xx

January 13
"Winter Camping and Travel"
Stephen Leavins, Maine Sport's Outdoor Adventures Program Director

January 24 (Saturday at noon)
"Adventure of a Lifetime:
Hiking and Caring for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail"
Dr. David Field, Overseer of Lands, Maine Appalachian Trail Club

January 27
"Reading the Winter Landscape"
Kerry Hardy

February 3
"Dreaming A Garden - the best for 2009"
Hammon Buck, Plants Unlimited

February 17
"When Winter Was A Real Trial"
Diane O'Brien

February 24
"Rhododendrons and Their Friends for Maine"
Tom York, York's Hardy Rhododendrons

March 3
"Good Things Come To Those Who Wade"
Phillip DeMaynardier, wildlife biologist

March 10
"Historic Landscape: General Henry Knox Museum"
Ellen Dyer

March 24
"Vegetable Gardening At Home"
Tom Atwell, Portland Press Herald

March 31

"Clematis, Choosing and Pruning"
Cindy Tibitts, Hummingbird Farm

April 7
"Newest Green Building Materials"
David Foley, Holland & Foley Architecture

April 14
"Ecological Gardening with Native Plants"
Julia Bickford, Rebel Hill Farms

April 21
"Deer & Pest Control - Best Plants, Shrubs, Strategies"
John Forbes, USDA/APHIS

April 28
"The Nature of Land Design"
Tom Hopps

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The talks are offered at $5.00 to the general public and free to Merryspring members.
No pre-registration is required.

****************************************

Check local papers, call (207) 236-2239, or email mersprng@gwi.net for more information

Visit Merryspring at 30 Conway Road in Camden, Maine 04843 USA