Happy Wanderers is a monthly hiking group hosted in collaboration with Maine Health's Community Health program. All are welcome! This hike will be a fair bit longer than our normal Happy Wanderers hike. The trail leading to the Mt. Tuck summit is 1.8 miles each way, meaning our total route will be 3.6 miles. This […]

Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s Arts on the Hill program brings Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra (aka MoJO) to Beech Hill Preserve on Sunday, October 8 at 2:00 p.m. as part of this popular and free summer concert series. Rained out THREE times this summer, MoJO’s pent up energy will have Beech Hill hopping! Mondaynite Jazz Orchestra is […]

Due to rain in the forecast, this walk has been rescheduled until Saturday, October 14. Coastal Mountains Nature Program, in partnership with Friends of Sears Island, presents Geology of Sears Island on Saturday, October 7 from 2:30pm - 5:30 p.m. at Sears Island in Searsport. The popular Coastal Mountains Nature Program is a series of […]

Join us for a multimedia performance combining live music, imagery, science, and spoken word to explore the impact of climate change in Waldo County. Presented in collaboration with Halcyon, the Waldo County Conservation Initiative, and ecologist Janet McMahon. Sponsored by Coastal Mountains Land Trust, the City of Belfast, Belfast Community Co-op, Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition, […]

Coastal Mountains Land Trust hosts: Thrill of the Hill, an approximately 5k trail race in Rockport, on Beech Hill and Erickson Fields Preserves' trails. The course starts and ends at the historic Beech Nut, the stone hut atop the hill.This is a relaxed and community-minded race that is open to all who love Beech Hill […]

Join us for our last Arts on the Hill event of the season, and our first ever Story Slam!! As this event will take place a few days before Halloween, during the October FULL MOON, we invite you to come up the hill and hear some scary stories!! Free and open to humans, dogs are […]

Happy Wanderers is a collaboration between Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health's Community Health program! We hike together at a different community trail on the first Thursday of each month. For this special hike, we'll be meeting at Clark Island Preserve, maintained by Maine Coast Heritage Trust. Naturalist and preserve manager Kirk Gentalen will […]

Happy Wanderers is a monthly hiking group hosted in collaboration with Maine Health’s Community Health program. In December, we’ll be exploring the Round the Mountain trail starting from the Thorndike Brook trailhead in Hope. All Happy Wanderers hikes are approximately two miles long and open to anyone! Footwear that accommodates the current hiking conditions, such […]

Otter Trails, a Belfast-based Homeschool group, will join Coastal Mountains Land Trust to host a luminary walk at the Head of Tide preserve.Join us for a festive candlelit walk through the woods led by the students. We will have hot cider to warm you up!  Otter Trails is a three-day-a-week homeschooling enrichment program for children 8-11 with a […]

Ringin the New Year with an invigorating hike at Beech Hill Preserve! Land Truststaff will open Beech Nut, the historic sod-roofed stone hut on top of BeechHill, for this special event from 11AM-1PM, Monday January 1st. The Beech nut will welcomeyou with a toasty fire, lit chandeliers, hot chocolate, and cookies (if youhave any leftover […]

This is an out and back hike on the Belfast Rail Trail starting at the Belfast Foot Bridge, also known as the Armistice bridge.  The hiking is flat, but the conditions can be variable due to the wintery conditions.  You may need grips for your boots.Location: We will meet at the parking lot at the […]