A new place to discover and explore nature!
Volunteers and summer staff helped to build trails and bridges for all to enjoy!
When: September 14 at 1:00pm
Where: Red Rose Preserve in Bowdoinham
Ribbon Cutting will be at 1:45pm
Join KELT staff and supporters for a guided tour of the property’s trails and learn the land's conservation story.
Red Rose Preserve will be KELT’s first public preserve in Bowdoinham and was protected thanks to generous donations from local landowners. This summer, KELT staff and volunteers have been constructing an approximately one-mile long loop visiting different parts of the property. The trail following the rolling landscape through the quiet woods can be enjoyed by a variety of preserve users, including hikers, birders, and walkers with leashed pets.
Red Rose Preserve, a former dairy farm, includes two hayfields, mixed forest with a perennial stream, and scrub-shrub habitat. This new preserve boasts sloping ravines, a variety of birds, and a plethora of plants and wildlife to discover. Red Rose Preserve is conveniently located near town and school property, is great for nature lovers of all ages, and will be open dawn to dusk, year round.
This is a free, family-friendly event. KELT is excited to partner with the Town of Bowdoinham to make this new preserve a reality!
Let us know you’ll be joining the fun by calling 207-442-8400 or using the Google Form below.
Driving directions to Red Rose Preserve parking area: To get to the preserve, take Route 1 south from Bath towards Brunswick. Take the ME-196 W exit toward ME-24/I-295/Topsham. Turn right at the first intersection after the exit. Then turn left onto ME-24 N and follow for 7.4 miles. Turn left onto Ridge Road and drive up the hill. Park in the gravel lot for the Town of Bowdoinham’s sports fields (North Field) on the left. Approximate street address is 66 Ridge Road, Bowdoinham, ME. Click here for a Google Map.
