• Living Sunlight StoryWalk

    Sears Island Sears Island Rd., Searsport, ME, United States

    To celebrate the summer solstice, Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on a sun-themed StoryWalk® for families to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island. As families walk along the woods path, they will find posts with laminated pages of the book Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring the Earth to […]

  • Storywalk®: “Between the Tides”

    Sears Island Sears Island Rd., Searsport, ME, United States

    Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on an ocean-themed StoryWalk® for families to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island as part of the library’s summer reading theme “Oceans of Possibilities.” As families walk along the woods path, they will find posts with laminated pages of the book Between the […]

  • Reading the Landscape Plant Walk

    THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY! WE WILL TRY TO RESCHEDULE IN THE COMING WEEKS.
    Join Friends of Sears Island for a plant identification walk on Sears Island. This hands-on class will be an interactive walk across the beaches, wetlands, and uplands of the island. With a keen eye and interest, you will begin to learn how to positively identify trees, shrubs, and flowering plants. As some plants only grow in certain ecosystems, we will use the ecosystem to support the identification process. This class welcomes all who want to sharpen their identification skills and deepen their relationship with the living ecosystems of Sears Island.

  • StoryWalk® for Children on Sears Island

    Sears Island Sears Island Rd., Searsport, ME, United States

    The Squirrels’ Busy Year by Martin Jenkins and Illustrated by Richard Jones Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on a fall StoryWalk® for families to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island. As families walk along the woods path, they will find posts with laminated pages of the book The […]

  • Maine Through the Seasons

    Virtual Event-ZOOM

    Zoom Presentation with Sandra Mitchell Friends of Sears Island and the Carver Memorial Library will co-sponsor a live Zoom presentation titled “Maine Through the Seasons,” on Tuesday, November 15, at 6:30 pm. Naturalist and photographer Sandra Mitchell will help us to visit the natural world through the lens of her camera, pausing to discuss the […]

  • Mammals and More on the Move in March

    Belfast Free Library 106 High St, Belfast, ME, United States

    Photo: A fisher in a tree, by Kirk Gentalen Friends of Sears Island, the Belfast Free Library, and Maine Coast Heritage Trust invite you to a presentation about wildlife activity in this area of the mid-coast in March, to be held on Thursday, March 14, from 6:30-7:30 pm in the Abbott Room at the Belfast […]

  • “Wee Forest Folk” Program & Summer Activity Kits

    Sears Island Sears Island Rd., Searsport, ME, United States

    Friends of Sears Island will offer a free “Wee Forest Folk” family program on Sears Island on Wednesday, July 31, from 2:00pm - 3:30pm, led by FOSI’s Outreach Coordinator, Ashley […]

  • StoryWalk: You Find a Leaf

    Sears Island Sears Island Rd., Searsport, ME, United States

    Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on a fall StoryWalk® for children to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island. As families walk along the […]