Animal Tracking Walk
Sat, Mar 14
|Weskeag Headlands Preserve
Kirk Gentalen, naturalist and Stewardship Manager from Maine Coast Heritage Trust, will lead a walk through Weskeag Headlands Preserve, looking for signs of animal activity!
Time & Location
Mar 14, 2026, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Weskeag Headlands Preserve, 199 Hopkins Dr, South Thomaston, ME 04858, USA
About the event
Join Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) and Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) for an animal tracking walk at Weskeag Headlands Preserve in South Thomaston! Winter is an exciting and active time for wildlife. Kirk Gentalen, naturalist and Regional Stewardship for MCHT, will provide tips for identifying animal tracks, and give insight into what animals are busy doing in the woods this time of year.
Check out Kirk's MCHT blog, Nature Bummin', for a sneak peak into tracking, what mustelids like fishers and mink are up to in the winter and early spring, and how to spot their dens.
Directions: This walk will explore the trails of Weskeag Headlands Preserve in South Thomaston. See more details about the preserve here. Please contact maeve@grlt.org with questions.
This walk is free and open to everyone! Registration is required.