eNewsletters and emails

2025 Impact Report, Woods & Waters Day tickets on sale, the Overlook reopens, and more… It’s already July? The garden is popping, the grass needs mowing, the kids are on summer vacation, and…we just want to get outside! So that we all can hit the trail, the river, or at least the backyard, this belated June eNews is here just to…

Gates unlocked, Tekαkαpimək open five days per week, Teacher Camp and Leave No Trace training, paddling the East Branch, and…yep, the black flies are here. A beautiful and sustainable feature of Tekαkαpimək Contact Station is the eastern white cedar siding that covers the exterior, from the vertical tongue and groove in the entryway pictured above to the custom shingles that wrap into the sinuous curves between each wing. Sunny yellow and pungent with…

A chance to share your thoughts with NPS, goodbyes with gratitude, getting ready for Membership May, and more… We made it to spring! Emerging from our winter “dens,” blinking in the sunlight like this red fox kit, we are ready. Friends’ staff are bubbling with excitement over sighting a spotted salamander or a nesting phoebe pair, dirt…

Thank you for a great year, how to play safely in winter, Friends welcomes new directors, Haskell Hut youth trip, ranger-led events, and more… The first weeks of 2025 blew in on a cold front! In the parklands of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, snowflakes are falling, ponds are freezing over, and the clatter of wind-knocked branches…

First snow, winter trip tips, final days to give, Friends strategic plan, and more… Throughout the last year in this newsletter, we’ve shown you the beautiful landscape of Katahdin Woods and Waters, updated you on advocacy efforts and ecological successes, shared youth outdoor adventures, and celebrated the completion of Tekαkαpimək Contact Station. This month, we’re reflecting…

Tekαkαpimək recognized, lessons from the Friends Alliance, a time for giving, learning and growing outside, and more… Over the last few weeks, the monument transitioned to its quiet season. The colorful blazes of foliage that swept across hillsides faded to sedate browns before drifting down to the forest floor. Many monument residents are burrowing down or…

Hiking weather, park improvements, celebrating dark skies, cemetery visits, and more… Is fall your favorite season? If so, you are in good company. In October in the Katahdin region, it’s especially easy to love the outdoors. With a few easy layers–wool sweater, knit cap, light gloves–that can be stashed in your pack by late morning, there is…

Fall foliage, outdoor learning, Stars Over Katahdin, visit Tekαkαpimək, Loop Road construction, and more… Have you heard? As this eNewsletter reaches your inbox, the famed foliage season has begun–and the experts say it could be a spectacular year. Check out the official foliage report from the Maine Department of Conservation and Forestry while learning what creates the blazing scenery we love…