Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Walk and Talk at Sasanoa Brewing
On Saturday April 29th from 2-4 p.m., Sasanoa Brewing and Tarbox Farm will be hosting Midcoast Conservancy and Kennebec Estuary Land Trust for a talk and field walk about Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, the invasive insect threatening our Hemlock forests. The brewery is located on Westport Island.
The talk will include history, identification, and management strategies. The walk will explore first-hand the signs and symptoms of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and the important role of hemlock trees in Westport Island’s forests and Maine at large.
All beer proceeds during the talk and post field walk socializing will be donated to further the conservation work of Midcoast Conservancy and Kennebec Estuary Land Trust.
Participants should be prepared for wet trails and should wear appropriate footwear for mud stomping. Rain date will be Sunday April 30th 2-4pm and will be posted on all social media platforms. This event is free and no registration is required. For questions, please email Isobel at isobel@midcoastconservancy.org or call 207-389-5163.
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is committed to conserving land and wildlife habitat of the Lower Kennebec and Sheepscot River estuaries. It is a community-based membership organization serving the towns of Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoinham, Dresden, West Bath, Georgetown, Richmond, Westport Island and Woolwich.
Midcoast Conservancy is a vibrant regional land trust that works to protect vital lands and waters on a scale that matters and to inspire wonder and action on behalf of all species and the Earth. The organization works throughout the Sheepscot River, Medomak River, and Damariscotta Lake watersheds. Midcoast Conservancy manages over 14,000 acres in 55 preserves and 100 miles of trails.