On Saturday, July 13th at 10:00 AM at DCC's Denbow Point in Lubec, join Maine Master Naturalists Kris and Allison Paprocki for a wildflower walk! Participants will learn some basic botanical terminology and plant identification skills. Allison and Kris will teach hikers how to identify key features in plants and how to identify flowers in […]

This summer, we are hosting Forest Camp at the Machias River Preserve for youth ages 10-13. Campers will be able to explore and learn about the forest ecosystem through hands-on activities and games.

Save the date - DCC's Summer Cookout and Annual Meeting will be July 19th. More information to come! 

Join us at Mowry Beach for a contest to see who can pull the most Japanese knotweed.

Join Natalie Michelle, PhD and Jasmine Lamb for the fourth talk of 2024's Climate Change Series. They will discuss community resilience and Wabanaki-led approaches to climate change adaptation. The Wolunkeyutomuk Kihtahkomikumon Guidebook meaning, “to take care of the land,” is a culturally responsive approach to adaptation includes planning mechanisms of social-ecological and socio-cultural relevance using […]

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Maine Master Naturalist Grace Bartlett will guide a Glaciers 101 walk and talk at Pigeon Hill on August 24 from 10am-noon. She'll point out glacial erratics and an example of glacial striations as the group hikes the Historic Trail to the summit. We'll continue on the Ledge Woods Trail to the Glacial Spur with its […]

Volunteers needed for a cleanup of DCC's Pike Lands in Lubec! Please join us as part of September's statewide Coastal Cleanup event. We'll meet at the DCC Pike Lands trailhead on North Lubec Road and hike a half mile to Huckins Beach to collect trash. Low tide is at 10:21am. Participants should prepare for a […]

Downeast Coastal Conservancy and Maine Coast Heritage Trust are excited to invite you to participate in a Coastal Flooding Community Science project in Machias and Lubec. We are seeking project volunteers that will help collect data to reveal the weather and water level conditions that are associated with localized coastal flooding. The data collected will […]

Join us for an informative presentation exploring home energy savings with Efficiency Maine, presented by Hope Kohtala. Efficiency Maine promotes energy efficiency by offering rebates, financing, consumer tools, and an installer database to help Mainers lower the cost and environmental impacts of energy consumption. This presentation will provide an overview of Efficiency Maine’s programs that […]