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ELLMS Project Raises $290,000 for Environmental Education in Maine

From the Bangor Daily News:  http://bangordailynews.com/2011/10/14/outdoors/ellms-project-raises-290000-for-environmental-education-in-maine/ WISCASSET — Four well-respected Maine non-profits have combined forces to combat the economic challenges facing public schools in Maine and limited access public school students have to environmental education. Chewonki Outdoor Classroom for Schools (Wiscasset), Ferry Beach Ecology School (Saco), UMaine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond, […]

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Businesses Sought for October Clover Promotion During 4-H Month

ORONO — The Maine 4-H Foundation is inviting area businesses to participate in the Maine Clover Promotion October 1-31 as part of its 4-H Month fundraising campaign. The project raises money for 25,000 youths involved in Maine 4-H. 4-H is the youth development program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The foundation calls the campaign […]

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Adventure Camping Offered to Military Family Teens

In a joint grant with Cooperative Extension and the Department of Defense, Maine’s 4-H Camps at Tanglewood, Bryant Pond and Blueberry Cove will be offering special adventure trips for teens aged 14-18. http://new.bangordailynews.com/2011/04/18/the-midcoast-beacon/adventure-camping-offered-to-military-family-teens/

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Tanglewood Initiates CREW Program

Community Resources for Environmental Wellness, or CREW, is a new sustainability initiative to involve high school students in promoting sustainable lifestyles in their schools and communities. CREW participants will identify a sustainability need in their community and work to educate and benefit the community through service.  Students gain leadership skills and ecology and sustainability knowledge they […]

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Program of the Week – Blueberry Cove Residential Camp

Blueberry Cove Residential Camp A fun-filled summertime of learning and play…two beaches and salt marshes to explore…rolling blueberry fields and flower filled meadows to frolic in…mud flats to learn and play on…a majestic spruce forest with secret rooms to find…islands to discover…cabins nestled in a mossy, seaside forest for dreamy slumber…misty, magical mornings, exciting, fun […]

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“Best Nature Sites” by Tanglewood Board Member

Waterline Books of Jefferson, Maine, has recently published a natural history guide by Tanglewood Board member Tony Oppersdorff.  Sponsored by Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Tony and co-author Kyril Schabert will discuss their work at the Camden Public Library on February 22, 2011 at 6:30 P.M. “Best Nature Sites: Route 1 Corridor, Brunswick to Belfast” features […]

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