In 2003, the PWA formed a partnership with the Town of Bristol Parks & Recreation Commission to open Beachcombers’ Rest, a nature center located in the town pavilion at Pemaquid Beach Park. In addition to its displays and interactive exhibits, the Center serves as base of operations for a variety of multidisciplinary programs that draw upon beach resources. The overall intent is to foster awareness and appreciation for the local environment, thereby helping to ensure that this rare and remarkable beach will be enjoyed by future generations of beachgoers. Interested in volunteering at the Nature Center, click here to learn more. or Email:info@pemaquidwatershed.org

Directions: Click on the green arrow below for an interactive map to Beachcombers' Rest at Pemaquid Beach.

Beachcombers' Rest in the News

Maine Community Foundation Spotlight Grant, click here to learn more.

The Center is open seven days a week, July through August, weather permitting. Please join us for our weekly interpretive beach walks and hands-on activities, including visits from a marine animal touch tank, art classes, tide pool explorations, and more. A complete schedule of events is posted at the start of each season. The BRNC programs are fun,
educational, and free (unless stated otherwise), although each visitor is required to pay the nominal admission charge to enter the Pemaquid Beach Park.

Read the column at right for more details about our current season.

Founders at the Beachcombers' Rest Nature Center Joan Lyford (left) and Diane Perry (right)

Beachcombers' Rest Schedule – you will be able to download a complete schedule here as a pdf file – so please come back! For more information on a specific event, please call the Nature Center at (207) 380-1440 (July and August Only).

The 2009 Native American Recognition Celebration weekend will be July 24-26. Full schedule at:
http://wabanakidays. org/schedule.html

Sunday, July 5: Nature Center Opens for the Season!

Touch Tank Every Week: The tank is provided courtesy of the Gulf of Maine Foundation and Darling Marine Center. It allows visitors, both young and old, to experience first-hand many of the animals and plants that inhabit our coastal waters through observation, drawing, photography, discussion, and gentle handling of the creatures.