As the February ‘Snow Moon’ rises, land trusts and outdoor organizations get Mainers outside and appreciating the season.
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$10K grant from L.L.Bean will help renovate trails on Pleasant Mountain
Loon Echo Land Trust will use the funds for trail maintenance such as improving resilience to erosion.
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Women’s walking group takes to trails together
The Scarborough Land Trust hosts monthly walks through its preserves.
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Bridgton-area land trust screens select shorts from World Trails Film Festival
The films, from locations ranging from Lebanon and Nepal to Washington state, focused on the importance of natural trails in communities.
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Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust celebrates 40 years of conservation
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.
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.
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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. […]
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Hemlock woolly adelgid meets its foe
Local land trusts team up to help save the hemlock trees in the Midcoast.
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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 […]