The trust now conserves more than 3,400 acres across the Midcoast and offers community ecological programs.
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Area land trusts air film to support wildlife
A cohort of 10 land trusts is presenting the wildlife feature-length film “A Peace of Forest” to inspire and energize the community around land conservation.
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Posted inTimes Record
Pemaquid Peninsula paves way for accessible nature trails
Outdoor enthusiasts with disabilities are pushing to explore nature using Architectural Barriers Act-compliant paths. Land trusts, including Damariscotta’s Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, are working to make this a reality.
Posted inTimes Record
Harpswell Heritage Land Trust celebrates opening of new preserve on Great Island
Two herons flew over the Anna M. Tondreau Preserve on the morning of Saturday, June 29. At the time, members of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust were setting up for the preserve’s opening celebration across the street. “That’s just examples of (how) there’s nature around here,” said John Boomer, a trustee of the Land Trust. […]
Posted inTimes Record
Hemlock woolly adelgid meets its foe
Local land trusts team up to help save the hemlock trees in the Midcoast.
Posted inTimes Record
BoomerTECH Adventures: Spring has sprung
Like everyone else, we here at BoomerTECH Adventures are enjoying the longer days, later sunsets, warmer weather and May flowers. It’s not just the bees busily buzzing around the azalea, crocuses and daffodils, there’s a plethora of spring activities and resources being sponsored by many local, state and national organizations to engage us in the […]
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Midcoast organizations are recipients of 2024 Casco Bay Community Grant awards
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership recently announced its 2024 Casco Bay Community Grants awards recipients, which include three Midcoast-based organizations. The Community Grants program supports new partnerships and innovative projects that engage communities with Casco Bay and its watershed. CBEP received 10 proposals totaling over $65,000 from schools, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations and community groups. This […]
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Commentary: Conservation can help nature weather forces of change in Maine
A plan to set aside 3,000 acres of forested land in Piscataquis County will protect wildlife, jobs, recreation and more.
Posted inMaine Gardener
Bethel land trust connecting people with their own backyards
The Mahoosuc Land Trust is using gardening as a way to encourage conservationism.
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Georgetown groups and KELT host talk on local marshes
Georgetown Historical Society, Georgetown Conservation Commission and the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust are co-hosting a talk focused on Georgetown’s marshes at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. This free program is focused on the history of marsh management, how that translates to the way marshes look today and how restoration work today takes that history into […]