O.W.L.

Strengthening women and girls’ confidence in the outdoors -- and life!

OWL: Outdoor Women Lead reduces barriers that women and girls experience when accessing the outdoors.

We do this through:

OWLette; a summer camp for girls ages 11 – 16, located at Milbridge Commons. Girls learn outdoor, naturalist, and gardening skills.
An Outing Group for Women; a support network of women 16+ who go on outings in Washington County.
Outdoor Skill Building Workshops for women and their families.
An online hub for women who are interested in learning on their own time via our Facebook Group, iNaturalist project, videos, and blog posts.

This program is a collaborative project between Maine Outdoor School and WHRL, and is inclusive to all definitions of women. Please reach out if you’d like to learn more.

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Outing Club for Women

OWLette

OWL Facebook Group

Educational Videos

Outing Group Hike to Tunk Mountain

Outing Group for Women

This outing group is reserved for women and girls 16+.

Upcoming Fall Outings

Unique Organisms

at Ingersoll Point Preserve

November 19th, 12pm-3pm.

This mossy wonderland in South Addison is the perfect place to learn the differences between non-vascular plants, symbiotic organisms, and fungi (mosses, lichens, mushrooms!) and begin your journey on identifying these unique organisms.

This is a 3.4-mile moderate trail network that includes some sections along the rocky shore. For more about this perserve, click here.

Register Here!

Winter Plant & Tree Identification

at Pike Lands Preserve in North Lubec

December 17th, 12pm-3pm.

With the deciduous leaves gone and winter nearly upon us, now is the perfect time to brush up on your winter plant and tree identification skills in a wonderfully diverse forest with ocean access and views. There’s even an arboretum across the street to test even the most skilled tree-identifiers.

This is an easy trail network. Click here for more information about the preserve.

Register Here!

In the event of a necessary weather-related cancellation, outings will be rescheduled for the following day. Registered participants will be emailed by 3pm the Friday before an outing in the event of a postponement.

Outdoor Skill Building Workshops

These workshops are geared towards women and their families, ages 10+. You do not have to have kids to participate.

Photo from our first skills-building workshop: “Orienteering Basics for Women & Their Families.” There are no more skills-building workshops planned for 2022; check back in early 2023 for workshop announcements!