Fort Kent Outdoor Center

06/01/2026

Our Tuesday Morning Volunteer Crew Starts June 2nd:
Join us for a work session tomorrow morning for fresh air and exercise!
On the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, we will have work sessions from 8:00-10:00 AM. The tasks will vary each session, but generally involve light maintenance work in and around the venue.
Come when you can. There is no obligation to be at every session. The next one is June 16th.

05/25/2026

FKOC Venue Cleanup Accomplishments--Thank You!!

We accomplished our goals and more!
Our two recent Venue Cleanup Sessions were very successful and had record attendance (25+ people)! The place is looking pretty spiffy. Thank you to everyone who came out and lent a hand.

Among some of our accomplishments, we:
-Put out the picnic tables;
-Swept and collected shell casings on the range;
-Weeded the shrub and flower beds in front of the lodge;
-Raked the leaves;
-Spread new wood chips in the beds;
-Swept the walkway;
-Cleared all the Mtn Bike Trails of blowdowns and debris;
-Brushed back some snowshoe trails;
-Put out Disc Golf benches, tee signs and trash cans;
-Stained new Disc Golf benches;
-Picked up litter along our access road and parking lot;
-Pruned high branches on the Grand Outlook ski trail;
-Mothballed winter equipment;
-Prepared lawn mowers and mini-excavator for summer work.

We are grateful to see so many volunteers come out to support us and make our venue shine!

THANK YOU!!

05/23/2026

Congratulations, Alden!

05/22/2026

Many thanks to Reno Voisine and Sam Beaulieu for donating the cedar for Ben Paradis to build this beautiful bog walk on our snowshoe/hiking trail near an area humming with wildlife!! Great job all, thank to your volunteer spirit!!

05/18/2026

05/17/2026

Join us for a Birding Workshop on June 13!
Come learn about birds!
Did you know... we have over 30 bird species around our venue and trails during the spring and summer?
On Saturday, June 13 two "birders" will teach us about our feathered friends and help us identify them by sound and sight.

We will begin our indoor session in the Lodge at 8:00 AM, then head outside at 8:30. This is a rain-or-shine event, so come prepared 🙂
We will be using a fun birding app called, Merlin, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. If you have a chance, download the app ahead of time.
https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
There is no charge for this event, but we need a headcount, so please register by emailing Laura Audibert at [email protected].

Identify Bird Songs and Calls Sound ID listens to the birds around you and shows real-time suggestions for who’s singing. Compare your recording to the songs and calls in Merlin to confirm what you heard. Sound ID works completely offline, so you can identify birds you hear no matter where you ar

05/16/2026

Our second Cleanup Session is Saturday, May 16, 9:00--11:00 am. We'll meet at the Maintenance Building.
Our tasks:
- Spreading wood chips on the shrub bed;
- Putting out disc golf benches;
- Putting up disc golf tee maps;
- Clearing blowdowns from the mtn bike trails;
- Brushing back hiking trails;
-Etc.
Items to bring, if possible:
Gloves, rakes, loppers, water.
The ground is still too soft to drive pickups off the paved trails. Our other tasks will need to wait another week or two.
Join us if you can. There will be cookies :)

Thank you!

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