GREENVILLE

Snowmobile races to fill weekend at Moosehead

United States Cross Country snowmobile racing will return to Maine with the Victory Motorsports Maine 100 on March 19.

The event, presented by Polaris and the Indian Hill Trading Post Maine Amateur Championship races, continues on March 20 with the King of the Lake Radar Run.

There will be races in pro, semi-pro, amateur and age classes, as well as vendors, demos and a $10,000 purse.

For more information, go online to www.Maine100.com, and to register to race go to www.usccracing.com.

Spectator tickets will be $5.

PORTLAND

Nepal trekker to speak at adventure club meeting

Sandie Sabaka of Hope, who spent several weeks trekking in Nepal, will give a presentation at the next meeting of the Maine Outdoor Adventure Club.

The meeting at 7 p.m. April 6 will take place at the Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave.

Sabaka will talk about her attempt, with no porter or guide, at the Three Passes trek, taking in stunning views of the highest mountains in the world.

The Maine Outdoor Adventure Club is an all-volunteer member organization. Members organize and lead all trips and activities from beginner to expert.

For more information, go to www.moac.org.

AUGUSTA

Workshop to teach basics of beekeeping

The Viles Arboretum is teaming up with teacher Christy Hemenway to offer a weekend workshop on beekeeping April 9 and 10. The workshop at the arboretum will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

The cost is $150 for early registration (by April 1) and $175 for registrations after that date.

The fee includes a hearty breakfast and lunch, all class materials and a $30 discount on your own equipment and hive.

Bees touch almost every part of our food chain, as well as providing honey, beeswax and the basis of many health products.

To register, call Hemenway at 449-1121 or go online to www.goldstarhoneybees.com.

To learn more about the arboretum, go to www.vilesarboretum.org or call 626-7989.

SOUTH THOMASTON

Land trust gains funds toward conserving farm

The Georges River Land Trust recently completed a fundraising campaign to match a grant from the Ram Island Conservation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to purchase the Paulsen Farm easement in South Thomaston.

With the matching funds raised, the foundation provided $25,000 to conserve the 252-acre hay and cattle farm that stretches between Route 131 and the Weskeag Marsh.

The trust has now raised 75 percent of the funds necessary to complete the easement purchase.

The Paulsen Farm connects two important conservation areas, the state-owned Waldo Tyler Wildlife Management Area and the trust’s Riverview Hayfields Preserve.

It acts as an important land bridge for a variety of wildlife species and as a flyway for migratory birds between the St. George River and the Weskeag Marsh. The easement also protects a long-term working farm.

For more information, go online to www.grlt.org or call 594-5166.

 

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