BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260808T130000Z DTEND:20260808T160000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Sandy Stream Old Forest Walk DESCRIPTION:Last cut in the mid- to late 1800s\, the Sandy Stream Forest in Unity is a relic of the past. Led by ecologist Aleta McKeage and Sebasticook Regional Land Trust board member Buck O'Herin\, we'll look for signs that indicate older forests\, and we'll take some tree measurements. Why is this so intriguing? In recent decades\, scientists have learned that older forests harbor a greater diversity of species than do forests that have been disturbed. The Sandy Stream Forest is on land owned by the Bowsprit Foundation\, and 104 acres will soon be protected as forever wild with a conservation easement held by Maine Farmland Trust.\n\n \n\nWe will meet at Crosby Brook Road behind MOFGA at the Hills to Sea Trail sign. Then we'll carpool a short distance to the Sandy Stream crossing that requires easy\, shallow wading to cross.FMI: boherin1954@gmail.com. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Last cut in the mid- to late 1800s\, the Sandy Stream Forest \;in Unity is a relic of the past. \; Led by ecologist Aleta \;McKeage \;and Sebasticook Regional Land Trust board member Buck \;O&rsquo\;Herin\, we&rsquo\;ll look for signs \;that \;indicate \;older forests\, and we&rsquo\;ll take some tree measurements. \; Why is this so intriguing? In recent decades\, scientists have learned that older forests harbor a greater diversity of species than do forests that have been disturbed. \; The Sandy Stream Forest is on land owned by the Bowsprit Foundation\, and 104 acres will soon be protected as forever wild with a conservation easement held by Maine Farmland Trust.

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We will meet at Crosby Brook Road behind MOFGA at the Hills to Sea Trail sign. Then we'\;ll carpool a short distance to the Sandy Stream crossing that requires easy\, shallow wading to cross.FMI:  \;boherin1954@gmail.com.

\n LOCATION:Crosby Brook Road\, Crosby Brook Rd\, Unity\, ME\, USA behind MOFGA at the Hills to Sea Trail sign. UID:e.3098.13078 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260726T143727Z URL:https://business.belfastmaine.org/events/details/sandy-stream-old-forest-walk-13078 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR