Maine Preservation’s annual list includes a Civil War-era former governor’s home damaged by fire in 2024 and a remnant of a Franklin County fairground.
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Family gift creates new Muscongus Pond Preserve in Bremen
The gift will protect of water quality and honors Nancy and John Dean’s parents’ wish to see the family’s land conserved for future generations.
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Falmouth Land Trust works to quell invasive plant takeover at new preserve
As it opens River’s Edge Preserve to the public, the land trust is embarking on a battle with the bittersweet vines threatening the 24 acres.
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Maine beaches’ roped-off areas protect nesting birds
This summer, when visiting one of Maine’s many beaches, you may have noticed areas roped off with signs indicating that this is to protect the nests of sea birds. These areas tend to be in the upper portion of the beach where the grasses begin and can offer some protection for the nesting birds even […]
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Harpswell’s Halfway Rock lighthouse preservationist receives Maritime History Service Award
On Oct. 24, Ford Reiche attended the National Maritime Historical Society’s Annual Awards Dinner, where he was honored for preserving a piece of Maine’s rich seafaring history.
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Maine preservation group lists former children’s museum among most endangered places
The building at 142 Free St. is slated for demolition as part of a major expansion by the neighboring Portland Museum of Art.
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Midcoast scientists team up to save marsh habitats
Rising sea levels bring tides that threaten coastal birds’ extinction. Maine scientists have teamed up to create more resilient marsh systems, and the Midcoast is spearheading the movement.
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New York City historic preservation specialist hired as leader of Greater Portland Landmarks
Kate Lemos McHale, who grew up in Damariscotta, is the preservation nonprofit’s new executive director.
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Your Land: Meet the beetles
Lady beetles were imported from Pennsylvania to combat the hemlock woolly adelgid infestation affecting eastern hemlock trees in Brunswick and Topsham.