Guided Hikes

Lady Slipper & Wildflower Walk
Wednesday, May 27
9:00 am
Day Ridges Preserve
Gouldsboro, ME

We’re searching for Lady Slippers! Join FBC and Maine Master Naturalist, Alice Noyes, at Day Ridges Preserve to search for lady slippers, an elusive wild orchid. The guided hike will be focused on spring ephemerals and will meander through the large lady slipper colony found along the lower trail loop. Registration for this event is… Read more

Fern Walk at Simon Trail Preserve
Saturday, June 13
10:00 am
Simon Trail Preserve
Lamoine, ME

Join FBC for a guided hike on Saturday, June 13th at Simon Trail Preserve! The fern walk is back! Join FBC Volunteer, Harold Peachey, for a pleasant walk in the woods and together appreciate the variety of ferns found at Simon Trail in Lamoine. Harold will focus on teaching participants the fundamentals of fern identification…. Read more

Forest Bathing with Shep Erhart
Friday, June 26
4:00 pm
Taft Point Preserve in Goulsboro
Taft Point Rd. Gouldsboro, ME
GPS coordinates: 44.465314354805, -68.110479084656

Reconnect to nature and your five senses with a slow facilitated walk at Taft Point Preserve in Gouldsboro. Join Shep Erhart, a certified Forest Therapy Guide, and Frenchman Bay Conservancy for a Forest Bathing exercise at Taft Point Preserve. Forest Bathing is a traditional Japanese practice of spending time in nature and is beneficial to… Read more

Sunset Hike up Baker Hill
Friday, August 14
6:30 pm
Lower Baker Hill
Sullivan, Maine

Let’s get together and hike! All are welcome to join in on a community hike up Baker Hill! Come along and enjoy the golden hour glow against the pines and take in the colors of a summer sunset.   Registration is required and limited, so please sign up early! All participants must register individually. What… Read more