Join Maine Master Naturalist Ama LaBelle for the first of a two-part vernal pool series, Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, in Lincolnville; the second session will take place Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.. at the same location.

On Tuesday, April 28, at 6 p.m., the Belfast Garden Club’s Tree Working Group will host an informational program in celebration of Arbor Day. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library. Light refreshments will be served.

The program will feature films, discussions, and an instruction on using MyTree, an application that calculates a tree’s size, age, and value.

Coastal Recovery Community Center teamed up with the Maine CDC to get the word out about reducing stigma associated with substance use and the local recovery community. CRCC is hosting a "See the Person Not the Use" art making journey in May, with open art making days each Friday, from 1 - 4 p.m.

These events will give people a chance to create a project and work on it throughout the month if needed, according to CRCC, in a news release.

A new chess club will be meeting on the last Sunday of each month, from 3 - 5 p.m., at Flatbread Pizza in Rockport.

Camden Hills 25th Reunion will be held Sunday, June 28, 2026, from 12 - 3 p.m.

Jock Robie will lead a free indoor Worm Bin Harvest workshop on Tuesday, April 28, at 5:30 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center. This session is for any interested alumni and new students.

It will be run as follows: 

1. Harvest for Alumni of Previous Workshops:

On Sunday, April 26 at 1 p.m., entomologist Gabriel LeMay will lead a walk in Belfast City Park, focusing on how to spot signs of infestation and insect damage in common trees. The event, sponsored by the Belfast Garden Club and its Tree Working Group, will begin at the gate to the park on Northport Avenue, and is free and open to the public.

Boothbay Region Land Trust, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, and The Schmid Preserve are planning a spring volunteer trail work morning on Sunday, May 3, at 9 a.m., to focus on the seven mile long River Link Trail and general trail clean-up in the Schmid Preserve. 

There will be three groups to work on the following sections:

-McKay to Zak Preserve will meet at the McKay Road parking area at 9 a.m.

-CRCT will meet at the River Road parking area across the road from Dodge Point.

-Schmid people will meet at the Old County Road gate.

Five Town Little League (FTLL) is deepening its partnership with Camden Hills Regional High School through a combined $1,500 contribution supporting both baseball and softball programs, reinforcing a growing collaboration that benefits student-athletes across multiple age groups, according to an April 13 news release from FTLL.

The annual Earth Day Clean-Up hosted by the South Thomaston Conservation Commission (STCC) will be held Saturday, April 25, at the Gilford Butler Center.

April Repair Cafe will be held Saturday, April 18, from 9-12, at the Waldo YMCA in Belfast. Free event.

John Fromer, Merryspring program director, will lead a walk to the vernal pool at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, April 28, at 12 p.m.  

See and examine wood frog and spotted salamander eggs under hand lenses (supplied) or on an iPad connected to a microscope on site. Learn about the importance of vernal pools in their early development. 

"Spring is an amazing time in the amphibian world – now is the time when frogs and salamanders are migrating from their wintertime woodland hideouts to vernal pools," said Georges River Land Trust, in a news release.

Join GRLT for a vernal pool program at the Rockland Bog on Sunday, May 3, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Vernal pools are special, ephemeral bodies of water where frogs, salamanders, and insects breed.

"On this guided exploration, participants will learn about these incredible, small creatures and get up close to their pools," said GRLT.

There will be a Bake Sale and Book Sale on Saturday, May 2, from 8 - 11 a.m., at the Appleton Library, 2916 Sennebec Road.

Donations toward the bake sale appreciated.

Belfast Area High School students in Chip Lagerbom’s Archaeology class recently visited the foreshore shipwreck off Robbins Road in Belfast. Known as the Passy Wreck, the students investigated the vessel's remains to try and determine its age, function, type and fate.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension has released a new fact sheet to support individuals who are starting farm enterprises, an effort that often comes with a steep learning curve, according to the Extension, in a news release.

A new podcast focused on finding solutions to Maine’s workforce challenges launched April 7, 2026, with an interview with Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Randy Liberty. 

“Maine Ideas” will focus on finding practical, actionable solutions to common workforce challenges at Maine companies of all sizes," said host Dan Belyea, the chief workforce development officer at the Maine Community College System (MCCS), in a news release.

Join Wayne King and Lenore Wolf as they present a program with a collection of boas, pythons, geckos and other lizards to liven up your spring break. They will present an educational program on Thursday, April 23, from 2 - 3 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast; no registration required. 

The Knox Clinic, in collaboration with the Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC), will host a free community clothing giveaway on Wednesday, April 29, from 1 - 3 p.m., at 11 White Street, in Rockland. Community members are invited to browse a wide selection of free shirts, pants, dresses, shoes, and additional clothing items available at no cost.

Kylian Babik, of Appleton, a senior at Camden Hills Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2026 Principal's Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals' Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior's academic achievement and citizenship.