Hallowell Conservation Commission

06/19/2026

The Granite City Park Pollinator Garden is just about to bloom in time for National Pollinator Week 2026 — June 22–28, 2026.

Pollinator Week celebrates the critical role of bees, butterflies, moths, bats, and beetles in our ecosystems and food supply.

Thank you to all the volunteers that contributed to preparing & repairing the garden this Spring.

Time to enjoy the park🐛🐝🌺🦅🛶🦆😎

06/16/2026

Thank you to HCC volunteers!

A Pollinator Garden HELP call went out over the weekend & YOU showed up. Greatly appreciated.

UPDATE—-
Due to rain forecast, we will continue on FRIDAY morning, Jun 19 at 0900am at the Pollinator Garden. Everyone is welcome!!

06/16/2026

🔥🪰 Have you seen any yet? 🔥🪰

06/13/2026

The RES (Hallowell Recreation Area and City Forest) and it’s woodlands and wetlands are an important part of the Vaughan Brook watershed. Be a part of the conversation on Jun 23…

06/11/2026

Excellent graphic on 👍👎🐛🐛🐛🐛s in latest BTM update!

Plus latest on Browntail Moth (BTM) in Maine.

Very glad they left our area several years ago!!

Browntail Moth Update #5: June 11, 2026 Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 06/11/2026 11:50 AM EDT View as a webpage / Share Maine Forest Service Browntail Moth Update #5: June 11, 2026 Most of the browntail moth caterpillars present at our sites were la...

06/10/2026

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06/09/2026

Thank you Hall-Dale Middle School for spending your Day of Caring out in your community! Students worked hard at the City of Hallowell Recreation Area pulling invasive plants, painting bleachers, and picking up trash. Our community is better with these future leaders in it! Friends of The Res (Hallowell Reservoir)

06/03/2026

The City of Hallowell auditorium buzzed June 2nd with great discussions on how best to stabilize the downtown riverbank! The professional outreach and engineering team described options and tradeoffs, and participants shared diverse perspectives on the history and future of our shoreline. Community input is key to a plan that works for all. Your voices are appreciated and will guide the next steps in developing a plan. Thank you!

05/30/2026

What a fantastic crew at Granite City Park this morning. 👏👏👏

Despite a late May wind chill and some light rain, 16 community volunteers began restoration on the slope above the Last Crane Standing, w**ded the pollinator garden, picked knotw**d out of the riverbank, w**d whacked, and removed invasive ground cover throughout native shrub area. 😳😳

Plants are blooming, sturgeon are jumping, and eagles are soaring!!🌳🎣🦅

Thank you - Anthony, Jean, Judith, Rosemary, Carter, Corbin, John J, Jon Y, Kay, Harold, Sarah, Hilary, George, Wes, Mo, and Rachel. 🙏🙏🙏

Park looks great for upcoming Hallowell PRIDE next Saturday, June 6. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

05/30/2026

MFS: Wood Wise Wire, May 29 edition…

Friday, May 29, 2026: Woods Wise Wire Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 05/29/2026 03:13 PM EDT View as a webpage / Share Maine Forest Service In This Issue... Emergency Relief Fund: Supporting Those Impacted by the Searsmont Lumber Mill Explosion Mai.....