The Hawthorn

The Hawthorn Spring 2015

This years Merryspring Plant Sale has been expanded to three days over the Memorial Day Weekend to give midcoast gardeners more opportunity to find those perfect plants for their flower gardens and vegetable plots.

As usual, the Members Only Sale will take place on Friday, May 22, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Plant Sale is then open to all garden enthusiasts on Saturday, May 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again on Sunday, May 24, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. If youre not a Merryspring member but want to take advantage of Fridays early-bird special, you can become a member by calling 236-2239 or by signing up at the sale on Friday.

Preparing Your Vegetable Garden? This years Plant Sale will definitely appeal to your taste buds. We have a great selection of special tomatoes from FEDCO: Soldacki, Cosmo-naut Volkov, Amish Paste, Sungold, Brandywine, and several other varieties. We also have a wide selection of basils to spice up your salads, make tea and pesto, or just for sprinkling on pasta for a simply delicious entre. These basil varieties include Mammoth, Genovese, Sweet, Sacred, Anise, and Dani Lemon. We have squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, and many other vegetables and herbs ready for planting.

Looking For Special Roses? After all the crazy weather and damage this past winter, you may be in the market for new roses. Or you may want to add some roses to an existing garden. Glenn Jenks, Merrysprings own master rosarian, has selected a wonderful array of Canada-grown roses for this years Plant Sale. Chosen for their beauty and hardiness, the roses being offered include Gra-ham Thomas, Heritage, Frontenac, Gemini, and Julia Child. Many of these beauties already reside in Merrysprings Rose Garden.

Searching For New Flowers? Of course, the Merryspring Plant Sale always features a diverse selection of annuals and perennials for your flower gardens. This year we have beautiful Heuchera and Dianthus as well as hostas, daylilies, grasses, and some subdi-visions from our own gardens and from some of our members. We also offer an abundance of dahlias from Endless Summer Flower Farm and the private gardens of Bart Wood. In addition, we have a variety of small trees and shrubs, some native and some uncommon for your landscape, including Buddleia, Forsythia, white oak, white cedar, redbud, and pussy willow.

Need Some Advice? Throughout the sale, Merryspring volunteers will be on hand to help you make selections and get advice on growing your plants. Volunteers from the Maine Daylily Society, which has a display garden of colorful, beautiful daylilies at Mer-ryspring, will also be available to sell some of their daylilies. So come join the fun and make your garden grow.

Annual Plant Sale Expanded To Three Days

PLANT SALE SCHEDULE

Friday, May 22: 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Members Only Saturday, May 23: 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Everyone Welcome Sunday, May 23: 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Everyone Welcome

Frontenac rose by Glenn Jenks

Do you have time to volunteer at the Plant Sale on May 22, 23 or 24? Can you help set up or take down gar-den displays that week? Do you have perennials that need division? How about extra seedlings? Any unused garden books or duplicate tools?

If you would like to donate your time, plants or garden-related items to our Annual Plant Sale, please call 236-2239 or stop by the Ross Center for more information. Pots, tools and plants may be left by the garage attached to the greenhouse. Seedlings should be left on the potting bench in the main greenhouse. Books should be dropped off at the Ross Center. Donated plants should include a note stating type and color.

Looking for Volunteers, Plants, Garden-Related Items

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Inside this issue: Merryspring Nature Center P.O. Box 893, Camden, ME 04843 Tel: (207) 236-2239 Fax: (207) 230-0663 Email: info@merryspring.org www.merryspring.org

Mission Statement Merrysprings mission is to practice, teach, and advocate sound principles of ecology, conservation, and horti-culture in order to protect our natural environment and to provide natural landscapes and cultivated areas for public enjoyment.

Hours of Operation The park is open free of charge from dawn to dusk every day of the year. Our offices and library are open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., or by appointment.

Membership Levels

Keeping in Touch You can sign up for our eUpdates at www.merryspring.org to receive the latest news on programs and events. Or you can visit Merrysprings Face-book page, where you can check on upcoming events. Please go to www.tinyurl.com/merryspring-facebook/.

Board of Trustees Ray Andresen, President Glenn Jenks, Vice President Richard Ailes, Treasurer Karin Rector, Secretary Kathleen Kull Sarah Rheault Susan Shaw Jeannine Smith Matthew Speno

Staff Toni Goodridge, Managing Director Brett Willard, Program Director Cindy Gerry, Garden Manager

2015All Rights Reserved

Park Etiquette

Merryspring Nature Center is a pri-vate, member-supported non-profit nature park and education center that is open free daily to the general public. For your own enjoyment and safety, and to protect and preserve the park, please follow these simple rules:

Stay on the paths or lawns and do not step in the flower beds.

Leave all plants, flowers, and wildlife undisturbed.

Dispose of trash properly.

Park in designated areas only.

Enjoy your picnic, but no cook-ing please.

Footwear must be worn at all times.

No admittance from dusk to dawn.

No smoking in the buildings or on the grounds.

No bicycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, or other recreational vehicles are allowed on trails, lawns, or fields.

No hunting or trapping is per-mitted.

No dogs, except service dogs, are allowed anywhere in the park.

Plant Sale 1

Presidents Message 2

Emerald Ash Borer 3

New Trail Stewards 3

2015 Education Calendar 4

Summer Ecology Camps 5

We Love Our Volunteers 5

List of 2014 Contributors 6-7

Merryspring Reservations 8

How to Leave a Lasting Legacy at Merryspring

Merryspring has a permanent Endowment Fund to ensure that future generations will con-tinue to enjoy the wonders of nature being exhibited and taught at your Nature Center. If you would like to make a bequest that will increase this fund, please consult your financial and legal advisors on what method would be in your best interest and would fulfill your wishes. For more information, please contact us at (207) 236-2239 or send an email to info@merryspring.org.

Presidents Message By Ray Andresen

Spring is here FINALLY! and with the bright skies, green grass, and colorful buds on trees comes the sense of new beginnings, especially here at Merryspring.

2015 promises to be another exciting year at your Nature Center. Already, our popular Tuesday Talk Series, week-end workshops, art classes, and other educational pro-grams are running full tilt and drawing lots of partici-pants. Attendance at the Tuesday Talk Series, in particu-lar, has grown steadily, and twice this year weve already had standing-room-only crowds at the Ross Center.

Of course, the upcoming Plant Sale on May 22, 23 and 24 is always an exciting harbinger of summers bountiful harvest of flowers and vegetables, so be sure to stop by and pick out the plants you want for your gardens. All proceeds from the Plant Sale benefit Merryspring and help us provide educational programs as well as maintain the gardens and grounds.

Speaking of gardens and grounds, we are planning to make some changes in what youll see this summer. We are moving the Childrens Garden from its previous loca-tion near the perennial beds to a new area adjacent to the Rose Cottage and Rose Garden. The long-range goal is to create a more exciting, attractive, useful area for our childrens programs and to utilize the Rose Cottage as an educational resource instead of using it as a storage shed.

Where the Childrens Garden had been will be an exciting and different garden for Merryspring: a seed-growing plot for Beedys Camden Kale, named after Camdens own Beedy Parker. Over the winter, we had been con-tacted by FEDCO, which had been growing its seed plants in the Northwest but was now looking for a new seed-growing area here in Maine. We hope this will become a successful, long-term cooperative project between FEDCO and Merryspring.

Three other new things to look forward to later this year: we will be unveiling an exciting new website to better serve all of our constituents; we will be installing a new Welcome to Merryspring sign at the entrance to the Nature Center; and, after the busy summer season, we will be putting new shingles on the Rose Cottage and Hexagon.

Individual $3549

Family $5099

Friend $100 249

Donor $250499

Steward $500999

Conservator $1,0002,499

Partner $2,5004,999

Patron $5,000 or more

Meet Our New Trail Stewards - Boy Scout Troop 200

On Saturday, May 9, a group of more than 20 Boy Scouts, troop leaders, parents, and siblings from Troop 200 took to the trails for their first day as Merrysprings new Trail Stewards.

After a short safety review, the scouts split into two groups and traveled along the pe-rimeter trail #1. Along the way they picked up trash, moved large fallen logs and branches, cut back last years growth, and generally neatened up the loop. Over the course of the afternoon, the crew racked up more than 40 volunteer hours at Mer-ryspring.

Troop 200, based in Camden, plans to regularly work with Merryspring for the rest of the summer and fall seasons. Many new scouts have joined Troop 200, recently crossing over from Webelos rank Cub Scouts from Pack 200.

A significant part of a young Boy Scouts career is based on volunteer hours. WIth the new Trail Stewards partnership, the boys will be able to easily accumulate volunteer hours while having fun, getting outdoors, and providing a much needed service to the Nature Center.

WIth more than four miles of trails, regular monitoring and cleanup is needed to keep them safe and clear. Coupled with the harsh winter we had, considerable work still needs to be done to clear some of the larger trees and storm damage. However, with the help of the new Trail Stewards, keeping up with regular trail maintenance will be much easier.

We are thrilled to have the boys of Troop 200 and their families involved. Community partnerships like this are what keeps Merryspring going, and we certainly couldnt do all that we do without them. If you're reading this and would like to be-come involved in trail cleanup projects or other volunteer opportunities, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Whats That On the Ash Trees? By Brett Willard Visitors to Merryspring may notice something new along some of the more well-traveled trails. Purple signs hang on white ash trees, each with their own number. These signs were hung as part of an Emerald Ash Borer Awareness & Tree Tagging event that took place on Friday, April 24 in conjunction with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle that has ravaged ash tree populations across North America. Native to Eastern Asia, the small, metallic green beetle was first discovered in Michigan in 2002. The Emerald Ash Borer lays its eggs in the bark of the tree. When the larvae hatch, they begin to chew s-shaped galleries through the outer layers of wood, girdling the tree and cutting off supply of water and food through the trunk. Without any significant native biological control, spread of the borer has gone unchecked and has ravaged populations of all species of native ash trees, including green, brown, and white ash across the United States.

While the EAB has not yet been spotted in Maine, it has been found in neighboring New Hampshire. To raise awareness about this economical and ecological threat, Merryspring teamed up with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conserva-tion and Forestry. After a short presentation on the implications of the EAB and how to prevent its spread, a group of con-cerned community members took to the Merryspring trails to mark ash trees. Twenty trees were marked with purple signs and tape. Each sign displays the estimated environmental worth of the tree, stating how much in dollars worth of environ-mental benefits each tree gives back to the ecosystem.

Preventing the EAB from invading Maine relies on public education programs like this one. Learning how to identify our dif-ferent species of ash, the Emerald Ash Borer, and signs of infestation are extremely important for early detection. An easy thing to do to stop its spread is to stop moving firewoodespecially across state lines. Insects like the Emerald Ash Borer and another pest, the Asian Long-horned Beetle, hitch rides on downed wood. With so many of Maines forests composed of ash trees, and such an active outdoor tourism industry, Maine is at high risk of harboring this dangerous invader.

Knowing the signs of this pest and how to prevent it are immensely important. To get involved, learn more, and find out how you can help, contact the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry at 287-3200 or www.maine.gov/eab.

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2015 Events Calendar

Free Family Workshops On Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon

July 9, Guided Nature Walk: Learn how to identify the trees and plants in your back yard on this guided tour of the Merryspring grounds.

July 16, Terrariums and Herbariums: Bring your own 2-litre plastic bottle to create a terrarium with plants and recycled materials. Learn how to press plants and flowers for your very own herbarium.

July 30, Bug Safari: Whats the buzz? Bugs! Search the meadows and gardens of Merryspring for insects and spiders. Learn to identify your finds.

August 6, Build a Nature Journal: Create your own nature journal. Learn about your surroundings through observation and art.

Spring Bird Walk

May 30, 8 a.m. Learn to look, listen and

identify migrating warblers and local songbirds

with Glenn Jenks Members free/Non-members $5

May 12 Alewives Upstream Journey Lisa Kerr

May 19 H.D. Thoreaus Evolving View of Nature Kristen Case

May 26 Beekeeping at Merryspring Holly & David Edwards

June 2 Tending the Perennial Garden in Early June Wendy Andresen

June 9 Designing and Using Root Cellars Jim Merkel

June 16 Beneficial Bugs in Your Garden Amy Campbell

June 23 Tending the Perennial Garden in Late June Wendy Andresen

June 30 Rose Day Glenn Jenks

All Tuesday Talks begin at 12 noon and generally last about one hour.

