Join naturalist Susan Cottle for a walk and learn workshop on trees at West Branch Preserve in Somerville!
Gain a better understanding of the integral role trees play in the ecology of a forest. Learn to identify coniferous and deciduous varieties by their leaf and needle structures, branching forms, and unique bark. Spend the morning immersed in the forest gaining new perspective on the trees we are surrounded by in Maine.
West Branch Preserve includes steeply sloping terrain as well as flat and wide trails along the West Branch Stream where cascading pools of water flow through a hemlock-lined ravine to the beaver dams and meadows at the base of Haskell Hill. Protecting this land helps ensure a lengthy section of the West Branch of the Davis Stream remains clean & cool for spawning fish and helps keep the waters of Damariscotta Lake cleaner.
This is an all-ages event— interested children are welcome with adult supervision.