Month: July 2025

9th Annual Woods & Waters Day To Celebrate Progress of National Monument on August 16th

Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters Contact: Brian Hinrichs, Executive Director, brian@friendsofkww.org For Immediate Release: July 23, 2025 9th Annual Woods & Waters Day To Celebrate Progress of National Monument on August 16th Patten, Maine – Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters, the nonprofit philanthropic partner to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, is hosting the 9th annual Woods & …

Three Days, One River, and a Different Kind of Fourth

On a stormy 4th of July, while families prepped their fireworks, lit the grill and recounted their favorite floats in their small town parades Joe, Luna (our sometimes chaotic but always loveable pup), and I pushed off and slipped quietly into the East Branch of the Penobscot River. This river runs through the present and …

Tekαkαpimək opens to the public! – June eNewsletter

Woods & Waters Day registration, Tekαkαpimək opening day, trail work, summer adventures, and more… It’s finally here – Saturday, June 21st, Tekαkαpimək Contact Station officially opened to the public for the first time under the care of National Park Service rangers at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument! Your generosity brought this special building and space …