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Deer Isle is a spectacular island community

of 24,000 acres and 112 miles of shoreline, comprising the towns of Deer Isle and Stonington and outlying islands.

Island Heritage Trust is a community-based, non-profit land trust contributing to the well-being of the island community by conserving its distinctive landscape and natural resources, maintaining public access to valued trails, shoreline and islands, and by providing educational programming for all ages.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • 27Thursday, August 27
    4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Friends from the Field webinar: Nightlife: How Animals Adapt their Senses for Success in the Dark –

    August 27, 2020  4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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    August 27th: Nightlife: How Animals Adapt their Senses for Success in the Dark –

    More than half the animals that live on this planet are nocturnal and have adapted their senses to succeed living in a world with limited vision. This presentation will look at some of those remarkable adaptations. It will also consider how we can explore our senses of taste, touch, hearing and smell and prepare ourselves to better appreciate them in both the day and the night world. Spoiler: night sounds will be played! Karen O. Zimmermann is a Maine Master Naturalist and author of “Nightwalk, Using All Your Senses To Explore the Natural World.”
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  • 7Monday, September 7
    12:00am - 11:59pm

    Office Close for Labor Day

    September 7, 2020
     

  • 11Friday, September 11
    10:00am - 11:00am

    Monthly (pre-recorded) Nature Walk

    September 11, 2020  10:00 am - 11:00 am
     

    Join Paul Miller, IHT's Executive Director, for a Virtual bird walk at Scott's Landing Preserve. All are welcome to tune in! You wont need a pair of binoculars, for this virtual bird walk!

  • 9Friday, October 9
    10:00am - 11:00am

    Monthly (pre-recorded) Nature Walk

    October 9, 2020  10:00 am - 11:00 am
     

    Join Paul Miller, IHT's Executive Director, for a Virtual bird walk at Scott's Landing Preserve. All are welcome to tune in! You wont need a pair of binoculars, for this virtual bird walk!

WHAT’S HAPPENING

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Friends From The Field Webinars

Upwest & Downeast: Meandering the Maine Coast by Sea Kayak Co-hosted Webinar Series with Blue Hill Heritage Trust Thursday, August 13th, 4:00-5:00 pm    In the summer of 2017, Michael & ...
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Friends From The Field Webinars

Co-hosted Webinar Series with Blue Hill Heritage Trust Updated Schedule and Registration for the Summer   July 2nd: Stone Walls of Maine: Stone walls are windows through which we can learn ...
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DON’T LEAVE THE LIGHT ON!

The caterpillars of the invasive browntail moths have irritating hairs which can cause rashes and breathing problems for sensitive people.   From Maine.gov: • There is a possibility ...
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