Maine Coast Heritage Trust – Conserving the Coast

Access

Climate

Community

There's no place like the Maine coast...

...and we’re on a mission to keep it open, healthy, working, and beautiful.

Become an Anchor and join the community of people making a difference every month. More trails, campsites, boat launches, places to get outside. A coast more resilient to climate change. That's what you make possible.

Putting Your Donations to Work

172,692

acres conserved

334

coastal islands protected

101

miles of trail

146

preserves

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Experience the Maine Coast

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Stories from the Coast

Parasites are selfish, and so am I

For a nature bum like Kirk Gentalen, deciding what to write about can sometimes be challenging. Kirk sees cool things every day and there’s so much to choose from! In the latest Nature Bummin’ article, Kirks explores something that’s been hidden in plain sight!

Spring Is For Vernal Pools

Take a closer look at wood frog and spotted salamander eggs and egg masses found on MCHT preserves this time of year

Blood in the Tracks

The mother Fisher delivers a litter with one to six (average two – three) youngsters called “Kits”, born blind, helpless, and are partially covered with fine hair.

Farming with Climate Change in Mind

How we’re utilizing regenerative farming practice to mitigate climate change impacts at our agricultural preserves in Rockport.

Land Conservation and Climate Change

MCHT has been engaging in “natural climate solutions” for over fifty years, which is a critical component of the multi-faceted approach we must take to slow the rate of climate change and mitigate its impacts.

What We’re Working on Now

Learn more about our ongoing conservation efforts and how you can make a difference for the Maine coast through specific causes or places you care about.

Initiatives to Make the Maine Coast More Resilient to Climate Change

The Islands Initiative

The Marshes for Tomorrow Initiative

The Rivers Initiative

The Schoodic to Schoodic Initiative

Special Projects, Programs, and Campaigns

Cousins River Fields and Marsh is now protected!

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The Aldermere & Erickson Campaign

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The Babson Creek Learning Forest Project

The Chris’s Pond Expansion Project

The Cutler Harbor Community Access Project is a Success!

The Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Internship Program

The Seal Cove Pond Fishways Project

The Woodward Point Accessible Trail Project

Videos from the Coast

Babson Creek Learning Forest

Old Pond Marsh

Lanes Island Oysters

See More Videos from the Coast

Give Today

Protect coastal lands. Save habitat. Create more trails, campsites, and public water access. Empower Maine communities to save the places that make people’s lives better—from community gardens to public boat launches to working farms and forests.

Stay in Touch

Stay up to date on important conservation news, field trips and events, and how you can help care for the coast.