The Midcoast Conservancy has two upcoming events that offer volunteers an opportunity to get involved with preserve maintenance and trail stewardship.

On Thursday, May 3, Midcoast Conservancy Land Steward Hannah Chamberlain will lead an Invasive Plant Pull and campsite cleanup on South Spectacle Island in Boothbay Harbor from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Midcoast Conservancy manages the islands and their campsites in partnership with Boothbay Regional Land Trust and the Maine Island Trail Association. Volunteers will manually remove invasive plants on the island, and neaten up the campsites for summer visitors. There will be volunteers from all three organizations, a good opportunity to meet new people!

There will be a Trail Steward Info Session and hike Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to noon.  Becoming a Trail Steward is a great way to help make sure that Midcoast Conservancy trails stay in tip-top shape! It’s also a rewarding way to give back that can be completed entirely on a volunteer’s own time; reports from trail stewards are due just four times per year.

For more information on either of these opportunities, go to www.midcoastconservancy.org, or contact Hannah Chamberlain: hannah@midcoastconservancy.org or 207- 389-5158.