Winter Tree Identification Workshop

February 3rd at 1:00 PM

Hallowell Fire Station on Coos Lane and

Effie Berry and Howard Hill Conservation Areas, Hallowell 

Join botanist Eric Doucette hosted by Kennebec Land Trust (KLT) and the Hallowell Conservation Commission (HCC) on February 3rd at 1:00 PM for a workshop on winter tree identification. Eric is an Associate Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and president of the Maine Josselyn Botanical Society. He will teach attendees how to identify trees using buds, twigs, bark, branching patterns and more. We’ll meet inside at the Hallowell Fire Station Meeting Room on Coos Lane to learn basic identification techniques and terms and then move outside to practice at the nearby Effie Berry and Howard Hill Conservation Areas.

Please dress for the weather and bring water, snowshoes or traction devices depending on the conditions and a 10x hand lens if you have one. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Marie (KLT) at mring@tklt.org at 207-377-2848 or Rosemary (HCC) at hallowellconservation@gmail.com.

Directions: From 201 in Hallowell turn onto Winthrop Street. In about a half a mile turn right on to High Street/Coos Lane and the fire station will be on the left.

We have a growing list of RSVPs and interested folks for this workshop on Feb 3. Please be aware of parking signs near the fire station, please do not park in spots marked for fire chief or fire station personnel.

There is parking near the Effie L Berry Conservation Area trailhead and around the Stevens Commons complex, all in easy walking distance to the Fire Station. Thank You!