Camden Yacht Club presents Sunset Seminar Aug. 4

Phil and Roxy Sears-Johnson will share their past two year’s experiences cruising the Caribbean, crossing the North Atlantic double-handed to Ireland, and currently sailing the waters off Spain, during a Camden Yacht Club Sunset Seminar at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4.

Study links active forest management to reduced tick populations

Researchers found that recently harvested forest plots hosted fewer small mammals and blacklegged tick nymphs, and reduced densities of adult blacklegged ticks as compared to the unmanaged control plots.

Fishermen’s Association donates funds to support hunger program

Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association raised $2000 in support of Fishermen Feeding Mainers, through Vessel & Vine’s local seafood dinners.

First-ever Wild Blueberry Weekend coming up Aug. 7-8

Eat, drink, experience wild blueberries at participating farms, restaurants, breweries, inns, and more in Midcoast and Down East Maine.

Nominations open for Amanda Dempsey Award

Nominations for the 2021 Amanda Dempsey Award presented by Amgen Oncology will be accepted through Aug. 15 at dempseycenter.org/award.

Merryspring offers night walk

Merryspring Nature Center will host a free nighttime ecology walk for all ages Saturday, Aug. 14 at 8 p.m.

Brodis Blueberries joins Maine Wild Blueberry Weekend

Brodis Blueberries in Hope, will invite visitors to their seventh-generation family farm August 7 and 8 to learn about wild blueberry harvesting, rake and try fresh wild blueberries, and take a short hike through the Brodis farm.

Washington news July 22

Children’s Museum to benefit from Hannaford’s reusable bag program

Reduce single-use plastic in the environment and give back to those in need in the community, all while running routine weekly errands at the local Hannaford's. Coastal Children's Museum was selected by a local Hannaford store leadership as the benefiting non-profit in the Community Bag Program for the month of August.

Camden National Bank award nominations open

Camden — Camden National Bank announced that it is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Leaders & Luminaries Awards, a program started by the bank in 2011 to celebrate the importance of effective nonprofit board leaders in the community.