Queerly ME offers the following programs:
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Trail Mixers are casual, connection centered trail walks, and our flagship program. Periodically during our walk, we will propose conversation prompts to participants. Each time a conversation prompt is introduced, we encourage participants to “mix it up” and find a new person to talk to. These walks help participants build support networks from the ground up!
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Queerly ME offers educational, nature-based workshops and activities. Past workshops and activities include plant identification, foraging, Queer ecology, BIG night amphibian migration tracking, alewife migration, kayaking, flower crown construction, gardening, entomology, birding, and our annual Outdoor Accessibility Summit.
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Queerly ME offers opportunities to strengthen connections between people and place through outdoor exploration and storytelling programs. Past programs include LGBTQIA+ community days at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Intergenerational Storytelling & Speed-friending, community meals, and campfire gatherings.
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Queerly ME organizes overnight trips that center outdoor skill acquisition, outdoor exploration, and belonging. Overnight programs include Big Queer Summer Camp, Camp Chrysalis (serving Transgender and gender nonconforming adults), Queer Art Immersion, Queer Bug Weekend, and Queering The Coast (Marine Biology).
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Queerly ME offers a community training entitled Cultivating Connection which examines the decline of third places, the loneliness and isolation epidemic, and how we can revitalize opportunities for affirming, inclusive social connection to improve societal well-being.
Winter Walk February 2022. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Winter Walk, March 2022. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Winter Walk, March 2022. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Spring Walk, May 2022. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Community Yoga, June 2022. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Flower Crown Construction Workshop, June 2022. Brunswick.
Rangeley Lake State Park Camping Trip, July 2022.
Megunticook Camping Trip, July 2022. Rockport.
Cathedral Pines Camping Trip, August 2022. Eustis.
Baxter State Park Camping Trip, August 2022.
Fall Walk, September 2022. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Trail Mixer, October 2022. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
More Women Surf+ Hangout, September 2022. Scarborough.
Birding, October 2022. Portland Trails.
Trail Mixer, March 2023. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
EVO Rock Climbing Night, March 2023. Portland.
Trail Mixer, April 2023. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Trail Mixer, May 2023. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Owl Prowl, June 2023. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Plant ID, June 2023. Skowhegan.
Community Hike, July 2023. Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust.
Community Yoga, August 2023. Portland. Seachange Yoga.
Tumbledown Mountain Hike & Community Science, September 2023.
EcoVenture Camping Trip, September 2023. Rangeley.
Monroe Island Exploration, September 2023. Maine Coast Heritage Trust.
Trail Mixer, September 2023. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Queer Art Immersion, September 2023. Biddeford, Subcircle Residency.
Flagstaff Hut Trip, October 2023.
Trail Mixer, October 2023. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Medicinal Plant ID & Foraging, October 2023. Mount Vernon.
Trail Mixer, November 2023. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Winter Tree ID, January 2024. West Bath.
Trail Mixer, February 2024. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Trail Mixer, March 2024. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Winter Birding, April 2024. Auburn.
Vernal Pool Exploration, April 2024. Jefferson.
Trail Mixer, April 2024. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Trail Mixer, May 2024. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Flagstaff Hut Trip, May 2024.
Gardening Workshop & Heart Circle, May 2024. Portland Recovery Community Center.
Trail Mixer, June 2024. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Community Hike, June 2024. Rome, 7 Lakes Alliance.
Flower Crown Construction, June 2024. Lewiston.
Medicinal Plant ID & Foraging, July 2024. Mount Vernon.
Monroe Island Exploration, August 2024. Maine Coast Heritage Trust.
Sailing, September 2024. Portland, SailMaine.
Flagstaff Hut Trip, September 2024.
Autumn Harvest, September 2024. Rockport, Maine Coast Heritage Trust.
Queer Art Immersion, October 2024. Cushing, Langlais Art Preserve.
Trail Mixer, October 2024. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Trail Mixer, November 2024. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Trail Mixer, November 2024. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Trail Mixer, December 2024. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Flagstaff Hut Trip, December 2024.
LGBTQIA+ Gardens Aglow Day, January 2025. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
LGBTQIA+ Gardens Aglow Day, January 2025. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
Planting Workshop, January 2025. Falmouth Land Trust.
