The path at Woodward Point is designed to be navigable by wheelchair users and others with mobility constraints.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Accessible trails to open Yarmouth preserve to more visitors
The Maine Coast Heritage Trust project will create over a mile of accessible trails at the Cousins River Fields and Marsh Preserve. “You’re literally building it for everyone,” said Enock Glidden, an accessibility advocate.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust award recognizes land conservation efforts
Topsham-based Maine Coast Heritage Trust announced April 29 it has awarded the 2025 Espy Land Heritage Award to Niweskok: From the Stars to Seeds, a Wabanaki-led food sovereignty organization based in Swanville. The annual award recognizes those who are making contributions to land conservation and includes a $5,000 donation to a conservation effort of the […]
Bank’s donation boosts Midcoast conservation efforts
Norway Savings donated $5,000 to support climate action and conservation in Maine.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust raises funds to boost climate awareness
The nonprofit Maine Coast Heritage Trust spreads awareness of its efforts to conserve land in the face of climate change with the second annual fundraiser held at Maine Beer Company.
Seven land trusts receive L.L.Bean grant funding for priority conservation projects
Through the support of the L.L.Bean Maine Land Trust Grant Program, Maine Coast Heritage Trust awarded funds ranging from $8,000-$10,000 for conservation projects in six counties across the state.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust hires new senior director of stewardship
Amanda Devine of Freeport has been selected to serve as the new senior director of stewardship to help the trust tackle the many environmental challenges facing the coast of Maine.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust joins effort to restore American chestnut tree in Yarmouth
Maine Coast Heritage Trust, which has a location in Topsham, will be working alongside the Maine chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation to plant 10 young American chestnut trees at Cousins River Fields and Marsh Preserve, a newly protected 82-acre property in Yarmouth that includes a 25-acre field and a significant tidal wetland. The planting […]
Conservation fundraiser in Freeport to benefit Maine Coast Heritage Trust
A fundraising event for Maine Coast Heritage Trust Thursday will feature former state representative Hannah Pingree as the keynote speaker at “Tides of Change: Climate Action Through Conservation.” The event is from 6-9 p.m. on March 7 at Maine Beer Company, 525 U.S. Route 1, Freeport. Proceeds will support MCHT’s ongoing efforts to protect and […]
Maine Coast Heritage Trust hires Topsham resident to lead program
Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT), a statewide land conservation organization, has appointed Angela Twitchell of Topsham to be its Land Trust Program Director. The announcement was made at the annual Maine Land Conservation Conference, held May 3 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. Twitchell will assume the leadership position held for 13 years by Warren […]