Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust

Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust Manager of the 5,200-acre Wildlands preserve in Orland/Bucksport and the Joost Family Preserve in Verona Island. Donation link below.

Forestry, Wildlife and Trails funded by community supporters. GPMCT is a nonprofit organization. Tax-deductible donations support the Wildlands: 5,000 acres of mountains, woods, and water managed for wildlife habitat, sustainable forestry, and public trails.

06/06/2026

The Teddy Bear Picnic has been cancelled due to expected rain.

Here’s what’s happening this month at GPMCT!6/24 – Views From Great Pond Mountain: Loving the North Woods w/ Karin Tilbe...
06/05/2026

Here’s what’s happening this month at GPMCT!

6/24 – Views From Great Pond Mountain: Loving the North Woods w/ Karin Tilberg
Monthly Meetups: 6/7 Teddy Bear Picnic & 6/13 Patmos Island
South Trailhead Gate Openings: 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28

A special thanks to Naiad Country Brewery and the Bob Dylan Belated Birthday Benefit Band for putting together a benefit show for us on 6/20 @ Naiad.

More info: greatpondtrust.org

Get closer to your favorite Wildlands trails during our June South Trailhead Gate Openings! On June 7, 14, 21, and 28, v...
06/05/2026

Get closer to your favorite Wildlands trails during our June South Trailhead Gate Openings! On June 7, 14, 21, and 28, visitors can drive to Mitchville Meadow for easier access to the Hothole Valley.

Please sign in upon arrival and help care for the Wildlands by following all access guidelines, staying on the Valley Road, observing speed limits, and respecting fellow visitors, wildlife, and natural habitats.

Visit greatpondtrust.org for maps, updates, and additional information.

Thank you to everyone that came out last night for Views From Great Pond Mountain: Exploring Wabanaki Knowledge, From Pl...
05/29/2026

Thank you to everyone that came out last night for Views From Great Pond Mountain: Exploring Wabanaki Knowledge, From Place Names to Wild Berries!

Thank you John Bear Mitchell, Natalie Michelle and the staff at Northeast Historic and the Alamo!

The next Views from Great Pond Mountain lecture series will bring two terrific Penobscot speakers to the Alamo Theatre i...
05/27/2026

The next Views from Great Pond Mountain lecture series will bring two terrific Penobscot speakers to the Alamo Theatre in downtown Bucksport this Thursday evening.

John Bear Mitchell will discuss Penobscot place names from Bucksport to Alamoosook, and his talk includes a 1844 sketch of the building where the GPM office is now located with Indigenous people in the foreground. Natalie Michelle will focus on the importance of local berries, and the threat they face from climate change and invasive species.

We hope to see you at the Alamo tomorrow night!

Views From Great Pond Mountain: Exploring Wabanaki Knowledge, From Place Names to Wild Berries

05/25/2026

A Downeast Audubon Birdathon team identified these 46 species in the Wildlands on Sunday. Not bad for a bunch of Wing-nuts:

Black & white warbler
Black-throated blue
Black-throated green
Blue Jay
Blue-headed vireo
Canada warbler
Chickadee
Common yellow-throat
Crow
Golden-crowned kinglet
Grackle
Great crested flycatcher
Hairy woodpecker
Hermit Thrush
King bird
Loon
Magnolia warbler
Mourning dove
Nashville warbler
Night hawk
Northern flicker
Northern parula
Northern waterthrush
Oven bird
Phoebe
Pileated woodpecker
Purple finch
Raven
Red-breasted nuthatch
Red-eyed vireo
Red-shouldered hawk
Redstart
Red-winged blackbird
Robin
Rose-breasted grosbeak
Ruffed grouse
Scarlet Tanager
Song sparrow
Tree swallow
Tufted titmouse
Veery
Whip-poor-will
Winter wren
Woodcock
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Yellow-rumped warbler

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀Rare variant of the common groundhog known to ascend trees when startled by nearby GPMCT land st...
05/22/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀
Rare variant of the common groundhog known to ascend trees when startled by nearby GPMCT land stewards.
𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘖𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘔𝘢𝘺 21, 2026

05/20/2026

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Maine Forest Service is asking residents, landowners, and municipalities to help slow the spread of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB), a destructive insect responsible for killing millions of ash trees across North America.

As the EAB continues to threaten Maine’s forests and communities, the Maine Forest Service encourages the public to learn how to identify ash trees and signs of infestation, participate in monitoring efforts, and help prevent the spread of invasive pests.

Here are five ways to help slow EAB:
1) Learn how to identify ash trees
2) Learn how to identify signs of EAB
3) Learn how to identify the EAB
4) Create a girdled ash tree to monitor for EAB
5) Leave your firewood at home and prevent the spread of invasive pests

These five steps, along with many other helpful resources, are accessible at https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/forest_health/invasive_threats/eab/EABsigns.shtml.

Thanks to the 27 volunteers who came out for Saturday’s trail day!Led by members of the GPMCT Sustainable Single Track C...
05/19/2026

Thanks to the 27 volunteers who came out for Saturday’s trail day!
Led by members of the GPMCT Sustainable Single Track Committee and Jake Cardello of Borealis Trailworks, they split into four crews to clean and fine-tune our singletrack trail network. Their work earned them a specially sanctioned ride to the summit of Great Pond Mountain and a 1,009-foot descent.

Special shoutout to Penobscot Region NEMBA for their support!

Interested in getting involved in this or similar work? Email us at [email protected]

Plenty of chances to connect with Great Pond Mountain in May!Scout for Brown Ash Flower or Volunteer and Ride on Saturda...
05/13/2026

Plenty of chances to connect with Great Pond Mountain in May!
Scout for Brown Ash Flower or Volunteer and Ride on Saturday 5/16, and don’t miss our first 2027 Views on Thursday 5/28, Exploring Wabanaki Knowledge, From Place Names to Wild Berries.
Thank you to our volunteers that help lead and organize these and other programming! See you in the Wildlands!
Visit greatpondtrust.org for more info and to RSVP.

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PO Box 338
Bucksport, ME
04416

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+12074696929

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