Tidings of the Turtle

      The Francis Small Heritage Trust publishes an annual newsletter which is sent to everyone on our mailing list as well as to most addresses in the surrounding towns.   PDF files of recent newsletters are listed below.

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      Please note that the newsletters published before 2011 contain the Trust's old phone number.   To telephone the Trust, please use the 207-221-0853 number.

Date:	Size:	Contents:
December 2012	547Kb	Second graders explore and report Executive Director - a big step Reflections on Betting the Farm Campers lend a hand Annual Meeting Forest Works! partnership Where can I hike? And how can I help?
December 2011	611Kb	"Sense of Place" project launched Lorraine Libby is mourned Partners to protect working forests - York County Working Forest Protection Project (YCWFPP) The Sissons sign conservation easement Eagle Scout candidates offer projects A Green Event in June A surprise acquisition No vacancy in the wood duck boxes? Annual meeting: Allagash Wilderness with Tim Caverly
December 2010	850Kb	The view from Bald Ledge in Porter Trail signs sprout on Jagolinzer Preserve A job well done: Students tackle soil erosion Bird walkers look for warblers Katherine Rhoda entertains Cornish land to be conserved Learn to control invasive plants A fun activity for younger hikers: Spot the Next Turtle How much wood would a wood duck box ...?
December 2009	482Kb	Signs of the turtle: Bonny Eagle High School students swarm the Highlands Sherwood Libby: Leading Maine environmentalist and FSHT founder dies Sawyer Mountain easement completed New signs on Sawyer Mountain 13 volunteers refresh easement boundary Maine Medical Center Lyme tick study results: Good news and bad news... Talk on invasive terrestrial plants FSHT funding sources and expenditures, 1997-2008 Jonathan Carter tells Annual Meeting: Save forests to cool planet Coming events: Invasive plants workshop and horse logging
December 2008	383Kb	Protecting Sawyer Mountain's future with the help       of the Green Mountain Conservation Group Presentation to the Hiram Conservation Commission - January 6, 1992 Amicable resolution of legal defense of Trust properties All part of a larger watershed Tick Talk and elections at the Annual Meeting The Trust protects:       (list of protected properties)
December 2007	592Kb	Chadbourne-Hanscon Farm in Waterboro protected Poulins to donate property on the Saco River Bonny Eagle students to explore Sawyer Mountain Maine State Legislature recognizes two Trust Directors Bear sense A star party at Apple Acres Opportunities to volunteer Headstone rescue Bald Ledge Annual Meeting Hike, hikes hikes
December 2006	461Kb	New Limerick access New conservation easement Libbys nominated for Peoples Choice Award Annual meeting hears about Community Energy Trust seeks legal defense of Sawyer Mountain property Trust ends sale of dragonfly nymphs Invasive plants not wanted here!
December 2005	586Kb	Sawyer Mountain Highlands acquisition history Trust expands Local history Jagolinzer Access Annual meeting explores Plum Creek controversy Scout returns to Highlands as leader of the pack Are you a magnet for mosquitoes? Farewell to friends Trust unveils revised website
December 2004	473Kb	Local hikers enjoy Trust lands Poulin land donation Our exciting new opportunity The economic advantages of conservation Our summer intern FSHT Financial information 2003/2004 Some thoughts on mosquitoes Conservation easements - an option Get involved with FSHT
December 2003	382Kb	Trust acquires pivotal 338 acres with LMF funding support Exploring the new parcels Take a hike! The Ice Storm (poem by Jean Morris) Jagolinzer Preserve: Eagle Scout cited Trust holds 12th Annual Meeting Snowmobile club honors Trust
Fall 2002	396Kb	Everett Libby proves to be a man of his word Trust to receive major LMF grant Good deeds, indeed, support Trust's work Chipmans donate easement for Piper-Pomeroy Farm Walking the Jagolinzer Preserve Trust's Annual meeting to feature Allagash presentation Trail descriptions
December 2000	88Kb	Sawyer Mountain reveals its natural wonders   ... and provides a summer serendipity Trust begins natural resource inventory project A tale of three signs Dr. Philip Jagolinzer honored in special ceremony Trust elections Maine Community Foundation challenge grant Anisoptera Anecdotes (dragonflies) Highlights in the history of FSHT A church, a poet, a happening