Curious naturalists are invited to come learn about the amazing web of life that abounds in spring vernal pools.

Entering its 35th year in preservation, the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway has grown from an ambitious dream and a single building on Cross Road in Alna in 1989, to one of the nation’s foremost heritage railways: a reconstruction of the narrow gauge railroad which served the Sheepscot Valley until 1933.

Come enjoy an early spring walk at the Tracy Shore Preserve in South Bristol on Saturday, March 16. This will be an easy walk, poking along and stopping here and there to appreciate the wonders of the woods.

Edgecomb will honor its official March 4, 1774 birthday with a lively birthday hootenanny celebration hosted by the select board.

Mid-Coast Audubon will lead a field trip in the Damariscotta Mills area on Saturday, March 16, where they will check the pools above and below the famous fish ladder and also look out over Great Salt Bay.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Keyes Woods Preserve in Bristol from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, March 9.

This spring, Hearty Roots is offering a series of teen retreat weekends.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host a workshop on the implications of increasing populations of blue crabs on the coast of Maine from 4-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the Denny Conservation and Education Center in Damariscotta.

Community members are encouraged to bring their digital questions, concerns, and even devices to the next Community Tech Night, hosted by Midcoast Adult & Community Education.

A deep dive into scallops will be on the table during a Thursday, Feb. 15 lecture co-sponsored by The Carpenter’s Boat Shop and the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership.

The traditional ice harvest at Thompson Ice House in South Bristol will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18.