UMaine Sponsors Tree Tour of Butler Head
Contact: Amy Witt, 207-780-4205
BATH, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a Butler Head tree tour on Merrymeeting Bay in Bath on Friday, May 30 from 10 a.m.-noon.
Thomas Hoerth, Bath city arborist and tree warden, will lead the tour, which will give participants an opportunity to see a tidal cove, a wetlands area, fields and mixed woodlands. In addition, this 136 acres of undeveloped, city-owned property in the North End of Bath is home to a variety of habitats and ecosystems. This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is requested. Those who are interested should call the UMaine Extension Cumberland County office at 800-287-1471 (in Maine) or 207-780-4205 before Monday, May 26.
This tour is an organized outing of the Maine Tree Club, an educational outreach program established by UMaine Extension, the Maine Forest Service and the Pine Tree State Arboretum. The club is designed to teach people young and old how to identify 50 trees of Maine over a two-year period, to teach participants how to best care for trees on their property and in their community and to help people to better understand the importance of trees to their ecosystems and their economy.
For more than 90 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine