Fly Fishing and Stream Ecology
May 10th, 9am-noon

Join us for a morning fly fishing lesson along the Josias River in Cape Neddick in the heart of YLT’s Salfeety property. We’ll learn about the stream’s ecology and invertebrate population and choose appropriate flies to successfully fish this stream. Bring fishing gear. Call to register.

Snowshoe Rock
June 14th, 9am-noon

Local historian and author, Emerson (Tad) Baker will lead us on a half-mile walk to Snowshoe Rock, one of YLT’s conserved properties. Hear more about this fascinating landmark which was the focal point of one of York’s notable early historical events.

Summer Owl Trek: Kayaking the York River at Dusk
July 26th, 5-8:30pm

Join Maine Audubon Biologist Susan Gallo for a river-side exploration of owls on YLT properties during this dusk kayak outing. We’ll call for owls along the way as we float by properties where there is a history of owl presence. Bring head lamps, kayaks and equipment.

Please register by contacting the York Land Trust office at 363-7400 or using this email registration link

Special Thanks!!

Thanks to Frank Dehler, Kristen Lamb and Laura Dehler for leading our Mt. A in April walk and talk featuring the resident owls of the Center for Wildlife, and an exploration of the area's vernal pools. The outing was so popular, that Frank led a second vernal pool trip. Thanks also to Amy Phalon of Seacoast Newspapers who covered the owl portion of our outing and published a great article in the York Weekly.

We had a memorable late night/early morning trip to call for owls during out Spring Owl Trek in April, even though we heard no owls! Special thanks to Gina Carbone of Seacoast Newspapers who joined us for the whole trip and wrote a wonderful article in the Portsmouth Herald.
 

These events are free
and open to the public

Monitoring Walks
Join us as we monitor our properties. The walks generally take 2 to 3 hours and are scheduled for the first Wednesday or the third Saturday of each month at 9 AM. Meet at the YLT office at 449 US Route 1 in York. Please contact us for more information. You can also view a description of each property.

• Wednesday, May 7, 9am
  Thornburg and Bird
• Saturday, May 17, 9am
  Dolly Gordon
• Wednesday, June 4 , 9am
  Webster
• Saturday, June 14, 9am
  Snowshoe Rock and Sedgeley
• Wednesday, July 9 , 9am
  Spring Pond
• Wednesday, August 6 , 9am
  Hosmer and Surf Point
• Saturday, August 16, 9am
  Whippoorwill

For a complete listing of 2008 property monitoring walks click HERE

Adopt a Property Program
York Land Trust Volunteer Land Stewards have stepped forward to take on land monitoring responsibilities for a number of properties. The adopt a property program gives volunteers the freedom to access the properties on their own schedule. For the first year we will be creating a seasonal journal that will be posted on this web site.

More properties are available for adoption. Contact Don Leuchs at 363-7400 or via email at pparrott@gwi.net if you would like more information about volunteering.

Founded in 1986, The York Land Trust is a private, member-supported, not-for-profit organization dedicated to conserving and protecting lands of ecological, scenic, agricultural, and educational significance in the greater York area.  For more information about the York Land Trust and ways to help the Trust conserve York’s natural lands, please contact the York Land Trust, at 207-363-7400.

Mark and Cindy Rholl complete Wildlife Bingo on the McIntire Skills Trial

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Pat Roberts and Harry Breger get "official" clipboard and monitoring instructions from YLT Stewardship Coordinator, Don Leuchs