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 ferns on Sears Island while discussing their ecology and field identification. We will meet at the picnic tables to review some botanic terms and then […]
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 make natural crafts celebrating fall, Thanksgiving, and the practice of gratitude. The program will be held at the Searsport Community Building at 42 Prospect Street […]
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 Sears Island (FOSI) will host the event on Thursday, December 21, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Enjoy a walk along a path lit with […]
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 […]
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 […]
Friends of Sears Island is now taking registrations for free “Tiny Worlds” themed activity kits for children. In the springtime, tiny leaves and buds and creatures are emerging in nature. […]
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, […]
Friends of Sears Island’s annual Summer Solstice by the Sea celebration will be held on Thursday, June 20, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Sears Island! We are very pleased to announce that Sundog Solar of Searsport is our exclusive sponsor. Bring the whole family for an evening of merriment to celebrate the start of summer! […]
Carver Memorial Library and Friends of Sears Island are collaborating on a summer StoryWalk® for children 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 Keeper of Wild Words, written by Brooke Smith and illustrated by Madeline […]