Join MES in Litchfield for a field day at Holman Conservation Area with Kennebec Land Trust on Saturday May 17th 2025. Rain date will be May 18th 2025.

If you plan to come, or have questions, please contact Dana Michaud (djmichaud1@gmail.com or by text at 872-7683). Thank you.

The 75 acre property is a reclaimed gravel pit abutting wetlands with early successional forest, which should make for interesting collecting opportunities.

You are advised to wear protective clothing (long pants tucked into socks, long sleeves, hat and repellent). Be sure to pack water and a lunch or snacks. Bring collecting gear and/or a camera if you plan to collect specimens (we have been granted permission) or photos.

There are no restroom facilities, so plan accordingly.

More information about Holman Conservation Area and descriptions of the trails and habitat can be found on Kennebec Land Trust’s website.

Directions from Gardiner area: Take Rt. 201 south from Gardiner. Just over 3 miles south of the Rt. 295 interchange, turn right onto Thorofare Road. Turn left on the Plains Road. Travel about 0.25 miles and take a left on Upper Pond Road. After ~ 0.5 miles, take a right onto Melanie Lane. A KLT sign and registration box is about 0.2 of a mile from Upper Pond Road.

Directions From Lewiston area: Take Rt. 126 toward Gardiner. Just past Waterman Farm Machinery, turn right onto Rt. 197. At Litchfield Corner (watch for the Brick School on the right), turn left onto the Hallowell Road. Turn right onto the Plains Road, passing the Fairgrounds on the left. Pass over the Turnpike and turn right on the Upper Pond Road; after ~ 0.5 miles turn right on to Melanie Lane.