Please Note: Backpacks will be temporarily unavailable from Wednesday, September 15 to Monday, September 27, 2021 while our Community Engagement Coordinator is out of office. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

Available to borrow from the Tidal Falls Preserve in Hancock, these kits have everything you need for exploration on FBC trails & preserves!

These kits contain all the materials used in the Intertidal Exploration with Maine Outdoor School and the Ecosystem Exploration with Maine Outdoor School videos!

Using your FBC Explorers Backpack

1. Reserve a Backpack by emailing our Community Engagement Coordinator, Kelsey Moore, to coordinate a pickup time. Email kelsey@frenchmanbay.org with the subject line, “Backpack Request.”
2. Stop by the self-serve kiosk at Tidal Falls Preserve in Hancock to grab a backpack! Jot down your name and the date you picked up your backpack on the sign-out sheet.
3. Learn & explore with your backpack for one whole week from pickup! Inside you’ll find instructions for using the tools in your backpack, coloring pages, and scavenger hunts!
4. Return your backpack to the Tidal Falls Preserve kiosk, placing it in the plastic bin to be sanitized & quarantined before it goes out to the next family.