For the oyster lover who doesn’t mind getting a little muddy, cold, and damp, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is now accepting applicants to its two-year Oyster Gardening program. Participants grow oysters for personal use, with instruction and support from professional aquaculturists and industry experts.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about starting seeds indoors from noon to 1:15 p.m. on Friday, March 25.

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is partnering with Boothbay Regional Land Trust to host Backyard Birding with Lee Emmons in a hybrid manner of both in-person (limited seating) and online on Thursday, March 24 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The next meeting of the Old Bristol Garden Club will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 10 at The Second Congregational Church at 51 Main St. in Newcastle. Due to COVID-19 concerns, masks are required for this in-person meeting.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Keyes Woods Preserve in Bristol from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 12.

The traditional ice harvest at Thompson Ice House in South Bristol will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13.

Helping Hands of Round Pond will hold a sale of homemade sweets just in time for Valentine’s Day. The Valentine-themed bake sale will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 11 a.m., or until the sweets run out, on Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Round Pond Fire Station, Route 32. A variety of handmade sweets will be available.

The second annual Jeff Bradbury Memorial Ice Fishing Derby will be held on Saturday, Feb. 19. Tickets are available at Damariscotta Hardware, in Damariscotta, and at Louis Doe Home Center and Mail It 4 U in Newcastle. Tickets will also be available the day of the derby from 8 to 9 a.m. at the state boat launch on Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson.