GRAY — Several Master Naturalists will be at the Maine Wildlife Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1, to share some of their nature knowledge. Master Naturalists is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven enterprise that trains interested and motivated people to become naturalists. Master Naturalist graduates are expected to actively seek opportunities and volunteer […]
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Maine Wildlife Park to hold a plant sale, blood drive
Both events will be held at the park in Gray on May 25.
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Orphaned moose not so little anymore
GRAY — Nearly a year after arriving at the Maine Wildlife Park and becoming an instant “sensation,” Maggie the moose is doing well and growing steadily. She arrived at the 40-acre park last June when she was 3 weeks old and weighed about 25 pounds. Now, Park Superintendent Curt Johnson estimates she weighs about 400 […]
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Maine Wildlife Park holding HARVEST-FEST
GRAY — HARVEST-FEST at the Maine Wildlife Park will offer families games, races and a chipmunk hole crawl from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13 and 14. There will also be aquatic harvest races with pumpkins and apples, pumpkin tic-tac-toe and dodging giant spider legs without getting caught. The park will […]
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Maine Wildlife Park to mark Grandparents Day
GRAY — Maine Wildlife Park will offer free admission to grandparents who are accompanied by their grandchildren Sunday, Sept. 9. Regular entrance fees for all other family members will be in effect. Gov. Arch Moore established Grandparents Day in 1973 in West Virginia. In 1978, five years after its West Virginia inception, the United States […]
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Maine Wildlife Park to offer look at wildlife feedings
GRAY — Maine Wildlife Park will offer an opportunity for the public to watch a wildlife eat their daily meals at scheduled times starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, on Route 26. The animals are fed a healthy natural diet that is as close to what they’d eat in the wild as possible. The […]
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Maggie the baby moose attracting visitors to Wildlife Park
GRAY — The celebrity moose calf is officially here to stay. Maine Wildlife Park Superintendent Curt Johnson said the 2-month-old female is “doing very, very well” after being sent to the 40-acre park off Route 26 in June. The moose melted hearts across the country in a viral video of her with the dog of […]
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Honeybees at Maine Wildlife Park
GRAY — Maine Wildlife Park will host the Cumberland County Beekeepers Association, a local chapter of the Maine State Beekeeping Association, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, to learn about the industrious life of the honeybee, its job as an important pollinator of fruits and vegetables, and the role of the beekeeper. Parts […]
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Evening Star Party at Maine Wildlife Park
GRAY — The Maine Wildlife Park will host an Evening Star Party from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18. Participants will see the night sky first hand with Northern Stars Planetarium & Southern Maine Astronomers (SMA) while rotating through different stations and activities to find out about the stars and planets above. The […]
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Maine Wildlife Park hosting 14th annual powwow
GRAY — The 14th annual Attean Family Pow Wow, featuring Native American tribal representatives from Maine, New England and around the country, will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12, at the Maine Wildlife Park. There will be two full days with native dancers, singers, craft vendors, singers, traditional food booths and […]