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Outdoor Acrylic Painting
with Sharon Jones
In-Person
This is a painting class for beginners and intermediates. Learn the basics of acrylics while using beautiful downtown Phillips, home of the Sandy River and birthplace of Fly Rod Crosby, as our inspiration.
In case of inclement weather, the class will be held indoors. Meet at 11 Pleasant Street, Phillips, ME. Supplies are not included. If you do not have your own supplies, stores like Walmart and Reny’s Department Store have reasonably priced art supplies. A list will be provided upon request.
July 10th, 2025
July 17th, 2025
July 24th, 2025
2-4 pm
Shri (Sharon Jones) is an experienced painter who enjoys plein air painting during the warmer weather. The class has the possibility of extension if there is interest.
Geology Hike of Daggett's Rock in Phillips, ME- Summer Term
with Julia Daly
Picture credit from Sun Journal
In-Person
July 11, 2025
1 pm - 4 pm
Due to popular demand, Julia Daly will give another class similar to the Spring term class. If you were on the waiting list, now is the time to enroll!
This will be a short hike and geological overview of Daggett's Rock, Maine's largest glacial erratic. The hike is about 0.3 miles up an old logging road. The rock can be examined from several ground-level spots on a short loop around it. There is some uneven footing on the access trail. Maps and hand lenses will be available to the participants.
Please wear appropriate clothing/footwear and a bug hat.
July 11, 2025
1 pm-4 pm
Car pooling: TBD
Julia Daly is a professor of Geology at UMF.
Summer Rambling
with Ray Stillman
In-Person
3 sessions
Each session will be a walk or hike in various meadows, woodlands, or mountains in the vicinity of Farmington. The travel time to the trailhead will generally be between 30 and 45 minutes, and participants should plan to be on the trail for 1 to 2 hours. Efforts will be made to avoid difficult terrain, and a makeup date will be scheduled in the event of cancellation.
Approximately one week before each session, participants will receive an individual email detailing the travel plan, providing information about the destination, and offering suggestions on what to bring.
July 25 & August 21, led by Ray Stillman
September 18, led by Nadine Marchand
Ray Stillman and Nadine Marchand have conducted many similar outings in past sessions.
Will run
Summer Paddles
with Eileen Kreutz
In-Person
Three sessions are planned for summer paddles on one of our many local streams, ponds, or lakes. These are relaxed paddles in your own canoe or kayak to enjoy the natural world. Each outing begins between 9 and 10 am and ends between noon and 1 pm. They have been known to include lunch out or on the shore, as folks prefer. Make-up dates will be held if possible.
About a week before each session, each person will receive an individual email describing the travel plans. Information will be provided about the destination, suggesting what to bring.
July 31, 2025
August 28, 2025
September 25, 2025
9 am-1 pm
Central meeting place TBD.
Eileen has conducted many outdoor programs in prior sessions.
Will run
In Search of the Three Bird Orchid
with Deb Stahler
In-Person
Triphora trianthophora [three bird orchid] is rare in Maine, but not on the Mountain Trail in Belgrade Lakes. This "course" is a walk up the Mountain Trail to see this orchid as well as other wildflowers in bloom along the way.
August 14 or 19, depending on when the orchid is in bloom and weather.
10 am - 12 pm
Location: Meeting place TBD
Deb is a retired chemist who graduated from the Maine Master Naturalist Program in 2020. She loves being out in nature and hopes to share it with others.
Will run
Summer Social, 2025
with Rhonda Irish
In-Person
Free
September 3, 2025
Kineowatha Park/Barn
12-4 pm
A time to get together and socialize with fellow Gold LEAF members. This will be a potluck lunch at Kinewatha Park in Wilton from 12 noon until 2 PM. Donations welcomed.