Friends of Sears Island’s annual Summer Solstice by the Sea celebration will be held on Wednesday, June 21, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Sears Island! We are very pleased to announce that Sundog Solar of Searsport will be our exclusive sponsor. Bring the whole family for an evening of merriment to celebrate the start of […]
Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on an autumn StoryWalk® for children to enjoy along the Homestead Trail on Sears Island. As families walk along the […]
Friends of Sears Island will be offering free autumn activity kits for children this month. Autumn is almost here and the leaves will begin to change color as the weather becomes cooler and the days shorter. Embrace the new season’s brilliant foliage by collecting some colorful leaves to bring indoors as a decoration! This activity […]
Friends of Sears Island invites you to join us for a dine-to-donate meal at the Harborwalk Restaurant in Belfast on Wednesday, September 27th, anytime from 4:00pm - 8:00pm. Enjoy a meal out, and Harborwalk will graciously donate 10% of your tab to Friends of Sears Island to support conservation and education programs. This is a […]
Join Friends of Sears Island for a guided fern walk on Thursday, September 28, from 10:00am - noon. Maine Master Naturalist Karen Johnson will lead a leisurely exploration of the […]
On Sunday, November 12, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Friends of Sears Island will host an all-ages community crafting program. This will be a time for people to gather and […]
All are invited to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season by sharing in a winter solstice celebration of light on Sears Island. Friends of […]
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 […]
Saturday, April 20 | 10am-1pm Many thanks to Sierra Club Maine Chapter for planning an Earth Day weekend event on Sears Island. Click this link to learn more and sign […]
Friends of Sears Island and the Carver Memorial Library are cosponsoring an environmental-themed book discussion in honor of Earth Day. During the month of April, participants can read our selected book, The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here, by Hope Jahren, and then join us for […]
Join Friends of Sears Island for a guided fern walk on Thursday, May 9, from 10:00am - noon. Karen Johnson, Maine Master Naturalist, will lead a leisurely exploration on Sears Island looking for signs of spring. We will focus on the fern croziers that we find and also discuss the ecology and field identification of […]
Join Friends of Sears Island for a guided nature walk for families on Wednesday, May 15, at 4:00pm on Sears Island. Cloe Chunn, Maine Master Naturalist, will lead children to the Western Shore Trail, where they will examine tiny worlds on Sears Island with a magnifying glass. They will learn about mosses, lichens, and more, […]