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Conservation in the Pristine Paradise of Palau Presentation by Nels Liljedahl of the Natural Resources Conservation Service Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from 5 to 6pm on Zoom   In 2020 and 2021, Nels Liljedahl temporarily left his position of District Conservationist in the NRCS Conway Field Office to work in this remote island archipelago in […]

We are so excited to share that Green Mountain Conservationgroup has been selected to be a part of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program, which is designed to make it easy for customers to contribute to their local community while supporting the environment. For the month of December, 2021, each time a $2.50 reusable Community Bag is […]

Click Here to Register Green Mountain Conservation Group’s executive director Matt Howe & leaders of GMCG will greet you. We’ll enjoy tasty treats, breathe fresh air, take in the beautiful fall landscape, and hear about the work of GMCG. The 45 minutes together will be in local places of beauty where we’ll look at the […]

Wild Mushrooms of Fall with the New Hampshire Mushroom Company’s Stephanie Doyle Saturday, October 9 from 2-3pm at the Blue Heron House Join mushroom enthusiast Stephanie Doyle to develop skills and learn the correct tools to identify mushrooms. Stephanie will teach which mushrooms are edible, poisonous and common where we live.  Stephanie Doyle will go over a few mushroom basics and discuss the rules of mycophagy. Not […]

RIVERS Training Sessions GMCG will be holding two in person training sessions for the RIVERS Program on April 24th and April 29th from 10-12. Learn or refresh your skills on how to collect data for the RIVERS (Regional Interstate for the Volunteers & Ecosystems of the Saco) program.  The training is required for new recruits, […]

RIVERS Information Session  Come join Jill Emerson, Project Manager for the RIVERS (Regional Interstate Volunteers for the Ecosystems & Rivers of the Saco) program to learn about this long-running citizen science program. Started in 2002 as a joint venture between Green Mountain Conservation Group and the Saco River Corridor Commission, the program samples sites throughout […]

Less Plastic Challenge Winners! Why up-cycle and reuse plastic? Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists. It poisons our oceans, food chains and water supplies. Single-use and disposable plastic packaging has a general use time of 10 minutes or less. Globally, more than 1 billion plastic bags are used every minute. […]

GET WET! Teacher Training: Saturday February 6th, 1pm GET WET! (Groundwater Education Through Water Evaluation and Testing) is based out of the University of Maine and is designed to engage local students and the community in learning about and protecting drinking water. GMCG has implemented this program in schools across the greater Saco River Watershed since […]

Nature Story and Discovery Time Starting at 11am on Tuesdays in July at the Blue Heron House at 236 Huntress Bridge Road in Effingham We are bringing back Nature Story and Discovery Time for a four week summer series in July! Join us at the Blue Heron House at 11 every Tuesday in July for […]