Stories and Updates from the Coast Fall 2021 Downeast Edition
The produce grown at the Milbridge Commons Wellness Park’s vegetable gardens is free for everyone.
From the President
Forever Grateful
Over the ten years I’ve served as president of MCHT, I’ve developed wonderful relationships with so many of you and, even with those I’ve not had the privilege to meet in person, I feel the strong connection that comes from a shared passion for the common cause of protecting Maine’s incredible coast.
There is an intimacy in the relationship between land and sea that is incredibly powerful. We respond to it instantly. We want to share in that relationship, and we are willing to work hard to sustain and protect it.
Featured Stories
Creating Common Ground
If you’re curious to know what four-and-a-half acres can do for a community, go to Milbridge, Maine.
Large-scale Conservation Effort Makes Maine More Resilient
In September of this year, The Nature Conservancy acquired a 13,500-acre property west of Cherryfield to add to their Spring River Preserve, which now totals 23,500 acres.
Why Rivers Matter in a Changing Climate
Conditions on the Maine coast are rapidly changing. The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 95% of the world’s oceans; sea level is expected to rise six feet in the next fifty years;
In Brief
Name that MCHT Preserve
Some hints…
This was our very first preserve!
This place witnessed military action during both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
Now forested, the land was mostly meadow in the nineteenth century and a popular place to take carriage rides.y.
Thanks to our Donors
Everything you read about here is possible thanks to MCHT donors and supporters. Thank you for all you do for the Maine coast.
Have you made your gift to MCHT this year? If not, give today, and keep up the good work for the coast.
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