AUGUSTA NATURE CLUB MEETINGS & FIELD TRIPS
Monthly meetings are held from September to May, (no meetings in January and February) on the 4th Wednesday of the month, unless otherwise stated. Meetings start at 1 PM and are held at the Viles Mansion at 71 Stone Steet, Augusta, Maine. Programs at the meetings vary from slide presentations to hands on displays and cover a wide range of topics including wildlife, plants, and the other wonders of nature. In lieu of indoor meetings, club field trips are planned for the summer months where we visit many interesting and noteworthy features found in Maine. Meetings are cancelled if there is no school (due to bad weather, etc.). Visitors are welcome to attend Nature Club meetings.
You can find out more about the Augusta Nature Club on our ABOUT US page.
Guided spring and fall walks in the Nature Education Center take place rain or shine.
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING AND SKIING TRACK
Our reconfigured trail around the perimeter of the Nature Center promotes cross country running and skiing. The CONY Sports Boosters and the City of Augusta helped to contour over 2 miles of trail and manage that same trail for public, inter-scholastic, and recreational activities promoting good health. In the fall, part of the trail system is used for CONY “Home” cross country running meets.
GEOCACHING IN THE NATURE CENTER
We invite Geocaching into the Nature Center! It’s a fun and adventurous way to explore the grounds. A geocache is located using a GPS and a set of coordinates which you follow to the cache. The cache is typically registered on a internet site and you may track how many times it was located, what is in it, and if any “travel bugs” have visited. Please do not destroy or remove any cache – if you find one.
The geocache placed in our Center on 2005, LESLIE’S 50TH BY “K”, is still active – waiting for you to find it! There are MANY MORE CACHES ON OUR GROUNDS TOO! You can also visit our friends at GEOCACHING MAINE to find more opportunities to engage in this sport of discovery!
Stay tuned for more upcoming projects, opportunities and events!
CONTACT US if there is anything we can do to help you host an event at the Augusta Nature Education Center!
Groups who visit include
- Students from area Schools
- Cony Cross Country Running Meets
- Kents Hill Students: Day of Caring
- Maine Conservation Corps
- Augusta City Arborist Tours
- Hallowell Painting Club
- And Many More!
