Learn to dig clams with Kennebec Estuary Land Trust on Monday, Aug. 12 at Reid State Park in Georgetown. Fun for all ages. Kennebec Estuary Land Trust photo
GEORGETOWN — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s most popular summertime event is coming up from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug. 12, at Reid State Park. Traverse clam flats with Georgetown’s Shellfish Warden Jon Hentz and learn to dig softshell clams. This quintessential Maine activity is great for families, children and adults.
No clam digging license is needed to dig a peck of clams from the sandy flats near Todds Point. Adults and children alike can hunt for softshell clams and other tidal creatures, according to a news release fromEmily Pistell with the trust.
Hentz has been warden for several towns in the Kennebec Estuary region for more than two decades. He will share clam digging techniques as well as information about the local clam harvesting industry. Participants can discover the importance of clean water to the clams and the harvesters that dig them.
The program offered by KELT and open to the public. Participants will need to pay the state park entrance fee. This is a rain or shine event and registration is strongly encouraged at kennebecestuary.org.
For more information, visit its website or call 207-442-8400.
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