Partnership with RSU12

In 2025, Midcoast Conservancy partnered with RSU12 (Sheepscot Valley) on a State of Maine Department of Education grant to develop, plan, and host a workshop focused on Climate Education. The result, “Climate Change Education: A Watershed Approach” was held at Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center (Jefferson, ME) on May 28-30, 2025.

Below are the lesson plans developed by workshop participants. They are free to download and use.

Participants built erosion control models using sponge props and cinnamon dirt as run off.

Participants built erosion control models using sponge props and cinnamon dirt as run off.

Using digital microscopes at Hay Bale Pond.

Using digital microscopes at Hay Bale Pond.

Walk through the Bog with guest presenter on native plants, Isobel Curtis.

Walk through the Bog with guest presenter on native plants, Isobel Curtis.