Events Calendar

Thinking about purchasing an electric vehicle, or have an electric vehicle and want tips on how to maintain it? Join us for this interactive info session to learn about the benefits of shifting to an electric vehicle, federal and state incentives to do so, and ways to get the most mileage out of your car's…

This Earth Day, we invite you to explore our 10+ miles of hiking trails and help us prepare them for the busy spring and summer season! During this self-guided cleanup, we ask that you brush aside small branches and other natural debris blocking trails. To the extent that you feel comfortable, please also pick up…

Wouldn't you like to be able to understand what the birds are telling you or are saying about you?  Join seasoned bird language expert and bird mimic Dan Gardoqui for an in-person presentation that will give you the tools to decode nature's language. You'll learn how to shift your mindset, tune in your senses and understand the…

May 16 - 20 | Daily Walks @ 9am - 10:30am | Multiple Locations In celebration of spring migration, we’re offering a week of morning bird walks at a different preserve each day! Join us to learn how to ID birds, recognize birdsong, and explore the habitats birds love most. Family friendly and beginner birders…

In partnership with the Surf Point Foundation, we are offering a guided meditation led by artist-in-residence Naoko Wowsugi. Wowsugi calls for a collective healing experience through gong baths. In this gong baths meditation, participants are invited to soak up the benefits of the healing vibrations of sound by lying down and getting comfortable with yoga…

In partnership with White Pine Programs, we’re offering a monthly bird walk on the 3rd Wednesday of each month! Join us for a walk through Highland Farm Preserve to learn how to ID birds, recognize birdsong, and explore the habitats birds love most. Family friendly and beginner birders welcome. This event is free and open…

Join naturalists from White Pine Programs on a Family Nature Walk at Hilton-Winn Preserve! Learn about the local flora and fauna, connect with other nature lovers, and learn tools to feel more comfortable and confident out on the trails. This hike is FREE and open to all ages. Register here.

York Land Trust has built a brand new edible garden at our headquarters and we're excited to welcome you to enjoy this community space! Join us for a family-friendly scavenger hunt to get a lay of the land and search for crops that we are growing, tools we use to help keep those plants healthy,…

Do you have youngsters in your life who enjoy wildlife? Then join us on our Youth Bird Walk! Equipped with tools from York Public Library's Birding Backpack, we'll whip out our binoculars and field guides and spend time searching for birds migrating through the forest and meadows of York Land Trust's Headquarters. All ages welcome.…

Join us in our efforts to build new footbridges over wet ground at Smelt Brook Preserve. Under the guidance of Stewardship Assistant Liz Walworth, this work day will involve light carpentry and some lifting of bridge materials. Register here. 

It's garlic planting season! Join a youth librarian from York Public Library for stories, songs and rhymes in the edible garden at YLT's headquarters. After storytime, we'll help get the garlic bulbs ready for their winter nap by tucking them into the raised beds of the garden. Dress for the weather and garden! Bring a blanket,…

Join York Land Trust and Kittery Land Trust on a joint guided hike through Fuller Forest and Norton Preserve! We'll traverse about 5 miles along relatively flat terrain, enjoying the early signs of fall foliage and checking out the plants and animals that make their homes in these preserves. Starting Point: We'll start at the Fuller…