Richard Anderson was awarded Scarborough Land Trust’s Conservationist of the Year.
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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who now feel they have the political will to do so.
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Skyline Farm celebrates 25 years of conservation, carriages and community
The North Yarmouth nonprofit was established in 2000 as a way to preserve the historic farmland from development and has been open for recreation and education since.
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Penobscot Nation to reclaim 1,700 acres in rural Maine as tribe grows land holdings
The Appalachian Mountain Club is repatriating the parcel to its former Indigenous stewards as part of a larger acquisition finalized Tuesday.
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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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University of New England students take sustainability knowledge into Maine communities
Expanded UNE Sustainability Fellowship program nears end of second year partnering students with land trusts, downtown nonprofits and municipalities on projects to protect and promote the environment.
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Scarborough Land Trust acquires 130 acres to expand conservation area
The 130-acre addition to Silver Brook Preserve expands contiguous conserved lands.
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Imagining the future of Brunswick’s Maquoit Woods
Brunswick’s Maquoit Woods have been much in the public mind for the past three years, even as only a small percentage of us have spent much time in those woods. The catalyst for that attention was their owner’s decision to sell them in 2021. Seemingly sudden, the sale of those 283 acres to a developer […]
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Otisfield Energy Fair takes place Saturday
The Energy Fair takes place 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Community Hall.
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Damariscotta land trust seeks volunteers to tackle invasive plants at Round Top Farm
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust seeks volunteers to join its “Bittersweet Brigade” workdays, from 9-11 a.m. every Wednesday through the summer and fall at Round Top Farm, 12 Round Top Lane, Damariscotta. The goal at the property is to reduce invasive plants, which are non-native plant species that, once introduced to a new ecosystem, establish themselves, […]