July 7 Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Nancy Lubin

July 14 Tending the Perennial Garden in Mid July Wendy Andresen

July 21 NO TALK (Ecology Camp Week)

July 28 Growing Giant Pumpkins Buzz Pinkham and Robin Mayer

August 4 Tending the Perennial Garden in Early August Wendy Andresen

August 11 NO TALK (Ecology Camp Week)

August 18 Whales of Maine Rosemary Seton

August 25 Tending the Perennial Garden in Late August Wendy Andresen

September 1 Wild Turkeys & Microbiology Peter Milligan

September 8 Maine's Sea Vegetables Micah Woodcock

September 15 Tending the Perennial Garden in Mid September Wendy Andresen

September 22 Maine's Biggest Environmental Issues Lisa Pohlmann

September 29 Maine Beer from Plant to Pint David Carlson

October 6 Tending the Perennial Garden in October Wendy Andresen

October 13 Buckminster Fuller in Maine & Dymaxion Design Sean OBrien

Foraging May 16, 10 a.m. noon

Walk with Tom Seymour to learn about the edible plants

growing in your own back yard. Members $10/Non-members $15

Worm Harvest Party June 13, 1 3 p.m.

Learn how to harvest castings and make fertilizer from

worm bins. Free program.

SPRING Tuesday Talks Co-Sponsored by The First and Jackson Landscape Services

SUMMER Tuesday Talks Co-Sponsored by Camden National Bank and Goodridge-Lermond Tree Service

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Summer Ecology Camps Open for Registration Now This summer Merryspring is once again teaming up with Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) to present two weeks of summer day camp programming for kids. Last years Eco-Explorers program was a full success, with 9 children attending from the Camden-Rockport area. This year, we have expanded the program to cover two weeks of camp.

The first session of camp, Eco-Explorers, runs from July 20-24 from 9 am to 12 pm for children ages 7 to 9. Eco-Explorers fo-cuses on getting kids outside to learn about the world around them. The weeks activities include hands-on outdoor science activities, nature walks, gardening, a beehive demonstration, nature journaling, and the daily bug.

New this year is a program for younger children, ages 4 to 6. Little Sprouts runs from August 10-14 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Little Sprouts acts as introduction to nature and ecology, with activities like daily songs, nature walks, nature art, and science games.

Merryspring is thrilled to be able to offer these two weeks of camp. This programming would not be possible without a pro-ductive and beneficial collaboration with Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District. KLSWCDs mission is to provide assistance in the conservation of soil and water resources for our community through proactive efforts, actions, and educa-tion. The Districts office is on Route 90 in West Rockport.

The cost of these week-long programs is $95 for the Eco-Explorers camp, with a discounted rate of $85 for Merryspring member families, and $75 for Little Sprouts, with a discounted rate of $65 for Merryspring member families. Both weeks of camp take place outside as much as possible, so students should be prepared for being in the sun, insects, and allergies. Themed snacks and water will be provided each day.

To learn more and to sign up, contact us at 236-2239 or education@merryspring.org. You can also stop by Merryspring to pick up a registration form or sign up online at www.knox-lincoln.org/summer-ecology-camps. See you at camp!

Brett Willard and Rebecca Jacobs with Eco Campers

We Love Our Volunteers! By Cindy Gerry

Retiree Andrea Norfleet of Lincolnville completed her Master Gardener requirements through work in our gardens and greenhouse. Already a knowledgeable gardener (and a wonderful baker), Andrea created an herb combo pack that will be available at the Merryspring Plant Sale on May 22-24. To find our more about the Master Gardener program, go to www.umaine.edu/gardening/master-gardeners.

Teenager Erika Bramhall from Friendship has been a volunteer at Merryspring since the fall, helping out in the greenhouse and gar-dens. Erika plans to pursue a career in health care after she graduates from The Wayfinder School in a few weeks.

Our youngest volunteers Avery Hackett, Hattie Moss, Jasper Hackett and Charlie Moss take advantage of their early dismissal from Rockport Elementary School by helping around the gardens and potting sedum to take home. Thanks to these helpers and their parents, we were able to clean up and add compost to the flower beds.

Andrea Norfleet, Erika Bramhall, Avery Hackett, Jasper Hackett, Hattie Moss and Charlie Moss

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Merryspring Gratefully Acknowledges Your 2014 Contributions PATRON ($5,000 or more): Doris Salzman.

PARTNER (2,500$4,999): Mrs. Sally Cartwright, Joseph D. Messler,Jr.

CONSERVATOR ($1,000$2,499): Wendy & Ray Andresen, Mrs. Robert Black Jr., Amy & Robert Campbell, Susan & Kennedy Crane III, Dorothea & Charlie Graham, Edie Kyle, Hilliard Lubin, Sarah B. Rheault, Meg Barclay & John Scholz.

