Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Georges River Land Trust’s Gibson Preserve is located at 621 Woodmans Mill Road, Searsmont, ME 04973.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

WAIT LIST ONLY

Artist and herbalist Bri Bowman will immerse us in the world of plants through science, sensory awareness, and creative expression. The workshop includes discussions on plant communication, meditative deep listening exercises, formulation of personalized flower essences, and co-creation of a sound performance inspired by the natural world. Participants will leave with a custom essence and a renewed connection to their environment.

This workshop will involve slow-paced walking on the Langlais Woodland Trail.

About Bri: https://waterthroughstone.com

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Georges River Land Trust’s Ash Point Preserve is located at 477 Ash Point Drive, Owls Head, ME 04854

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Georges River Land Trust’s Appleton Preserve is located at 265 Camden Road, Appleton, ME 04862.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Georges River Land Trust’s Jack Baker Woods Trail is located at 236 Beechwood Street, Thomaston, ME 04861.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Georges River Land Trust’s Gibson Preserve is located at 621 Woodmans Mill Road, Searsmont, ME 04973.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

WAIT LIST ONLY

Explore the natural world from a new lens. Inter- disciplinary artist and educator Allison Cekala will begin with a talk about her creative practice. Participants will then head outdoors and be guided through meditative, observational, and artistic prompts, culminating in a series of painted studies inspired by the Langlais Preserve landscape. This workshop invites you to slow down, look closely, and discover new ways of seeing and engaging with the environment.

About Allison: www.allisoncekala.com

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Georges River Land Trust’s Ash Point Preserve is located at 477 Ash Point Drive, Owls Head, ME 04854

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Georges River Land Trust’s Appleton Preserve is located at 265 Camden Road, Appleton, ME 04862.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Georges River Land Trust’s Jack Baker Woods Trail is located at 236 Beechwood Street, Thomaston, ME 04861.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Georges River Land Trust’s Gibson Preserve is located at 621 Woodmans Mill Road, Searsmont, ME 04973.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Interdisciplinary artist and forager Rachel Alexandrou will guide a walk around the Langlais Preserve to explore local plant ecology and its connection to landscape change. We'll then shift to a creative session using Presumpscot Formation Clay—the geological foundation of Maine’s landscape—and native seeds. Using simple techniques like molding, modeling, and texturing, participants will create sculptures that can be displayed indoors or planted outdoors to become part of the landscape itself.

About Rachel: https://rachelalexandrou.com/

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Georges River Land Trust’s Ash Point Preserve is located at 477 Ash Point Drive, Owls Head, ME 04854

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Georges River Land Trust’s Riverview Hayfields Preserve is located on Route 131 in South Thomaston, 0.6 miles south from Route 1. Cross the railroad tracks and watch for the parking lot on the right. 

Wonder Walks are a child-centered meander through the Langlais Art Preserve, as well as some of GRLT’s other spacious trail systems. Rain or shine, each walk will offer new discoveries as the landscape shifts and evolves over the season. Our staff will gently facilitate each walk, creating a safe environment for children and their caregivers to engage with trailside wonders. Will your child be drawn to the way mica catches the sun, the shape of a flower, a beetle scurrying? Together, we will share in the joy and discovery of being within the natural world we belong to.

Children may choose to borrow a backpack containing simple tools to help them explore! And as the goal of Wonder Walks is not the destination but the journey, the group dynamic will dictate the distance traveled.

All Wonder Walks are free.

Sculptor and land artist Karen McCoy will lead us on a walk designed to heighten our awareness of sound and sharpen our observation of the environment. By slowing our pace, we’ll invite deeper sensory perception. Each participant will carry and learn to use a hand-carved wooden listening and sighting horn and a viewing lens. Engaging in this focused listening and looking becomes a way of assembling sound and sight into a “sensory map,” offering a richer understanding of the landscape.

• The entirety of this workshop will involve slow-paced walking on the Langlais Woodland Trail. 

About Karen: https://www.karen-mccoy.com/

“Witness trees” are trees recognized for their presence at significant human events. While they connect us to history on an arboreal clock, this concept remains human-centered. What if we shifted focus to the trees themselves —witnessing their long, quietly dramatic lives? Led by interdisciplinary artist and woodworker Gina Siepel, this workshop begins with a presentation on witness trees, followed by playful activities that turn our attention tree-ward. We'll meet the Langlais Preserve’s charismatic trees, exploring who they are, how they live, and imagining their past, present, and future through walking, writing, and discussion.

• This workshop will include about 60 minutes of slow-paced walking on the Langlais Woodland Trail.

About Gina: www.ginasiepel.com