Winter Extravaganza Trail Mixer, February 2025. Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Music With Belties, February 2025. Rockport. Maine Coast Heritage Trust.
Trail Mixer, March 2025. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Trail Mixer, April 2025. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Queer Wildlife Day, March 2025. Cape Neddick.
Queer Wildlife Day, March 2025. Cape Neddick, Center For Wildlife.
Breakfast & Birding, April 2025. Smithfield, 7 Lakes Alliance.
Entomology Walk, April 2025. Maine Audubon, Portland.
Alewife Migration Walk, May 2025. Damariscotta Mills, Nobleboro.
Alewife Migration Walk, May 2025. Damariscotta Mills, Nobleboro.
Trail Mixer, May 2025. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Intergenerational Storytelling & Speed-Friending, May 2025. Maine Audubon, Falmouth.
Intergenerational Storytelling & Speed-Friending, May 2025. Maine Audubon, Falmouth.
Trail Mixer, May 2025. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Trail Mixer, June 2025. Hallowell.
Trail Mixer, June 2025. Portland.
Trail Mixer, June 2025. Bar Harbor.
Trail Mixer, June 2026. Presque Isle.
Lubec Trail Mixer, June 2025.
LGBTQIA+ Nature Retreat, July 2025. Greenville, Appalachian Mountain Club.
Monroe Island Exploration, August 2025. Maine Coast Heritage Trust.
Big Queer Summer Camp, August 2025. Lubec, Cobscook Institute.
LGBTQIA+ Gardens Day, September 2025. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
Out In The World: LGBTQIA+ Perspectives On Outdoor Accessibility, September 2025. Brunswick, BRIDGE Maine & Adaptive Outdoor Education Center.
Trail Mixer, October 2025. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Root & Bloom, October 2025. Bowdoinham.
Trail Mixer, November 2025. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Found Family Gathering, December 2025. Searsmont.
Trail Mixer, December 2025. Houlton.
Trail Mixer & Community Meal, November 2025. Bethel, Mahoosuc Land Trust.
Trail Mixer, December 2025. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Trail Mixer, January 2026. Bath.
Love In All Ways: Intergenerational LGBTQIA+ Storytelling & Speed-Friending, February 2026. Ellsworth. Network For Older Adults.
Trail Mixer, March 2026. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Equinox Fire, March 2026. Bangor.
Trail Mixer, March 2026. Bangor.
Millinocket Trail Mixer, April 2026.
Trail Mixer, April 2026. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Campfire Gathering, April 2026. Millinocket.
BIG Night, April 2026. Dover-Foxcroft.
Trail Mixer, May 2026. Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
Sunset Kayaking, May 2026. Smithfield. 7 Lakes Alliance.
Queer Ecology & Wild Foods, May 2026. Temple, Maine Local Living School.
Queer Sauna Day, May 2026. Newcastle, Waterstruck Wellness.
Queer Sauna Day, May 2026. Newcastle, Waterstruck Wellness.
Speed-Friending, June 2026. Presque Isle.
Queerly ME is committed to offering programs without a strict financial barrier to participation. We also recognize that participant contributions support the sustainability of our programs and our efforts to grow as the only LGBTQIA+ led organization present in all 16 counties of Maine annually.
If the sliding scale of a program is beyond your financial capacity, reach out to info@queerlyme.org. We are always willing to work with you to ensure you have access to the community spaces we create.
In an effort to consistently offer a no-cost option, our Trail Mixers will always be no-cost to participants.
Programs On A Sliding Scale
Trail Mixers:
Queerly ME’s Flagship Program
Trail Mixers are casual, connection centered trail walks, and our flagship program. Trail Mixers began in 2022 through an intentional collaboration between Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust's Lydia Coburn and Queerly ME's Kyle Warnock. Since then, over 600 LGBTQIA+ community members have found connection with nature and one another on these seasonal walks at various Brunswick-Topsham area properties. We're delighted that the Trail Mixer model has now expanded to other partnerships and natural spaces across Maine.
What makes Trail Mixers so special? Periodically during our walk, we introduce lighthearted conversation starters to the group by asking a volunteer to pick a question from a curated deck of cards. Each time a conversation starter is introduced, we encourage participants to “mix it up” and find a new person to talk to. Trail Mixers facilitate new connections and conversations, and have help participants build support networks from the ground up!
Our Program Partners!