STEWARD ($500$999): Mary Ann Carey, Brinkley Thorne & Mazie Cox, Mr. & Mrs. Charles W.H. Dodge, Rev. & Mrs. Dewey Fagerburg, James & Marilyn Rockefeller, Barton & Priscilla Wood.

DONOR ($250$499): Anonymous (), Robert E. & Pauline Anderson, III, Ann B. Bixler, David & Susan Colson, Mr. & Mrs. Allen Fernald, Joan Foxwell, Stephanie A. & Alan S. Kumble, Linsey Low, Wayne & Caro-line Morong, B. Kay Ouradnik, Diana Rigg, James L. Schlagheck, Mi-chael Voncannon, Thomas & Dennie Wolf.

FRIEND: ($100$249): Anonymous (2), Laurie Adams, Tom & Mary Amory, Paula &, Alexander Armentrout, JoAnne & Michael Bander, Ellyn Katie & Jon Chip Bauer, Steven A. & Margaret E. Case, Mary J. & Peter A. Chamberlain, Mary P. Chatfield, Charlotte Cook, Jock & Day Cowperthwaite, Stephen V. & Sylvia Crane, Carol & Dan Daigneault, Richard J. & Barbara Ann Dubocq, , Michael & Pamela Dufour, Sally M. & Peter M. Enggass, Rebecca Sawyer-Fay & Joe Fay, Jim & Marlene Groves, Terry & Ned Gruener, Sandy Millar & Frances Hitchcock, Jack Brown & Marilyn Hotch, Renee Hotchkiss, Mary Joe Hughes, Barbara & Matthew Janicki, E. Daniel Johnson, Marty Jones, Burt & Carol Keenan, Elaine S. & Ronald C. Kennedy, Ed & Ruth Kenney, Ann Kilham, Mr. & Mrs. James Kinsella, Kathleen Kull, Jim & Judith Kunkel, Mr. & Mrs. R Chase Lasbury, Mrs. Emily L. Lewis, Terry R. & Geoffrey W. Lewis, Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Linder, Edith King & Linda Lockhart, Richard & Wanda Macnair, Steven & Ursula McAllister, Marion & James G. McCully, Pat Whitney Messler, Carolyn P. Miller, Audrey R. & Roger Moody, Taylor Mudge, Barbara Nashner, Edward J. & Shirley OKeefe, Sue & Bud Oliveira, Thomas & Gray Payne, William S. Petrini, Lys McLaughlin & Thomas Pike, Karin & Frederick P. Rector, Marjorie F. & Lloyd Roberts, M.D., Lucy Ross, Stephen & Pamela Ross, Ann P. Rutherford, Dr. Joanne M. Sharpe, John & Judy Sherman, Mrs. Sally Shure, Susan & Robert Snead, Irwin & Sonia Spalding, Susan St. John, Dimitri Stancioff, Sharon A. Staz, John F. Steele, Enid W. Stone, Lorraine & Philip Streat, Clair Leach Tomlin, Peg & John Way, Clifford H. & Ruth B. Wells.

FAMILY ($50$99): Susan Junge & Richard A. Ailes, Joanne Alderman, Kathleen M. Allain, William & Cynthia Anderson, Kerry K. Andresen, Jane & Tom Babbitt, Maurice Moroze & Veronica Beason, Irmalene Clark & Joan Bennett, Barbara & William Bentley, Henriette Binswanger, Carole C. & F. William Black, Martha M. & Sidney Block, Alexandra Degenhardt & John Blystone, Carol Rohl & Gordon Bok, Mary Bok, Carol H. Bosken, Ruben S. & Mary K. Brown, Steve & Jean Burleson, Helen Burlingame, Chris Carlton, Jane & Alan Carr, Mrs. James Clayton, Carlie Cloyd, Neil & Patricia Courtney, Richard & Sara Cowan, Donna & Tillman Crane, Greg & Pam Currier, Harriet & John DeHoff, Ruth & Robert Dreher, Laurie & Paul Duffy, Jim & Cindy Dunham, Jerry Fales, Alexandra Wolf Fogel, Kevin & Susan Frewert, Barbara Furey, Bart Furey, Dr. & Mrs. Robert Furman, Christopher & Rosalee Glass, George & Mary Graner, Maurice F. & Janet K. Granville, F. William Gray, Nancy L. Duncan & Byron F. Greatorex, Donna A. Busch & John R. Green, Donna & Bill Griffith, Donna Maritato & Bob

