Join FBC and Hancock County Food Drive for Movement for Meals! This April we are getting out on the trails to raise funds for Hancock County food pantries, soup kitchens, and school backpack programs. Sign up today, get moving and help us combat food insecurity in Hancock County! The Hancock County Food Drive is raising… Read more
We’re challenging YOU to explore FBC’s trails this summer — for a chance to win a prize! Starting Friday, May 16th, 2025, there will be passport signs along the trail at six FBC preserves. Each sign features a different organism that can be found on the corresponding preserve. Hike out and find the signs, record… Read more
Taft Point Self-Guided Activity Taft Point features a self-guided hike and matching activity, designed by Maine Master Naturalist Alice Noyes! Discover habitats at each of the 11 markers along the Jones Cove Trail and Flanders Bay Trail. Use the links below to download a PDF of the 11-stop self-guided hike, as well as the… Read more
SpoOOoky Season is here! Join us at Jordan Homestead Preserve in Ellsworth for the sixth annual Pumpkin Hike! On Thursday, October 24 & Friday, October 25, we’ll be lighting the trail with jack o’lanterns. Put on your Halloween costume and come out to vote for your favorite pumpkin! Would you like to participate in the… Read more
Fairies have moved into two of FBC’s Preserves, Frances B. Wood and Branch Lake Public Forest! When visiting Branch Lake Public Forest or Frances B. Wood, we invite you to help FBC build homes for the fairies to live in! Fairies live in very special houses made only of materials found in nature. Make… Read more
The FBC Trail Explorer Passport Challenge is back for 2024! We’re challenging you to explore four trails this summer in Gouldsboro, Ellsworth, and Sullivan — for a chance to win a prize! How to Participate Starting July 1st, The Passports can be picked up at Tidal Falls Preserve, Fogtown Brewing Co. in Ellsworth or… Read more
Sorrento, ME– When one hears the name “Frenchman Bay Conservancy”, it is hard not to think of the body of water for which it’s named. Bound by the peaks of Mount Desert Island, the Schoodic Peninsula and the jagged fingers of the Mount Desert Narrows, there are few places on the coast that can rival… Read more
The FBC Trail Explorer Passport Challenge is back for 2022! We’re challenging you to explore four trails this summer in Mariaville, Gouldsboro, Lamoine, and Hancock — for prizes! Here’s how it works: Register at the link below, and you’ll be sent a Passport to complete! The Passport will contain the names of the four preserves… Read more
Calling all Maine photographers! We’re excited to announce that today officially marks the beginning of the 2023 Frenchman Bay Conservancy Calendar Contest! We’re seeking photographers to submit their FBC photos to help show off the beauty of our preserves and support our mission to protect the land that you love. Whether you’re someone that’s been… Read more
Learn About Ferns is a guide to 14 ferns you can find at Simon Trail in Lamoine. Pick up a laminated Fern booklet from the trail mailbox at Simon Trail, or print your own using the button below. Follow the map to identify & learn about 14 ferns. Return any borrowed booklets to the… Read more