Tuesday Talk/Walk - How Historical Events Shaped the Forest of Merryspring with Allyssa Gregory

Name: Tuesday Talk/Walk - How Historical Events Shaped the Forest of Merryspring with Allyssa Gregory
Start: 2026-06-02T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-02T13:00:00-04:00
Location: 30 Conway Rd, Camden, ME, United States, Maine 04843

Schedule

Tue Jun 02 2026 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

30 Conway Rd, Camden, ME, United States, Maine 04843 | Camden, ME

Allyssa Gregory will lead a field walk complimenting her online presentation on How Historical Events Shaped the Forest of Merryspring, hosted by Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, June 2nd at 12:00 pm. The talk is free for members and $10 for non-members.
Please dress accordingly and wear good hiking shoes.
Join Allyssa Gregory for a walk on how historical events, both natural and human, shaped the forests of Merryspring. During the walk, participants will have the opportunity to see the evidence of past disturbances that created the forest we have today.
Allyssa Gregory is the Maine Forest Service’s MidCoast District Forester. She obtained a forestry degree from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Her professional background includes rural forestry, urban forestry, horticulture, and structure firefighting. Allyssa is involved with the Tree Farm program as a certified inspector, vice chair, and serves as county chair for Waldo & Knox. She also serves as a board supervisor for Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation District, has a passion for local history, and serves as the chair of the Thorndike Cemetery Committee.
This talk is part of Merryspring’s Online Winter Talk series, generously sponsored by Camden Riverhouse Hotel.
Please join us each week at noon from May through October for our continuing Tuesday Talk series. The link to our online talks can also be found on our website homepage and in each event on the calendar or you may request the link by sending an email to [email protected].
Merryspring is your community nature center offering walking trails, cultivated gardens, wildlife, and ecology and horticulture educational programs all year round. The park is located at the end of Conway Road, just off of Route 1 in Camden behind Hannaford Shopping Plaza. For more information on this program, please contact [email protected] or call 207-236-2239.