Grobe, Greta Z. & Gary Gulezian, Faith E. & David C. Hague, Mrs. Arthur Hathway, Sara & Arthur Hayes, Tim & Debbie Hefner, Elizabeth Henry, Mr. & Mrs. David Jackson, Ralph & Earlene Kelley, Kendel H. Kennedy, Gregory & Donna Knowlton, Hope K. & Raymond L. Kocian, Mr. & Mrs. Harold Lamb, Steven P. Lary, Richard W. & Lisa Ledwith, Jr., Katherine H. & James R. Ledwith, Mr. & Mrs. Ed Libby, Cynthia Lovecchio, Cynthia & Michael E. Lucas, Lisa & Kit Lyons, Edith K. Manns, Cynthia D. Margeson, Sally A. Marki, Helen Hubbard Marr, Michael & Stephanie Mathews, Marjorie E. & Brud Maxcy, Richard & Irene Maxcy, Keith & Carolyn May, Thomas & Giovanna McCarthy, Ann H. & Richard A. McKittrick, Ellen & Bob McMullen, Barbara J. & Stephen J. Melchiskey, Eunice R. Michaels, Adnan & Sunshine Mohammadbhoy Family, Barbara & Robert Nichols, Judith H. & Douglas ODell, Dianne & Kenneth Oelberger, Rosemary Pea-cock, Conie & Etienne Perret, Robert & Jean Poole, Linda & Douglas Pos-son, Harriet Potter, Bob & Mary Rackmales, Ray & Dorri Raposa, Marga-ret Rauenhorst, Jean Hutchins & Roger Rittmaster, Diane & James Rose, Paul & Linda Satkowski, Rebecca Sawyer-Fay, Melody & Warren Schu-bert, Naomi Howe & Steve Seekins, Nancy Seibert, Allan & Sally Sey-mour, Pat & Jeff Shaw, Estelle B. Shevis, Anita Siegenthaler, Jean S. Silva, Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Kendrick Smith, Lois Sprague, John Sanford, William Behrens & Molly Stone, Shirley Burnell & Emmett Sutton, Ann & Edward Sziklas, Judith Tarbox, Brian & Marilyn Trask, Barry & Judith Valentine,

Judith Van Lunen, Mary & Graham Waltz, Merritt & Helen Webster, Nancy & David Weill, Nina Lynn Wool-ston & Tracy Wheeler, Alan & Cindy White, Ian Collins & Mariah Williams, John G. & Lucille A. Williams.

INDIVIDUAL ($35$49): Lozina Ames, Michelle Babbitt, Susan H. Barbour, Tom Barksdale, Susan Beebe, Barbara Bell, Lena Bengtsson, Elizabeth Kononen Berry, Marga-ret Boyajian, Dale Bruce, Sari R. Bunker, Deborah Chap-man, Barbara Charters, Sherry Cobb, Marlene Cohn, Ruth Cole, Terry Cook, Sally Cooper, M.D., Jean N. Craw-ford, Leslie Curtis, Phyllis Daggett, Susan F. Davis, Arlene

