Looking for inspiration, nature, and adventure? Join OARS for their 14th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Currents of Hope. On the evening of Wednesday, June 15 a selection of 2022 award-winning films from the nation's largest environmental film festival will be screened at the Maynard Fine Arts Theatre and also streamed to you LIVE in the comfort of your home for the following 5 days on demand. Visit https://www.oars3rivers.org/ev... for more information and to purchase tickets.

Join Lincoln Conservation Director, Michele Grzenda, on a two-hour birding stroll around Farrar Pond and the wooded trail system along its western and southern shoreline. Meet 25 bird species commonly found in our neighborhoods, wetlands, and forests, and learn various field identification techniques by sight and sound. 

Location: Meet at the gravel parking area on the north side of Rt. 117, across from 17 South Great Road.

Join Mass Audubon for a guided walk of their newest sanctuary, Brewster’s Woods, a historic property along the Concord River. Site of the home of William Brewster, a noted ornithologist and Mass Audubon’s first president, Brewster's Woods features a diversity of field, forest, and wetland habitats. We will discuss the planned ecological restoration of the sanctuary and our vision for its future as a site of inspiration and connection to nature. Reservation required; limit to 15 participants.

Join the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust for a tour of the Centennial Island Fish Ladder. Learn about recent efforts by citizen scientists to restore anadromous fish. Wear comfortable shoes. Please park along Lawrence St, Lowell, near the entrance to the Waterhead Apartments (850 Lawrence St). Walk over the small bridge over the canal that leads to the apartments. We’ll meet in front of the apartments and then walk to the fish ladder at the southern end of the island. More info at lowelllandtrust.org, 978-934-0030. Rain or shine.

Enjoy a Self-guided Nature Hike and Seek and Nature Crafts in the orchard with The Trustees. The Old Manse will be open for house tours throughout the day as well. Learn more and book advanced passes at
The Old Manse - The Trustees of Reservations

Guided Walk.  At 11:00 a.m. meet a Park Ranger at the benches by the North Bridge for this daily 30 minute program. Learn about the momentous battle at Concord’s North Bridge, where the British Army suffered its first casualties of the war, and the legacy of this event in American History. For more information click the link below. Walks are happening both Saturday and Sunday.

Minute Man National Historical Park

See a variety of local snakes close-up and a few exotic ones too. Rick Roth, Director of the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team, will bring some of his favorites and talk about their lives and habitats.

Join Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm naturalist for a family-friendly visit with native wildlife, that live along the banks of rivers and depend on a healthy habitat.

Enjoy a calm 2-hour paddle and learn some history of the river in Saxonville and current threats from invasive aquatic vegetation. You are likely to spot a great blue heron, a kingfisher, a myriad of ducks and geese with chicks, and turtles sunning themselves, and maybe a bald eagle! There’s also the option of leisurely picking up shoreline debris and observing an invasive water chestnut hand-pulling removal demonstration. Please RSVP and indicate if you need to reserve a canoe for this event via the registration form. Contact for any questions about the paddle.

Learn about the Middlesex Canal, the greatest work of its kind in the United States until the Erie Canal. Kayakers can take out above the Billerica Falls Dam at the canal entrance/parking lot at 2 Old Elm Street and walk part of the canal that Henry Thoreau traveled between the Merrimack and Concord Rivers. For children, a Leggo canal playground, a watered model lock, and a scavenger hunt. Free Middlesex Canal Museum, 71 Faulkner St, 12-4 pm. 

A pair of large, live oxen will visit the Middlesex Canal at 2 Old Elm St, Billerica, 12-4 pm, Saturday.

MCA Flyer 2022

Meet at 1:00 PM at Foss Farm parking area off rt. 225 just west of the Concord River bridge. Walk to Sudbury Valley Trustees' Elliott Concord River Preserve, with views over the river, total distance about 3 miles. The walk will last about two hours. Be prepared for wet conditions underfoot, bring drinking water and insect repellent. Light refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the walk.

Moments of great importance often hinge upon individuals making decisions in the heat of the moment. At Concord’s North Bridge on April 19, 1775 soldiers on both sides made decisions that changed the course of history. Meet a park ranger at North Bridge Visitor Center for a 40 minute walking tour from the visitor center to the North Bridge battle site. Learn about the battle from the perspective of the participants. Along the way, the 18th century battlefield and landscape will be revealed as you walk in the footsteps of the minute men. Walks will happen both Saturday and Sunday. Click the link below for more information.

North Bridge Battlefield Walk

Join instructor Ashley Nichols for a gentle hour of relaxing yoga out on the lawn. This class is welcome to all ages and levels. Please bring your own mat or towel to use along with water and any other props you wish to use. No pre- sign up required so please just show up as you are. Namaste.

Location: The Old Manse, Concord

End Riverfest on Sunday by celebrating the arrival of summer with Musketaquid and OARS at The Old Manse. Whether you walk, ride or paddle to the event, bring a picnic and enjoy live music in the orchard starting at 6pm!

Live Music - Enjoy songs by Sawyer Lawson & Greg Blair

Earth Floats - Add natural materials to Earth Floats and help launch them down the river!

Summer Solstice Flyer 2022