Events Calendar

Throughout the months of July and August, we’re offering weekly guided hikes at our preserves! On August 2nd, explore the beautiful marshes of Smelt Brook Preserve and learn about the plants and creatures that make their home here. Open to all ages! Location: Smelt Brook Preserve, 321 Cider Hill Rd., York ME Registration required. Register here. 

Join Darcy Specker of Cider Hill Yoga for a morning yoga class at the YLT headquarters. Darcy comes with a decade of yoga teaching experience, with a focus on vinyasa flow and the connection between breath and movement. She seeks to help students connect more deeply to the present moment through gentle movement, and believes…

Throughout the months of July and August, we’re offering weekly guided hikes at our preserves! On August 9th, explore the beautiful pond, fields, and forest along the Near Point Trail at the York Land Trust Headquarters. Open to all ages! Location: 1 Long Neck Marsh Rd., York ME Registration required. Register here.   

Join Julie Goldberg of Wild Gaia on a walk through the quiet woods of Fuller Forest Preserve. Julie will guide you through a series of journaling and meditation exercises that will incorporate all of your senses and help you to deepen your connection with nature. Location: Fuller Forest Preserve Registration: Limited to 15 participants. Pre-registration available,…

Throughout the months of July and August, we’re offering weekly guided hikes at our preserves! On August 16th, explore the wooded wetlands of Fuller Forest Preserve. Learn about the creatures that make their home here and what we’re doing to try to improve their habitat. Open to all ages! Location: Fuller Forest Preserve is located on…

NOTE: This event has been postponed due to last-minute changes in Suzanne's work obligations. As soon as we reschedule this talk, we will post the details here. (9/22/21) Join us in conversation with Suzanne Simard, author of Finding the Mother Tree, NYT bestselling book on the interconnectedness of trees, fungi, and other forest life. Simard…

Come celebrate York Land Trust's recent accomplishments and learn about future plans and projects. Elect new board members and honor the efforts of some outstanding volunteers. After the meeting, join us for a short walk along a new trail loop through YLT's newly acquired fields with views of the pond. To Register Please email your…

In partnership with White Pine Programs and York Parks and Rec, we're offering weekly drop-in programs for children agers 2-5 yrs and their caregivers on Mondays from 9am - 10am. You'll explore the land together, sing songs, read stories, and connect with nature through art activities. White Pine's caring educators will provide a fun and…

Join us in conversation with Brandon Keim, a Maine-based author specializing in animals, nature and science. His forthcoming book "Meet the Neighbors" explores what animal personhood — knowing them as thinking, feeling beings — means for our relationships to wild animals and to nature. Program Details FREE and open to the public. Virtual event, held…

A wide variety of edible fungi grow throughout our region, including on York Land Trust properties. Along with this diversity of fungi comes a variety of animals who like to eat them! In this program, you’ll learn how animals identify which mushrooms are tasty and which are deadly — and the environmental conditions that allow…

Join us in conversation with Michelle Nijhuis, an award-winning science and environmental journalist whose work has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times Magazine, and elsewhere. Her recently-published book Beloved Beasts traces the history of the animal conservation movement, from early battles to save charismatic species such as the bald eagle to today’s global…

Have a preschooler in your life who's interested in exploring the outdoors? Then join us for our PreK Nature Play Group, led by knowledgeable and compassionate teachers and mentors from White Pine Programs! Run in partnership with the York Parks & Recreation Department, we will play games, do nature crafts, learn about the wildlife around us,…