Day, Mary Ellen Decato, Kathy Deupree, Valerie Donham, Cathy Downey-RisPoli, Julianne J. Edmondson, Maureen Egan, Sarah A. Ellis, Heather Ellsworth, Jean E. English, Cheryl L. Evangelos, Charlotte W. Faller, Amy Faunce, Jenny Ferguson, Abby Fitzgerald, Sue Fleming, Michelle Fong, Blanche Foss, Judith F. Getman, Pamela Gleason, Janet Gold, Carol Good-ridge, Mary Anderson Griffin, Claudia Griffith, Heather Halsey, Jonette Hardester, Jean Heilman, Kristen Heller, Carol Ann Hendricks, Carol Heyer, Claudia B. Hill, Dorothy Hokkanen, Katherine Holland, Deborah Ann Hopper, Thomas D. Hopps, Charlotte & Nicholas Horovitz, Carol Howe, N. Rebekah Huckle, Liga Jahnke, Dorothy K. Jordan, Kristin Kala-jian, Karen Keller, John Kennedy, Aleta M. Kilborn, Marcia Kimpton, June Kincade, Kathryn Z. Klaber, Barbara Klapprodt, Barbara Klie, Loel Kline, Elinor Klivans, Regina Knight, Sharon Landry, Judith B. Laurence, Jacque-line Lee, Colleen Lowe, Kathleen Ludman, Mary Lou Lundy, Barbara Malone, Leesa Mann, Kathe J. Marion-Gallant, Karen Martin, Jean Y. Matlack, Marian F. McAleenan, Patty McDonald, Ann McKendry, Lana McPherson, Janis McQuade, Lanita Medina, Maura L. Melley, Carol Melquist, Erica Merrill, Barbara Michelena, Howard Miller, Marion Mitchell, Alison N. Montgomery, Susan Moore, Erica Morton, Judith Moses, Patricia Moss, Judy Mullins, Virginia E. Noble, Jana Norris, Tricia OBrien, Barbara Ohland, Robert F. Olfenbuttel, Sandra Overlock, Gail Palmer, Elizabeth C. Parker, Bonnie Percival, Christina M. Perugini, Sheri Peters, Sue Pfau, Madeline S. Pitney, Martha M. Porter, Leecia Price, Bridget Qualey, Marietta Raneri, Penelope Ray, Lois D. Rice, Paula Salerno, Marina Schauffler, Dorothea R. Schmitt, Kris, Jim & Alex Schuld, (continued on page 7)

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Maryann Sedlack, Steven Seidell, Steven Shaw, Susan Shaw, Meg Sideris, Susan Sinclair, Jeannine Smith, Mrs. Donna Ward Smith, Lynn Snider, David Spahr, Brenda Squibb, Valerie Stevens, Alicia Stevenson, Marje Stickler, Bell Stone, Jane M. Strauss, Nancy Sullivan, Barbara Sweitzer, Jan B. Taft, Susan G. Taylor, Michelle Terry, Rebecca L. Thompson, Giedra J. Troncone, Marcia T. Turner, Zella Walker, Liza Walsh, Denis Wang, Richard D. Warren, Priscilla Weatherwax, Dee Webster, Judith E. Webster, Adele M. Welch, Christine West, Marjorie R. Wester, Mary Wheelwright, Katrinka Wilder, Katrine McCollum Willey, Joan Wright, Laura Zalewski.

COMPLIMENTARY MEMBERSHIPS: Adele & Dave Ames, Karen & Rob Brace, Nance & Jim Brown, Susan Morrissey & Frank Callanan, Roz Gilbert Family, Betsy Henshaw, Richard & Patricia Judd, Sue & Mike Kandziolka, Heather Bilodeau & Robert Laite, Rene Mathews & Dan Neumann, Jean & Ken Nolan, Elizabeth Stanley.

GIFT MEMBERSHIPS: Ellen Began Family, Nora Hattman Michaels, Catherine Reising-Jones.

GIFTS IN KIND: Ray & Wendy Andresen, Paula & Alex Armentrout, Susan Morrissey & Frank Callanan, Susan & Kennedy Crane III, Dr. & Mrs. Robert Furman, Faith Getchell, Mary & David Holster, Anne Kil-ham, Kathleen Kull, Edie Kyle, David L. Landry, Elizabeth Parker, Jean Hutchins & Roger Rittmaster, Estell Shevis, Debby Smith, Lynette Walther, Joan Wright.

BLANCHE FOSS MEMORIAL GIFTS: Helen Burlingame, Edith King & Linda Lockhart, Mrs. Arthur Hathway, Adnan & Sunshine Moham-madbhoy Family, Barbara W. McCarthy.

OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS: Elizabeth Osborne, Arthur Poulos, Gail & Fred Ribeck, Thomas Wenckus, Jean & Donald White.

TRUST, FOUNDATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT: In 2014, our programs received crucial financial support from a variety of organi-zations, municipalities, private foundations, and family trusts. We thank the following institutional supporters for their help during the past year: Camden Garden Club, Cascade Foundation, The Kendel Kennedy Fund of the Ethel & W. George Kennedy Family Foundation, Kenneth C. and Prudence F. Dickey Charitable Remainder Unitrust, Town of Camden.

Merryspring is very grateful for the support the local business com-munity gave us in 2014. If you appreciate Merryspring, we hope you will extend your thanks to these businesses that help fund our work and provide valuable goods and services to our community.

