Strengthening women and girls’ confidence in the outdoors -- and life!
Outdoor Women Lead (OWL) reduces barriers women and girls experience in the outdoors.
We believe when more people have meaningful experiences outdoors, their quality of life, health, and social well-being improve.
We offer:
- An Outing Group for Women. Participants explore local land preserves and water-ways while learning about local natural ecology and getting outside with like-minded women.
- A Summer Camp for Girls. Girls learn outdoor, naturalist, and gardening skills at Milbridge Commons Wellness Park.
- Outdoor Skill-Building Workshops for Women and their Families. Workshops are family orientated and focus on skills you need to successfully navigate and thrive in outdoor settings.
Giving– it's the Maine thing to do.
OWL is a collaborative project between WHRL and Maine Outdoor School, and is open to anyone for whom “woman” is a meaningful identifier or lived experience.
Outing Group for Women
Are you interested in joining other women on outdoor adventures and learning more about our local natural ecology? This outing group is reserved for women and girls 16+.
Upcoming Outings
In the event of a necessary weather-related cancellation, outings will be rescheduled. Registered participants will be emailed the Friday afternoon before an outing in the event of a postponement.
Flowers at the Pike Lands in Lubec
Flowers at the Pike Lands in Lubec
This month's outing is Flowers at Pike Lands in Lubec. Did you know that this area has some of North...
Spring Plants and Birds at Taft Point Preserve
Spring Plants and Birds at Taft Point Preserve
This month's outing is Spring Plants and Birds at Taft Point Preserve in Gouldsboro. If you're a nat...
Nature Journaling at Great Wass Island Preserve
Nature Journaling at Great Wass Island Preserve
This month's outing is Nature Journaling at the Great Wass Island Preserve. Start your nature journa...
OWL Outing the MITA
OWL Outing the MITA
This month's outing is a collaborative effort with the Maine Island Trail Association (MITA). More details to come!
This outing group is reserved for...
Canoeing on the Narraguagus River
Canoeing on the Narraguagus River
This month's outing is Canoeing on the Narraguagas River in Cherryfield. This mellow paddling outing...
Fungi on Catherine’s Mountain
Fungi on Catherine's Mountain
This month's outing is Fungi on Catherine's Mountain. What's spookier than a local ghost story? Not ...
Unique Organisms at Ingersoll Point Preserve
Unique Organisms at Ingersoll Point Preserve
This month's outing is Unique Organisms at Ingersoll Point Preserve in Addison. This mossy wonderlan...
Winter Plant ID at Boot Head Preserve
Winter Plant ID at Boot Head Preserve
This month's outing is Winter Plant ID at Boot Head Preserve. Learn how to identify plants in the wi...
Outdoor Skill Building Workshops
These workshops are geared towards women and their families, ages 10+. You do not have to have kids to participate.
Orienteering Basics – Two Day Workshop
Orienteering Basics - Two Day Workshop
Join us for an OWL skill-building workshop: Orienteering Basics!
Orienteering is an activity in which participants use a map and a compass to find points in the landscape. It can be enjoyed as a walk in the woods or as a competitive sport.
Knowing how t...
OWL Skill Series: “Mother’s Day Mapping” with the Maine Outdoor School
OWL Skill Series: "Mother's Day Mapping" with the Maine Outdoor School
Join us for an OWL skill-building workshop: Mother's Day Mapping!
Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend with a family-friendly orienteering event at Milbridge Commons. Practice using a map and compass to take your bearings while moving through a fun scavenger hunt!...
Wilderness First Aid
Wilderness First Aid
Accidents happen. People get hurt, sick, or lost. The temperature drops, the wind picks up, and it starts to rain. Would you know what to do? Many back-country em...
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Our Mission
To advance and promote the health and well-being of the woman, her family, and her community.
