Volunteer Days

1107 W Old Town Road,Old Town ME 04468

19 June, 2021

Description

Hirundo's weekly volunteer day Hirundo could really use your help! Please join us for all or part of the day! No charge of course for tickets; sign up helps us keep track of the number of people. We will just work our way through the list. Here's what we need help with: Trail work includes widening trail cutting back saplings and small shrubs, using loppers and handsawsRemoving materials from the trails (old benches, metal railings, duck boxes, etcStabilizing footbridge; repair seating of benchPainting the kiosks and the visitor centerMove and split woodInstall new signsWeeding and planting And, More! Hirundo is a 2,400 acre nature preserve, spanning Pushaw and Dead Streams, Lac d’Or (lake), vast wetlands, including Silver Maple Floodplain Forest, mixed hardwood and evergreen forests and a 40-acre bog. Only 10 miles from the University of Maine, Orono Campus, visitors paddle canoes free of charge and watch playful river otters, breeding Wood Ducks, Bald Eagles, and Osprey in the tranquil beauty. While hiking, snowshoeing, or cross country skiing, one might encounter moose, deer, red fox, muskrat, beaver, mink, otter, black bear, bobcat, fisher, and ermine.