Bluebird House Building, Native Seed Bombs, Scavenger Hunts and More!
CREA Ecology Center & Preserve Trails 28 Rensenbrink Way, Topsham, MECREA will be hosting open house hours and assorted activities on Wednesday during February school vacation week. We'll have bluebird houses to build (we provide the parts, you provide the labor! First come, first served) and native seed bombs to make. Birdhouse building is for ages 8 and up with adult supervision. Children can also …
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Maine Big Night: From One Salamander to a Statewide Movement
Virtual MECathance River Education Alliance and Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust are partnering to give you a closer look at how a homegrown citizen science project got started to protect our amphibian friends, and perhaps inspire you to participate in it this spring. Maine Big Night is a community science project that helps frogs and salamanders safely complete …
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Mt. Ararat Advanced Biology – Student Research Presentations
Topsham Public Library 25 Foreside Rd, Topsham, MEJoin us for presentation of research results from the 2022 fall field research season by Mt. Ararat High School's Advanced Biology class. CREA partnered with Biology teachers Glenn Evans and Evelyn Barbour to pair students with mentors from the community. Each Thursday morning in September and October, students and mentors gathered at CREA's Ecology Center …
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What Poplar Trees Can Tell Us about Forests of the Future
Virtual MEPoplar trees are known for their ability to grow and reproduce rapidly, even in challenging environments. From flood-prone river banks to fire-scarred mountainsides to icy boreal forests in the subarctic, poplars seem to find a way to thrive anywhere. If poplars can persist in these diverse environments, are they well-prepared for the extreme environmental …
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Not a Stick! – Forest Playgroup @ CREA
CREA Ecology Center & Preserve Trails 28 Rensenbrink Way, Topsham, MEJoin the Southern Midcoast Forest Playgroup at CREA! It's not a stick. It's a magic wand! A paintbrush! A baton! Come explore the Cathance River Nature Preserve for a morning of imagination and outdoor exploration. We'll head out on a short hike to explore the wonders of the Cathance River Nature Preserve as spring unfolds …
2023 Earth Day Clean Up!
179 Neptune Drive, Brunswick, Maine 179 Neptune Drive, Brunswick, MaineJoin CREA and BTLT for an Earth Day Clean Up! This year, we're focusing on areas near our offices at Brunswick Landing that are within the Mare Brook watershed (which occupies a large area of Brunswick). Join us as we don garbage bags and gloves for our mission to clean up lightly traveled (yet sadly, …
The Androscoggin River: Ripe for Renewal
Virtual MEJoin CREA and Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust to learn more about this spectacular river in our backyard, including its geography and inhabitants, how dams affect the river system and its fish populations, and ongoing efforts to restore the river to health. The dam on the Androscoggin next to the bridge connecting Brunswick and Topsham has long …
Birding for Beginners
Cathance River Nature Preserve 28 Rensenbrink Way, Topsham, MaineThere are plenty of walks available for those who are already into birds. This walk is not for those folks. This walk is for people who want to get a sense of what ‘birding’ is all about and explore whether they might want to get to know our feathered friends a little better. Birding does …
Rhodora-in-Bloom Heath Walk
Cathance River Nature Preserve 28 Rensenbrink Way, Topsham, MaineDid you know that the Cathance River Preserve is host to a fascinating Sphagnum moss wetland ecosystem known as the Heath Fen? And late Spring is just the time to experience its rare beauty. Many of the acid loving plants that call the Heath home will be in glorious full bloom: exotic magenta Rhodora and Sheep Laurel; alluring pink rose pogonia orchids; pure white Wild Calla; and more.
A New Look at an Old Fish: Maine’s Amazing Sturgeon
Virtual MEIf you aren't familiar with the prehistoric sturgeon, we hope you'll join us to learn more about this ancient and charismatic species that inhabits the Androscoggin and other Maine rivers. We'll learn about the two sturgeon species in Maine, their life history, physical characteristics (they can get BIG!), habits (why do they jump?... and how …
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