TUMBLEDOWN
CONSERVATION ALLIANCE (TCA)
The Tumbledown Conservation Alliance is planning several events in Weld this summer. There will be an informational reception at the Kawanhee Inn the first week in June and a celebration both in Weld village and on the summit of Tumbledown itself at the beginning of August. TCA will also have a table at Weld's annual Heritage Day in late July. Precise dates and times will be listed on this schedule. Our slideshow about this project is being shown to groups around Maine. TCA has a great deal of fundraising ahead to match the generous state and federal funds which we have recently received. E-mail us, conservetumbledown@hotmail.com ...we welcome your suggestions. Bake sales and carwashes, environmental organizations which we may not be aware of, old climbers of Tumbledown, Mt. Blue, and Bald, in Maine & everywhere, who can help maintain public access to this unique landscape-----PLEASE SEND US YOUR SUGGESTIONS!
TCA in Review
TCA MEETING
For much more information on the Mt. Blue/Tumbledown project,
please browse this website.
MEETING...Weld Town Office at 6:30 on Thursday July 7.
MEETING...Tuesday, April 2,2005...Ricker Annex....U.of Maine, Farmington...6:30pm
MEETING...July 15,2004 at 6:30 at Cyber Cafe in Weld.
Wednesday, March 31, in Ricker Hall Annex, University of Maine in Farmington, at 6:30.
Tuesday, May 11, at 6:30, Blue Folk Place in the center of Weld.
Wednesday, June 16, at 6:30, same place in Weld.
September 11, Thursday TCA meeting, Cyber Cafe in Weld at 6:30.
August 6, Wednesday, TCA meeting, Cyber Cafe in Weld at 6:30 pm.
July 15 (7pm.) Public informational meeting and presentation by UMF Prof Drew Barton, at the Weld Town Hall.
July 8, Tuesday - TCA meeting, Cyber Cafe in Weld The meeting started at 6:30 PM.
June 9, Monday - TCA meeting, Cyber Cafe in Weld All meetings start at 6:30 PM. TCA is in need of new members, and would especially like to interest those from communities that are not yet represented such as Byron, Rumford, etc. We encourage others to attend the orientation meeting.
May 9, Friday-Please let everyone know about the Tumbledown Conservation Alliance Benefit Auction. The auction was held on May 9 at the Granary in Farmington at 7 pm. Many local businesses have contributed items and services that will be up for bid. The more people in attendance the better! Thanks
May 1, Thursday - TCA meeting, Cyber Cafe in Weld
Tuesday, February 4, in Ricker addition Room 202, University of Maine in Farmington. After a quick business meeting at 6:30, Andy Robinson, an experienced, professional trainer with the New England Grassroots Environmental Fund, will give a 2-hour fundraising workshop.
February 25, Tuesday-- UMF, Ricker 202, Development Committee.
Thursday, January 9, 6:30 pm...
Meeting in the Mabel Hastie Lounge, Ricker Hall,University of Maine, Farmington.
Wednesday, November 20, at 6:30...
A meeting was held in Mabel Hastie Lounge (which also bears the number 16) in Ricker Hall at the University of Maine in Farmington.
Sunday, September 1, at 3 pm....
The singing duo The Two of Us, Lorrie Ferrari and Tony Scucci, performed at the amphitheatre in Mt. Blue State Park. All donations and proceeds for the performance went to Tumbledown Conservation Alliance.
Tuesday, August 13th ,....
A Tumbledown Conservation Alliance meeting was held at 6:30 at Blue Folk Place in beautiful downtown Weld.
Friday July 27th ,....
We staffed our information table in town during Heritage Day,
July 27th. Hope you stopped by and visited a while.
Friday July 12th , 7:00 PM....
Reception for TCA in Weld...
Hope you joined us at the Kawanhee Inn here in
Weld from 7 to 9 o'clock on Friday, July 12th.
This evening included drinks, desserts, a slide show and an
update on the Tumbledown Project.
The Kawanhee Inn is located on Route 142 south, about a mile from
the center of Weld.
June 1st, Saturday
Fundraiser Concert for the Tumbledown Conservation Alliance at 7:30 in Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine in Farmington. The concert will include Mt. Blue Voices, Franklin County Fiddlers, Northfield singing group, several other music performances, and some readings.
Wednesday, May 8, 6:30 PM....
The Art Gallery at University of New England on the
Westbrook Campus on Stevens Avenue in Portland.
