EVENTS: The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust (SRLT) moves nature series to Waterville

View from behind tombstone of Capt. Timothy Heald, looking southeast toward the Sebasticook River.

The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust (SRLT) is bringing its popular nature Speaker Series to the Colby College Chace Community Forum, in downtown Waterville. This series presents a broad range of nature topics to the public. Lead by experts in their fields, these presentations are designed to educate and engage the public, free of charge. Doug Wescott, board member of the SRLT Board of Directors, noted “The aim of moving to Waterville is to engage and educate a larger audience. Because the Sebasticook River flows through the towns of Benton, Clinton, Burnham, and Winslow, moving this series to Waterville is a natural change.”

On October 19, in recognition of Halloween and Bat Month, Cory Stearns, from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will speak about the important ecological role and status of the eight bat species that fly in Maine. Cory is the MDIFW small mammal biologist.

On November 16, the topic will be “What is a Watershed,” presented by Christian Fox, Watershed Restoration Specialist, The Nature Conservancy – Maine.

Colby College Chace Community Forum, 150 Main Street, Waterville ME. For more information, visit www.SebasticookRLT.org.