Preserve Activities

Storytrail: Gluskabe and the Gift of Maple Trees

Visit Tidal Falls this summer to read Minquansis Sapiel’s latest storybook Gluskabe and the Gift of Maple Trees, a creation story from the Wabanaki Tribes of the Northeast.  The story will be on display at the preserve starting June 1st, 2026, through August 31st, 2026. A cultural hero Gluskabe is a story from the Wabanaki Tribes of the… Read more

Outdoor Adventure Storytimes

Join FBC and Ellsworth Public Library this summer for Outdoor Adventure Storytimes!  This summer the Ellsworth Public Library‘s Ms. Jean will be leading outdoor storytimes every first and third Wednesday at FBC preserves throughout July, August, and September! Storytimes open up a world of language, culture, music, and play to young children and their grown-ups. When… Read more

Taft Point Self-Guided Hike and Activity

  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

Fairy House Trails

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

A Voyage to a Little-Known Jewel of Frenchman Bay

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

Field Observations with Maine Outdoor School

  Join Hazel Stark from Maine Outdoor School as she teaches you how to test your observation skills and memory at Frances B. Wood Preserve in Gouldsboro, ME! Follow along with these drawing activities in a notebook, on an FBC preserve or in any outdoor space! Draw alone, or test yourself against a friend! Happiness… Read more

Intertidal Exploration with Maine Outdoor School

      Join Hazel Stark from Maine Outdoor School as she explores the intertidal zone at Taft Point Preserve in Gouldsboro, ME! Learn how to stay safe while exploring, what tools to bring, and get an up-close look at some critters! For more information about what lives in the intertidal zone, you might consult… Read more