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Building Community through Land Conservation Since 1927.

10/20/2026

Tuesday, October 6th, Rachel led community members on a Walk & Talk at the newly acquired Black Point property in Madison. While this landscape has plenty to offer year-round, the lingering fall colors made for an especially beautiful afternoon.

Featured in this photo are our hikers with the “Black Point” in the background!

10/19/2026

Day two of the Trails 101 series brought together students from three local programs: Marti Stevens Learning Center , Tri-County Technical Center 's Natural Resources Program, and Somerset Career & Technical Center (SCTC) 's Outdoor Leadership Program. Alongside Somerset Public Health, Skowhegan Outdoors , and the | Maine Appalachian Trail Club , students gained hands-on experience with trail construction, trail terminology, and Leave No Trace principles at the Maine Trails Center in Skowhegan.

10/16/2026

In continuation with our Firewood Month series, we want to encourage people to volunteer or engage in some way with their local firewood banks!

Across the nation an estimated 1.3 to 1.7 million people heat their homes with firewood. In Maine around half of households heat with firewood either as a primary or secondary source, with over 180,000 Mainers relying on wood as their primary heat source. Too many of these households often require more heating assistance than can be provided by public fuel assistance programs.

Wood banks try to ease the heating needs of these households, with most wood banks being volunteer run. For more rural wood banks or newer wood banks the amount of firewood they produce is often directly influenced by volunteer participation. At the Somerset Woods Share we would not be able to do what we do without our amazing volunteers and donors!

Unsure if there is a wood bank in your area? The Maine Wood Banks Network is a group aiming to help new and existing wood banks grow. They have a growing list of wood banks across Maine, often with the towns they serve listed!

Maine Wood Banks Network: https://woodbanks.org/explore-our-network
Somerset Woods Share: https://www.somersetwoodstrustees.org/somerset-woods-share

10/15/2026

This past weekend, Somerset Woods Trustees partnered up with the MATC | Maine Appalachian Trail Club, Skowhegan Outdoors, and Somerset Public Health to host a two-day “Trails 101” training for both the community and local students.

Community day participants got to tour the MATC Trails Center in Skowhegan and learned the basics of trail terminology and layout through a hands-on field session at Malbon Woods.

10/14/2026

Did you know that October is National Firewood Month? The first full week of October (last week) also happens to be Fire Prevention Week!

For our Woods Share community (and anyone else who uses a wood stove for heat) we would like to share some general safety tips around safe wood stove use below.

For our Woods Share community members specifically, the SWS would also like to remind you that we have 14 fire prevention kits still available, generously provided by Alliance for Green Heat. These kits include a 30ft chimney sweep, a magnetic metal thermometer, and a metal ash bucket! If you have need for a full or partial kit please contact Emma at [email protected].

Alliance for Green Heat: https://www.forgreenheat.org/firewood-banks
National Fire Prevention Association: https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/home-fire-safety/smoke-alarms
Salters Fireplace and Outdoor Living: https://saltersfireplace.com/how-often-chimney-sweep/

10/11/2026

It’s a beautiful weekend at Whitten Woods at New Portland’s historic Wire Bridge, and Wire Bridge Photography, LLC captured it!

10/09/2026

ALERT! This weekend, chicken manure is scheduled to be applied to the fields at Jackson Woods (East Madison Road, Madison). Yes, it may be stinky, but this is good news! Improving soil nutrition with organic manure is needed for field health and our ongoing efforts to restore grassland bird habitat. Shout out to our partner Ag Allies for facilitating this project, with funding support from Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

10/08/2026

Halle and Nikki had so much fun at the last Maker’s Market at Boynton's Greenhouse Skowhegan with you all! It was great to see such a wonderful turnout from the community and to have a chance to talk about Somerset Woods Trustees and the Somerset Woods Share.

The craft was a huge hit, as you can see from our before and after photos of the table. They had SO much fun in fact, that we’re coming back! Stop by and see them on 10/24 for the next market… this time they’ll remember more glitter glue!

10/07/2026

Grateful to have worked with two excellent contractors Cross Country Land Services LLC and Western Maine Mowing and Excavation to improve all three parking areas at Whitten Woods in New Portland! These trailheads are ready to welcome visitors just in time for leaf-peeping season. 🍂

10/06/2026

Fall is a beautiful time of year full of color, movement, and change. One of our favorite fall critters are caterpillars!

Although they may not look traditionally “pretty,” caterpillars provide an important food source for birds, support native food webs, and eventually become moths and butterflies that contribute to pollination and biodiversity.

Featured below is a hickory tussock caterpillar at Parsons Woods and Waters in New Portland.
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Address

PO Box 833
Skowhegan, ME
04976

Telephone

+12076797306

Website

http://somersetwoodstrustees.org/

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