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Videos from the Coast

Tour a preserve, learn from a land steward, or enjoy calming coastal moments.

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2023 Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Interns

Meet Amanda Moeser. Amanda is the owner/operator of Lanes Island Oysters—a small sustainably run oyster farm directly off the shores of MCHT’s Lanes Island Preserve in Yarmouth.

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Take a Tour – The Stone Barn Farm, Bar Harbor, Maine

For more than a hundred years, Bar Harbor’s Stone Barn has greeted people crossing Mount Desert Island. Learn about the Farm and MCHT’s plans for the future.

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A Coastal Moment in Southwest Harbor, Maine

Southwest Harbor, Maine, is located just west of the southern entrance to Somes Sound on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County. 

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A Coastal Moment at Hamilton Cove Preserve in Lubec, Maine

This 1,225-acre preserve in Lubec provides people of all ages opportunities to experience a rugged coastal landscape of cobble beaches, sheer cliffs, and rocky promontories.

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Take a Tour – Aldermere Farm, Rockport, Maine

Join us for a virtual visit to MCHT’s Aldermere Farm Preserve and meet the spring calves—the newest additions to the award-winning Belted Galloway herd.

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A Coastal Moment from Penobscot Bay, Maine

Famed Penobscot Bay is enhanced by a collection of islands conserved by many organizations, including MCHT.

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A Coastal Moment at Maquoit Bay in Brunswick, Maine

This ecologically rich bay touches shorefront in Freeport and Brunswick. Over the last several decades, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust and other organizations, including MCHT, have worked to protect surrounding lands and the ecological integrity of the bay.

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A Coastal Moment at Babson Creek in Somesville, Maine

Babson Creek is at the head of Somes Sound on Mount Desert Island. MCHT has a 36-acre preserve along the shore of the creek, featuring meadows, salt marsh, and a small wooded area that attracts wildlife throughout the year.

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Explore Springtime Wetlands

MCHT Regional Steward Kirk Gentalen and his son explore ponds in Saint George, Maine, to find aquatic critters in early spring.

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A Coastal Moment at Boot Head Preserve in Lubec, Maine

Boot Head in Lubec features moss-lined paths to coastal bogs, cobble beaches and rocky promontories that offer stunning views of Maine’s Bold Coast.

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Where the Land Meets the Sea

“I grew up learning how to canoe down tidal rivers, how to dive under a wave, how to reach into tide pools to find moon snails I could put my lips to and hum.”

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Take a Tour – Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, Maine

Tag along with MCHT outreach coordinator Ceci Danforth as she visits this southern Maine preserve on a spectacular spring evening.

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A Coastal Moment at Cooksey Drive Preserve in Mt. Desert, Maine

On Cooksey Drive east of Seal Harbor in Mount Desert there’s a sweet little overlook, protected by MCHT.