Join Emma for a firewood processing session in support of Somerset Woods Share, our community firewood bank.

Join Emma for a firewood processing session in support of Somerset Woods Share, our community firewood bank.

Join Somerset Woods Trustees at your local library and learn more about ongoing community science projects to help protect ash trees in Maine!

Join Somerset Woods Trustees at your local library and learn more about ongoing community science projects to help protect ash trees in Maine!

Join Peter Pfeiffer at his woodlot in Solon for a morning focused on herbicide-free methods of encouraging a healthy stand of young trees after a harvest.

Join Constance Woodworth of WorthIt Nature & Forest Therapy Connections for a gentle, guided experience in nature. This slow-paced walk invites you to slow down, be present, and connect with the land—and with those who matter most.

Lend a hand preparing Kennebec Banks for another season of picnics.

Join us for an introduction to trail building at Wesserunsett Stream Preserve on National Trails Day!

Join Rachel for an evening work session preparing for the installation of new kiosks at many of our properties.

Celebrate the beauty of spring with a peaceful, mindful walk at Jackson Woods. Join Constance Woodworth of WorthIt Nature & Forest Therapy Connections for a gentle, guided experience in nature.

Join us at the Skowhegan Farmers Market for our third annual benefit plant sale.

The purpose of this event is to identify and mark seed bearing black (aka brown) ash trees for the Somerset Woods Trustees seed collection program. The seed collection program aims to collect seeds from black ash across SWT properties and preserves as a response to the continued spread of emerald ash borer.

Bring your leashed pup and join us for a relaxed walk along the scenic dirt roads of Parkman Hill Farm.

The purpose of this event is to identify and mark seed bearing black (aka brown) ash trees for the Somerset Woods Trustees seed collection program. The seed collection program aims to collect seeds from black ash across SWT properties and preserves as a response to the continued spread of emerald ash borer.

RESCHEDULED from May 10! Come birding with us on International Migratory Bird Day. We’ll search for warblers and learn about the management changes we are making at Jackson Woods Preserve to benefit grassland nesting birds.

This event is open to individuals of all ages! Participants should wear old clothing as the paint we will be using is oil-based, bring gloves, and if they have them, step-ladders. All participants should expect to sign a waiver upon arrival.

Join Rachel Cheatham-McFadden as we determine the final route layout for relocation of Wesserunsett Stream Preserve’s Yellow trail.

Love Coburn Woods? So do we! Whether you hike, bike, ski, or just appreciate the beauty of this local gem, we want to hear from you. Somerset Woods is drafting a new management plan for Coburn Woods — and your input matters.

Would you like to learn more about the invasive plants in Maine and how to ID them? Somerset Woods will hold an invasive plant ID event at Kennebec Banks Rest Area on Earth Day!

Identify and mark seed-bearing black ash trees for the Somerset Woods Trustees seed collection program

Volunteers will either support construction of a subfloor and/or bench for the stewardship work space or move, split (gas wood splitter), and stack wood to support Somerset Woods Share, our community woodbank.

Join Emma to identify and mark seed-bearing black ash trees for the Somerset Woods Trustees seed collection program

Volunteers will either support construction of a subfloor for the stewardship work space or move, split (gas wood splitter), and stack wood to support the Somerset Woods Share firewood bank.

This volunteer event is intended for anyone wanting to engage with a simple construction project. This is a great opportunity for beginners, or someone who just likes to build things. We have space for 6 participants.

2/28 UPDATE - EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

We are improving habitat for grassland birds in partnership with Ag Allies, Maine’s grassland bird conservation program. Join us for an afternoon of cutting back hedgerows and burning brush.

Join Emma at Kennebec Banks for an invasive species walk and talk during Invasives Awareness Week.

Join Rachel and Emma for a morning of volunteering at Parkman Hill Farm.

Join us as we begin work on managing invasive plants and improving the grassland bird habitat in the fields at Jackson Woods.

Join Rachel on the trails at Eaton Ridge Preserve.