BUSINESS SPONSOR ($1,000 or more): Camden Real Estate, EBS Style Solutions.

BUSINESS DONOR ($250$499): Allen Insurance and Financial, Camden National Bank.

BUSINESS FRIENDS ($100$249): 17-90 Lighting Showroom, Agren Appliance, Bench Dogs, Inc., Brad Daggett Plumbing & Heating Inc., Camden Riverhouse Hotel, Carol A. Witham Advanced Health & Fitness, Cedar Crest Motel, Chatfield Design, Christopher Glass Architect, Cold Mountain Builders, Cornerstone Kitchens, Country Inn at Cam-den/Rockport,, David C. Olivas DDS, Distinctive Tile & Design, Dominic Paul Mercadante Architecture, Dream Kitchen Studio, Freshwater Stone, Greg Day Lighting, Hammond Lumber Company, Handle It!, Inte-riors By Janis Stone, J W Custom Woodworking, John Edward Gillespie, Architect, Kelsey's Appliance & Sleep Center, Inc., Lee Schneller Fine Gardens, Lighting Concepts, Margo Moore, Inc., McCormick & Associ-ates Builders, Morningstar Stone and Tile, New View Studio, O B & Sons, Inc., Ober & Barrett Builders, Inc., Omni Construction, Inc., Peter T. Gross, Architects, P.A., PHI Home Designs, Priestley & Associates Architecture, Rockport Steel, Silverio - Architecture + Design, Smith & May, Inc. - Hearth & Patio Showroom, The Good Table, TREEKEEPERS LLC - Johnson's Arboriculture, Union Hall, Viking Lumber, Inc., Village Cabinet & Remodeling Co.

BUSINESS SUPPORTER ($50$99) Lincolnville Family Dentistry, Welte & Welte, P.A.

BUSINESS GIFTS IN KIND: Endless Summer Flower Farm, Farley & Son, Inc., Fernwood Nursery & Gardens, Francine Bistro, Goodridge-Lermond Tree Service, Hannaford Super Market, Jackson Landscape Services, Johnny's Select Seeds, Lily, Lupine, & Fern, Moose Crossing Garden Center, Once a Tree, Owl & Turtle Bookshop, Pinetree Garden Seeds, Plants Unlimited, Seabright Pizza, Seasons Downeast Designs, Seed Savers Exchange, Shepherds Pie, Stonewall Kitchen, The Green Thumb.

COMPLIMENTARY BUSINESS MEMBERS: Bixby Bars, Cappy's Chowder House, Comida Latin Kitchen, Delvino's Grill & Pasta House, Inn at Sun-rise Point, Laugh Loud, Plants Unlimited, Smile Big Cupcakes, Laura Cabot Catering, Salt Water Farm, The Lobster Pound, The Market Bas-ket, The Whale's Tooth Pub & Restaurant, Vincents at the Whitehall Inn.

MATCHING GIFTS: GE Foundation, Northern Trust.

2014 Business Support

Dear Members and Friends of Merryspring We are very fortunate to have so many friends and members of Merryspring who, year-in and year-out, support their Nature Center with gifts of time and money. You are the reason Merryspring exists and continues to serve our Midcoast community.

Merryspring has an annual operating budget of almost $140,000 to cover salaries, educational programs, supplies, utilities, maintenance, etc. The major sources of our income are fundraisers such as the Plant Sale on May 22-24 and Kitchen Tour on August 5 and our annual ap-peal for memberships and extra donations. Other income comes from park usage, programs, grants, local businesses, and dividends on our endowment.

So, as we continue moving ahead in 2015, we wish to thank all of you on these pages for your contributions in 2014, and we hope that you will continue to support Merryspring in the future. On behalf of the Merryspring trustees and staff, THANK YOU.

Ray Andresen

P.O. Box 893 Camden, ME 04843

Reserve Merryspring for Your Event Remember to think of Merryspring when you or your friends are planning a wedding, memorial service, meeting, or other special event. Each year several weddings, receptions, and meetings take place at Merryspring. Conveniently located yet away from the noise and bustle of the towns of Camden and Rockport, Merryspring offers stunning gardens and an outdoor hexagon perfect for small ceremonies. A well-tended lawn bor-dered by flower beds filled with spectacular color from June through September will accommodate a tent for up to 200 guests. And the meeting room inside the Ross Center is spa-cious and airy.