits and vegetables on a limited income? With support from Maine…
Dana Browne-Spinney makes aprons.
Sounds a little old-fashioned and boring, doesn't it.
But PaperDoll Aprons aren't old-fashioned, and they're anything but boring. These aprons are not…
Midcoast Conservancy
Do you live near a lake or pond? Have you noticed any erosion on your property, or dirty water running toward the lake after rain storms? The Youth Conservation Corps is here to help!
The…
Whether you like your shelter rounded or with right angles, Midcoast Conservancy has a course for you! From June 24-26, a Yurt building course will give participants an opportunity to learn about…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
The Boothbay Region Garden Club was privileged to welcome Penny O’Sullivan, author, designer, and woody plant lover to speak at the general membership meeting held…
A Bird’s Tale
Like many parents, this spring we have found ourselves perched beside baseball diamonds on breezy early evenings on many days. We enjoy watching the game and chatting with other parents. While…
This Memorial Day Weekend, from Saturday through Monday, May 28, 29 and 30, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will open its doors to Maine residents at no charge for the third annual Maine Days. To…
Browsing a row of hostas Saturday at Wiscasset Garden Club’s annual plant sale, Cynthia Spurgin was already carrying around a potted Jacob’s ladder plant. It will look beautiful growing next to…
On April 1, students in the Wiscasset Middle High School biology classes planted seeds of 14 varieties of tomato plants for the annual Morris Farm Community Plant…
Grow It In Maine
“Should I cover my daffodils on these cooler nights?”
The question pops up every…
The Margaret Ellis Community Garden, located at the Morris Farm Trust in Wiscasset, is now accepting applications for garden plots for the 2016 Growing Season.…
Winter is over and spring is (almost) here — don’t be caught without your plants!
Join us at the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District Spring Plant Sale, Backyard Conservation…
The Camden Garden Club will host the annual meeting of the Medomak District of the Garden Club Federation of Maine at Point Lookout Resort &…
Andrew Abello, local tree farming expert, handcrafted furniture maker and owner of Wind Ridge Farm, was keen to draw a connection for Garden Club members between trees and flower gardens when he…
