Seacoast Forest Friends
2026-27 Calendar
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9 AM - 12 PM
Eliot, ME
Fall Session:
Week 1: 8/31, 9/2, 9/4 (Rocks and Gems)
Week 2: 9/7 (Labor Day), 9/9, 9/11 (Rocks and Gems)
Week 3: 9/14, 9/16, 9/18 (Monarch Butterflies)
Week 4: 9/21, 9/23, 9/25 (Snails and Mollusks)
Week 5: 9/28, 9/30, 10/2 (Fall Changes)
Week 6: 10/5, 10/7, 10/9 (Canada Geese)
Week 7: 10/12 (Indigenous Peoples’ Day), 10/14, 10/16 (Trees)
Week 8: 10/19, 10/21, 10/23 (Fungi)
Week 9: 10/26, 10/28, 10/30 (Seeds)
Week 10: 11/2, 11/4, 11/6 (Squirrels)
Week 11: 11/9, 11/11, 11/13 (Skunks)
Week 12: 11/16, 11/18, 11/20 (Raccoons)
Thanksgiving Break: 11/23, 11/25, 11/27
Make up day: 11/23
Total: 34 days
Winter Session:
Week 1: 11/30, 12/2, 12/4 (Evergreen Trees)
Week 2: 12/7, 12/9, 12/11 (Bears)
Week 3: 12/14, 12/16, 12/18 (Hibernation)
Winter Break: 12/21, 12/23, 12/25
Winter Break: 12/28, 12/30, 1/1
Week 4: 1/4, 1/6, 1/8 (Snow and Ice)
Week 5: 1/11, 1/13, 1/15 (Winter Birds)
Week 6: 1/18 (MLK Day), 1/20, 1/22 (Animal Tracking)
Week 7: 1/25, 1/27, 1/29 (Foxes)
Week 8: 2/1, 2/3, 2/5 (Groundhogs)
Week 9: 2/8, 2/10, 2/12 (Moose)
February Vacation: 2/15, 2/17, 2/19
Make-up Day: 12/21
Total: 26 days
Spring Session:
Week 1: 2/22, 2/24, 2/26 (Porcupines)
Week 2: 3/1, 3/3, 3/5 (Woodpeckers)
Week 3: 3/8, 3/10, 3/12 (Maple Syrup)
Week 4: 3/15, 3/17, 3/19 (Wild Turkeys)
Week 5: 3/22, 3/24, 3/26 (Spring Changes)
Week 6: 3/29, 3/31, 4/2 (Beavers)
Week 7: 4/5, 4/7, 4/9 (Earthworms)
Week 8: 4/12, 4/14, 4/16 (Chipmunks)
April Vacation: 4/19, 4/21, 4/23
Week 9: 4/26, 4/28, 4/30 (Vernal Pools)
Week 10: 5/3, 5/5, 5/7 (Flowers)
Week 11: 5/10, 5/12, 5/14 (Bugs)
Week 12: 5/17, 5/19, 5/21 (Bees)
Week 13: 5/24, 5/26, 5/28 (Bats)
Week 14: 5/31 (Memorial Day), 6/2, 6/4 (Crabs)
Make-up Day: 6/7
Total Days: 41
Forest Friends End-of-Year Celebration:
Sunday, June 6th 4 - 6 PM
Summer Sessions @ Eliot Boat Basin:
Week 1: 7/5, 7/7, 7/9
Week 2: 8/9, 8/11, 8/13
RED: No Forest Friends
BLUE: No School for RSU35, but Forest Friends will meet