Naturalist Walk at Mousam River Wildlife Sanctuary

Kennebunk Land Trust will host another Naturalist Walk on Saturday, September 26, 2015, from 10 am to noon.
Are you interested in learning about birds, plants, ecology and other areas of natural history? Or, interested in sharing what you know? If so, join us! Kennebunk Land Trust is sponsoring bi-monthly natural history walks in the Kennebunk/Arundel area. The September walk will take place on Kennebunk Land Trust’s Mousam River Wildlife Sanctuary at the end of Water Street just before the treatment facility(see directions below), and will focus on the status of plants and animals in late summer in a mixed conifer hardwood forest on the banks of a tidal river. Please note that this will be an easy to moderate walk with an initial relatively steep ascent to the top of the ridge next to the river. The 38-acre preserve has over 2,400 feet of frontage along the Mousam River.
 
Over the next year, the naturalist walks will explore Kennebunk Land Trust preserves and other local hiking spots to encourage natural history discussions and education. Participants should come prepared for an outdoor excursion that is easy to moderate in pace. Please leave dogs at home. The walk will be facilitated by Maine Master Naturalists and KLT Board members, Gordon Collins and Tony Liguori, and will encourage experts and amateurs to discuss and share their knowledge of natural history.
 
Advance registration is not necessary. To learn more and to find notices of location visit Kennebunk Land Trust’s Events page at www.kennebunklandtrust.org.
 
Kennebunk Land Trust was established in 1972. It works to permanently conserve land and to date has protected more than 3,500 acres to benefit natural and human communities. For more information about the Land Trust please visit www.kennebunklandtrust.org or call (207)985-8734.
 
Directions to the Mousam River Wildlife Sanctuary: From Route 1 in Kennebunk, turn onto Water Street and proceed .30 miles to the parking lot on the left side of Water Street just before the Kennebunk Treatment Plant.
The entrance to the sanctuary trail is 100’ further to the left.