Waldoboro Conservation Commission

06/27/2025

June is Pollinator Month! 🐝🦋🪰 One of the best ways to support pollinators is by creating healthy habitat. Planting native species, encouraging the native plants already on your land, and removing invasive plants that outcompete native plants can help increase the presence of pollinators in the landscape. Habitat loss and invasive species are two leading causes of pollinator decline, but small actions make a big difference! If you'd like to see pollinators in action, visit one of our many town properties that are open to the public! Quarry Hill Preserve, The Town Forest, and even our Pocket Parks are home to many different pollinators! If you'd like to know what plants are good for pollinators, or what you can do to help in your own backyard, comment below!

Want to do more? Support Waldoboro Conservation Commission, Waldoboro Community Garden Club , or Midcoast Conservancy. Every bit counts! Photo by Bret Bemis of Waldoboro.

05/04/2025

Come join the Waldoboro Community Garden Club for a walk in the 63.5 acre Waldoboro Town Forest on Saturday, May 17th at 10:00am, rain or shine.

With a 7 acre grove of hemlock trees more than 200 years old, the Waldoboro Town Forest has one of only 11 documented old-growth hemlock stands in Maine and was designated a Maine Critical Area in 1983. Hemlocks can reach ages of 400 years in Maine, so this stand is only just reaching biological maturity. Hopefully we will also see Pink Lady’s Slippers! These native orchids are a springtime delight to behold.

The trial is 1.5 miles long. Wear comfortable walking shoes suitable for wet areas and tick protection.

Directions to the Waldoboro Town Forest:
From Rt 1 across from Libby’s Tree Service,
turn onto West Main Street (Old Rt 1). Then turn right into the commuter parking lot. The trail entrance is at the south end of the lot beyond the trail sign.

06/21/2023

01/12/2023

We enjoyed a beautiful & informative walk at Quarry Hill today with Midcoast Conservancy.

07/20/2022

Quarry Hill Preserve blueberries are ripe for the pickin’ 🫐

1. Stop by the Waldoboro town office to grab a free quart box for picking.
2. Head to Quarry Hill Preserve. The middle and right sections are ready for picking!
3. Tag us so we can see all the fun you’re having!

*Please do not block the driveways. NO raking allowed. Quart boxes at the Town Office are on a first come, first served basis.

Directions: Just off of route 1 (near the Waldoboro Town Office) turn onto Depot St. 1.2 Miles up you will see a sign on your right for Quarry Hill Preserve. Take a right onto the dirt road and follow it up until you see the fields.

07/18/2022

It’s blueberry season in Maine! Did you know that Waldoboro has 240 acres open to the public for picking?

1. Stop by the Waldoboro town office to grab a free quart box for picking.
2. Head to Quarry Hill Preserve. The middle and right sections are ready for picking!
3. Tag us so we can see all the fun you’re having!

*Please do not block the driveways. NO raking allowed. Quart boxes at the Town Office are on a first come, first served basis.

Directions: Just off of route 1 (near the Waldoboro Town Office) turn onto Depot St. 1.2 Miles up you will see a sign on your right for Quarry Hill Preserve. Take a right onto the dirt road and follow it up until you see the fields.