REWILD YARMOUTH 2024
This Spring, members of the Climate Action Board are hosting the second annual Rewild Yarmouth Initiative! During one week in May, there will be two events focused on sustainable landscaping. Join us for these fun events and learn more about how we can use our landscapes for good!
Saturday, May 18, 9:00-11:00 am, Picnic Point, Royal River Park
FAMILY FUN DAY: BIRDS, BEES & BLOOMS!
Stop by for a child-friendly pollinator crafts & activities, including storytime, and a “Little Roots” family sing with Diana Hansen of 317 Main Community Music Center. Get your hands dirty planting native perennials along the river’s edge in an area recently cleared of invasive plant species, to help restore your community park.
Join us and pick up a FREE copy of Wild Seed Project’s new guidebook - “Planting for Climate Resilience in Northeast Landscapes,” as well as a garden sign and a native pollinator-friendly perennial seedling for your home garden, while supplies last!
Hadley Dillon, a Yarmouth High School student, designed fun garden signs to promote sustainable landscaping in town. Pick up a free sign at Family Fun Day while supplies last!
Upcoming Events
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Family Fun Day: Birds, Bees & Blooms!
Stop by for a child-friendly pollinator crafts & activities, including storytime, and a “Little Roots” family sing with Diana Hansen of 317 Main Community Music Center. Get your hands dirty planting native perennials along the river’s edge in an area recently cleared of invasive plant species, to help restore your community park.
Saturday, May 18, 9-11am
World Fish Migration Day
Come celebrate World Fish Migration Day 2024 at Yarmouth's Royal River Park. There will be music, food, and activities. Fun for the whole family! Learn about the importance of fish migration and enjoy the beauty of the Royal River.
Saturday, May 25 10-1pm
Drop Me in the Water!
Come celebrate all things water with Plan Yarmouth! Events all day including high-tide monitoring citizen science, free canoe rental, and a tour of the wastewater treatment facility.
Saturday, May 18 - events at different times
Youth Climate Panel: The Next Wave
The Universalist church is hosting a panel discussion and community conversation with youth climate activists. Featuring Yarmouth youth!
Thursday, May 23, 6:30-8:00 pm.
Past Events
Tuesday, May 14, 6:00-8:00pm, 317 Main Community Music Center
BRINGING NATURE HOME: SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING FOR THE BACKYARD & THE BLOCK
A discussion on the value of sustainable landscaping to mitigate the effects of climate change and protect local ecology, on an individual level and throughout the community.
Andrew Tufts, “Bringing Nature Home,” Maine Audubon
Zack Rouda, Rewild Maine
Jesse Lamarre-Vincent, Cumberland Lands & Conservation Commission
Rewild: Community Garden/Frank Knight Forest
In May, volunteers created a native, pollinator-friendly garden space at the entrance to Frank Knight Forest in the Community Garden space. The space was cleared of invasive bittersweet and replanted with native shrubs and flowers, such as Summersweet, Dogwood, and Beebalm, which will naturalize in the space. The rocks were cleared to be a more inviting space for kids to play and explore the new plants as they grow!
If you're at the Community Garden, also check out the area to the right as you drive in. You'll notice that Parks and Lands crews have cleared the area of invasive trees and vines and planted native trees and shrubs in their place.
