Bi-monthly Stewardship workday. All are welcome. Please come prepared to learn more about ecology and biodiversity and get physical removing invasive plant species.
Restoring habitat for plants and animals is one of the most important tasks people can do for the land trust. Volunteers have been working on the KLT owned headland at Seapoint for the last few years. We've cut lots Bittersweet vines, but there is much still to do. Work as much or as little are you want. During the work session you will learn how to identify many native plants and shrubs along with the invasive species that we will be eliminating. This knowledge then can be used on your own property.
Directions to Seapoint: take Chauncey Creek Road to Seapoint Road and follow it to the end. If you are not a Kittery resident, you will need to park on the side of the road before the beach.
Bring the tools of your choice such as hand saws, loppers, hand pruners or an axe, and bug spray. We have some extra hand saws and pruners if you don't have tools.
Ecological principles, especially those involving forest stand development and succession, provide a foundation for managing conserved forest land. Forests, however, can be managed sustainably in different ways and the approaches taken depend on the outcomes desired by owners and managers. Stewardship of conserved forest land must also consider future changes in native and invasive species and, of course, climate. ​
Kittery Land Trust hosts Conservation Conversations the first Monday of the Month from 5:00-6:00pm. The public is invited to stay afterwards for KLT's monthly Stewardship Committee meeting to learn more about current issues and topics that the trust is working on with its lands and easements.
Monthly Stewardship Committee meeting. The public is invited to join us for the first hour (5:00-6:00) where we invite speakers or other volunteers to share general information. Topics will include the history of specific KLT properties, forest ecology, what does it mean to perform an Annual monitoring of a property and why do we do it, how to use a smart phone to create a GPS track.
Restoring habitat for plants and animals is one of the most important tasks people can do for the land trust. Volunteers have been working on the Remick Preserve for the last few years. We've cut lots Buckthorn, Barberry & Bittersweet vines, but there is much still to do. Work as much or as little are you want. During the work session you will learn how to identify many native plants and shrubs along with the invasive species that we will be eliminating. This knowledge then can be used on your own property.
Directions to the Remick Preserve: take Route 236 to Martin Road (traffic light after crossing 95). Take a left and then your immediate right onto Fernald Road. Near the end of Fernald Road is a fire hydrant and steps leading unto the Preserve. Parking is along the road.
KLT will be hosting naturalist led hikes on 3 of its 4 Public Access properties: Remick, Norton & BraveBoat Headwaters.