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Get Involved!

 

Fit volunteering into your schedule for a happy and healthy lifestyle.  It makes you feel great and your contributions are so worthwhile for the community.  Bath is fortunate to have some of the best volunteers in Maine and we want you on our team to help save, protect, and preserve the urban forest in Bath - the City of Trees! Call 443-8360 to express your interest or drop us a line on the contacts page. We'd love to hear from you.

Community Nursery

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From April through October the BCFC actively looks for volunteers to work with the City Arborist and the BCFC to develop and maintain the City's nursery.  The City and the Committee works to supply new trees for the aging City and Park trees that will eventually die from disease, insects or damage.  The future of the nursery depends on citizen involvement!  The Committee is working with the City Arborist to redesign the nursery in 2024.

Butler Head

 

Butler Head Preserve is a 141-acre woodland site on Merrymeeting Bay owned and managed by the City under a conservation easement held by the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT).  The conservation easement is a collaborative effort under the guidance of the City of Bath, the Bath Community Forestry Committee (BCFC), and KELT.

 

The purpose of the conservation easement is to provide significant public benefit by protecting and preserving in perpetuity: (a) the wildlife habitat and natural features of the Protected Property; (b) the opportunity for the general public to enjoy the low-impact outdoor recreational opportunities on the Protected Property; and (c) the scenic views of the Protected Property, as enjoyed by the general public from Butler Head and adjacent waters.  

 

 

Landscape Awards

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Residential and Business Landscape Awards are an annual event during Arbor Week, which is the third full week in May in Maine.  During the year, members of the BCFC recommend certain properties for their uniqueness of design, tree characteristics, and overall appeal.  It can be a property with one outstanding tree or a property with trees and shrubs. It must exemplify strength, beauty, ingenuity and follow the guidelines outlined by the BCFC. 

Become a BCFC Member

 

Anyone interested in serving on this Committee should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 443-8332 for an application or with any questions concerning this appointment.

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