Throughout the year, Hearty Roots serves local kids, meeting them on local preserves to help area youth become good stewards of themselves and the land. This Mother’s Day weekend, Hearty Roots is offering programming that celebrates moms. That’s right: moms! Hearty Roots extends an invitation to anyone who identifies as a mom to join them for a day of paddling, connection, laughter, and reflection on Saturday, May 13.

This is the space for moms to reward themselves for being the beautiful humans they are. So, don’t know what to get Mom? How about: a day of adventure and kindness! Restoration and respite! Participants will meet at the Bremen Town Landing and hit the water to venture to Bremen Long Island. A short hike will follow, along with all the lovely things you’d expect from a Hearty Roots outing: games, exploration, laughter and joy. A waterside lunch will be offered before the return hike and paddle. The day is expected to last from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There are lots of juicy details over at heartyroots.org about registration and what to pack. But more importantly, they await your enrollment, in celebration of YOU.

Hearty Roots is a local non-profit youth organization that believes all kids matter, and their inclusive year-round programs intentionally offer opportunities that meet every kid where they’re at, developmentally and emotionally. Hearty Roots fosters resilience in Midcoast Maine youth through a fusion of social-emotional and outdoor adventure programming.

For more information on monthly pop-up camps, in-school Taproot sessions, after-school outing clubs or summer adventures, journey on over to heartyroots.org.