2010 Summer Field Trip Announcement – August 7-8

Downeast: Lubec & Cutler

Camping at Cobscook Bay State Park Aug. 6 & 7; group cookout Saturday night

Joe Kelley will be leading this year”s trip! On Saturday, we”ll meet at Cobscook Narrows reversing falls for stops including a vi

sit to a coastal bogs in transition, the spit and salt marsh in Lubec, and the type locality of the Quoddy formation. Sunday, we are planning to walk part of the Bold Coast trail in the Cutler Coast Reserve to spectacular views of the cliffs. The walk is a gentle mile to the coast from Rt. 191.

The group campsite at Cobscook State Park is reserved for us on Friday and Saturday nights. Group camping is in the day use area of the park, separate from the regular tent sites, and can only accomodate tents. We”ll have a group cookout at the nearby picnic shelter on Saturday night.

Please RSVP to Julia Daly (dalyj@maine.edu) by July 31 with the following information:

_____ # people

_____ camping w/group Friday and Saturday nights

_____ camping w/group Saturday night only

_____ cookout on Saturday

People wishing to make their own reservations for staying individually in the park may do so, but please still RSVP to me if you plan to join us.