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In this month's issue of Naturally Distracted, Kirk Gentalen shares about River Otters. Meet the Mothers, the Pups and the…
In their own words Through the summer-long Richard G. Rockefeller Internship Program, 11 college students gain work experience in land conservation at Maine’s local land trusts. After a week of training, interns devote nine weeks to hands-on work in the many facets of land conservation. Interns build trails, conduct research, steward conservation easements, engage with […]
Last month, the Mi'kmaq Nation acquired its largest contiguous landholding yet, advancing a historic movement to return land and its care to…
Maine Coast Heritage Trust cares for eleven island preserves in the Merchant Row archipelago. Their histories are outlined in this…
Spend enough time in ‘the woods’ and one can’t help but notice that ‘change’ happens all the time. It might…
Learn how the Presumpscot River in Southern Maine shaped one young person, and why it's worth protecting.
Naturally Distracted with Kirk Gentalen So this time of year, things are starting to warm up (compared to February pretty much anything is warm) as daylight hours lengthen (per day). Avianly speaking, we’re saying our last goodbyes to the winter hardcores – the birds that overwintered in the frigid waters along coastal Maine. Seaducks (such […]
On the Narraguagus River in Cherryfield, a community-focused restoration effort serves as a model for re-opening sea-run fish pathways.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) will join partners and communities across the state on May 23, 2026 for a series of locally…
A broad partnership of land trusts, sportsmen and conservation supporters celebrates that the Maine Legislature has passed a law establishing…