Pam Prodan will give a slide show on the Tumbledown
Mountain conservation project called,
"Tumbledown
Mountain is FOR SALE!"
For more information, contact Pam Prodan at
lawmountain@yahoo.com
or check out
www.maine.sierraclub.org
Thursday, April 4.... Lecture on Tumbledown/Mt. Blue Project by Dr. Drew Barton, University of Maine at Farmington, at 7pm in Thomas Auditorium, Ricker Hall on UMF campus.
March 11, 2002 Monday, 6:30pm .....Meeting of Tumbledown Conservation Alliance at Blue Folk Place, Weld.
November 8, 2001 Thursday
Dr. Drew Barton,
a Forest Ecology Professor at the University of Maine at
Farmington, will give a presentation on the TCA project to Maine
Audubon.
October
17, Wednesday, 2001 7:00 pm in the North Dining Hall, Room C, of
the University of Maine at Farmington Student Center. In
this monthly program of the Western Maine Audubon Society members
of the Tumbledown Conservation Alliance will be on hand to show
slides of the area and discuss both the importance of its
wildlife habitat and the major role its timber and recreational
resources play in the economy and quality of life in the region.
If you haven’t visited Mt. Blue State Park or climbed
Tumbledown or gone fishing in Lake Webb recently, join us for a
vicarious visit to the area. We hope you’ll be inspired to
make a visit in persona and to join the effort to preserve this
gem area of western Maine.
October
13, 2001 Saturday, at 1 pm. A town informational
meeting at Weld Town Hall. Sponsored by the Tumbledown
Conservation Alliance to discuss the Mt. Blue/Tumbledown
Conservation effort. Representatives from the Trust for Public
Land and TCA will be present.
September
29, 2001 Saturday
Mt Blue State Park, Center Hill Tour, 1 p.m.
Meet at Mount Blue State Park (Center Hill Unit) during the fall
foliage season and you’ll be treated to a spectacular
sweeping view of some of the land TCA is trying to protect . TCA
members Conrad Heeschen and Bruce Farnham ( park manager) will be
on hand to answer your questions. Wear good walking shoes for the
easy hour-long tour and bring your binoculars. Weather
permitting. Please contact Bruce Farnham at 585-2261 for more
information.
September
28, 2001 Friday morning
Congressman John Baldacci of the 2nd District Maine, and
candidate for Governor, will visit Weld in support of the Mt.
Blue/Tumbledown Project. He has called TCA’s project “a
win-win both for the local economy and the future of the western
Maine forests.”
An article
about this visit
August
25, 2001 Saturday
Mt
Blue State Park, Center Hill Tour, 1 p.m.
Meet
at Mount Blue State Park ( Center Hill Unit) where you’ll be
treated to a spectacular sweeping view of some of the land
TCA is trying to protect . TCA members Conrad Heeschen and
Bruce Farnham ( park manager) will be on hand to answer your
questions. Wear good walking shoes for the easy hour-long tour
and bring your binoculars. Weather permitting. Please contact
Bruce Farnham at 585-2261 for more information.
Mountains
in the Weld Area, 8 p.m.
Learn
about Tumbledown, Jackson and the other mountains in the Weld
area that the TCA is trying to protect from development during
this slide presentation at Mount Blue State Park (Webb Lake
Unit). Please call Bruce Farnham at 585-2261 for more
information.
August
11, 2001 Saturday
Bernd
Heinrich/TCA Book Signing, 2-3 p.m.
Learn
about the Mount Blue/Tumbledown Conservation Project during
a book signing by acclaimed nature writer Bernd Heinrich at Blue
Cyber Café in Downtown Weld. Among Heinrich’s
numerous works are The Trees in My Forest - an excerpt appears in
TCA’s brochure, The Mind of the Raven, Ravens in Winter, and
One Man’s Owl. His most recent book is Racing the Antelope:
What Animals Can Tell Us About Running and Life.
Farmington’s Devaney, Doak and Garrett book store will
donate a portion of the sale to TCA. Please contact Henry Braun
at 585-2218 for more information.
Weld
Historical Society Heritage Day, 10am-2pm.
Learn
about the Mount Blue/Tumbledown Conservation Project and make a
donation towards it when you buy a t-shirt or a hat with
TCA’s logo on it during this popular annual event in
Downtown Weld. Please contact Dianna Farnham at 585-2532 for more
information.
TUMBLEDOWN
CONSERVATION ALLIANCE (TCA)