For Kids & Families

Finding ways to be in nature more often is important to us, and to our community.

FBC has created self-guided & virtual content to keep kids & families exploring and learning on our preserves & trails! Below you’ll find scavenger hunts, exploration videos, and activity & coloring pages.

We’ve also suggested some hikes for beginners—relatively flat hikes that also offer a water view. Remember to:

  • Wear sturdy shoes
  • Bring a water bottle
  • Remember your sunscreen & bug spray

 

FBC Explorer Videos with Maine Outdoor School

Field Observations with Maine Outdoor School 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... Read More
Intertidal Exploration with Maine Outdoor School 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... Read More
Ecosystem Exploration with Maine Outdoor School Ecosystem Exploration with Maine Outdoor School   Join Hazel Stark from Maine Outdoor School as she explores and compares a wet and dry ecosystem at Jordan Homestead Preserve in Ellsworth! Follow... Read More

FBC Explorers Backpack Program

Available to reserve online & pick up from the self-serve kiosk at Tidal Falls Preserve in Hancock, these kits have everything you need for exploration on FBC trails & preserves! Learn more on the FBC Explorers Backpack page.

These kits contain all the materials used in the Intertidal Exploration with Maine Outdoor School and the Ecosystem Exploration with Maine Outdoor School videos

Learn More & Reserve a Backpack

Preserve Activities

Baker Hill Scavenger Hunt Baker Hill Scavenger Hunt FBC has devised a scavenger hunt to help you spot some of the most notable flora & features on Baker Hill Preserve while you’re out... Read More
Fairy House Trail Fairy House Trail 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... Read More
Ecosystem Scavenger Hunts Ecosystem Scavenger Hunts Explore any FBC preserve or trail with Scavenger Hunt activity sheets! Forest Ecosystem Scavenger Hunt Intertidal Ecosystem Scavenger Hunt Use your observation skills to spot... Read More

Online Learning: Food Chain Features Online Learning: Food Chain Features Learn about producers, consumers, and decomposers in this video series from Maine Outdoor School!   Read More
FBC Coloring & Activity Pages FBC Coloring & Activity Pages There’s so much for kids to discover and explore outdoors! These coloring & activity pages were created for FBC by Maine Master Naturalist Kenyon Grant. Coloring... Read More
Summer 2020 Photo Contest Summer 2020 Photo Contest Now announcing FBC’s first annual Summer Photo Contest! Between now and September 4, 2020, take a photograph or photographs on an FBC preserve or trail... Read More

Hikes for Beginners

Jordan Homestead Jordan Homestead One-mile trail offers views of Whittaker Brook and the Union River on a 31 acre property. Read More
Little Tunk Pond Little Tunk Pond Enjoy woodlands, fields, and a sand beach year round. Read More
Old Pond Railway Trail & Kilkenny Cove Old Pond Railway Trail & Kilkenny Cove The Kilkenny Cove property provides habitat for waterfowl and wading birds and access for clammers and wormers. Read More
Taft Point Taft Point Explore woodlands and coastal beach, while taking in vistas of the Acadia Mountains, Stave Island, Calf Island, Schieffelen Point and Schoodic Mountain. Read More
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