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Together, We Can Protect Maine’s Coast

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Be Part of the Movement

It’s going to take all of us to build resilience for Maine’s lands, waters, and communities in Maine are resilient in a changing climate. Let’s work together to protect Maine’s lands and waters, and empower communities to save the places that make people’s lives better.

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Be Part of the Movement

It’s going to take all of us to build resilience for Maine’s lands, waters, and communities in Maine are resilient in a changing climate. Let’s work together to protect Maine’s lands and waters, and empower communities to save the places that make people’s lives better.

The impact of your engagement since 1970

+200k

acres conserved with partners

341

coastal islands protected with partners

168

MCHT preserves open to the public

106

miles of MCHT trail to explore

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Contribute to a future of healthy, productive, and accessible lands and waters

Your donation will increase access to the coast, strengthen climate resilience, and care for places that people and communities cherish.

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Give your time to help care for the coast

Get your hands dirty and pitch in as a volunteer. Find a conservation project in your area with support from MCHT.

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I grew up on the Maine coast, but now I live far away. It’s important for me to have the Maine coast preserved for when my children and my children’s children return.

– Garvin Heath, Boulder, CO

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FEATURED EVENTS

Tides of Change at Maine Beer Company

Maine Beer Company, 525 US Rte. 1, Freeport

Thu, Mar 26, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Late Season Seed Sowing at Woodward Point

Woodward Point Preserve, 219 Woodward Point Road, Brunswick, ME

Fri, Mar 27, 2026 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

What you’re making possible

Quote Bill Irwin

This place would not be, if not for MCHT. We not only appreciate the importance of MCHT’s work, but we are honored to be part of The Legacy Circle.

Bill and Keefer Irwin,

Steuben, ME

In nature, we find an antidote to fear and the birthplace of hope. We experience beauty and grace, and feel what a gift it is to be alive.

Rebecca Rockefeller Lambert

More Stories of Impact

Art from the coast of Maine

Art from the
coast of Maine

Artwork by Norma Randi Marshall, Passamaquoddy member of the Wabanaki people, now adorns the entryway to the Erickson Fields Preserve in Rockport.

Queerly ME

Partner spotlight:
Queerly ME

Both Queerly ME and Maine Coast Heritage Trust share a goal of increasing access to lands and waters in Maine.

Discovering a landscape

Discovering a
landscape

This summer at Watershed Camp, young explorers paddled through sunlit waters, hiked forested trails, and immersed themselves in the mysteries of the landscape.

Fish Friends

Fish friends: connecting
students with ecosystems

A collaborative effort to help students from Lubec and Whiting learn more about and contribute to healthy coastal ecosystems.