Coastal Notes
Posts, images, and videos from MCHT's social media channels
Full moon rising!
MCHT steward, Melissa Lee took this beautiful photo of the almost-full-moon last night at Bog Brook Cove Preserve in Lubec.
Get out there around 5PM tonight and catch the full moon rising! Share your photos and tag us (weather permitting) 🌝
#fullmoonrising #mcht #mainecoastheritagetrust #keepthecoastopen #keepthecoasthealthy #keepthecoastclean #maine #mainelife
Fun opportunity alert!
You can help your favorite Downeast nonprofit receive a share of $100,000 in grant funds from Machias Savings Bank!
We’re pleased to see so many of our amazing partners on the list! Make one pick a day through March 4 and help make a difference for this special part of the coast.
“There’s more to this than just fisheries restoration. That’s the tip of the iceberg. It’s a social gain, an economic gain, ecologically, educational … I can’t do it alone, you can’t do it alone, MCHT can’t, but if we can get more people and more groups, that’s a bigger voice and it’s amazing what we can get done.” – Bailey Bowden, head of the Penobscot Alewife Committee
In 2021, through a collaboration with Bailey and many other partners, we completed the last of five fishway projects, resulting in the Bagaduce River Watershed becoming the first fully restored watershed for fish passage in Maine.
What do rivers have to do with land protection? Watch our short film about Bailey and see how the MCHT Rivers Initiative impacts the ecosystems and people who are so tied to them.
Full movie: https://www.mcht.org/video/bagaduce-fishways-project/
We’re here to share the love today—and MCHT steward, Kirk Gentalen’s most recent Nature Bummin’ story is a story all about love… Kirk’s love for tracking and snow fleas specifically.
Read about Kirk’s adventures and where his love for tracking takes him: https://www.mcht.org/story/you-had-me-at-snow-fleas/
Week 2 of name that preserve! Who’s been up to this view? 😍
Can you tell us where it is?
Your clues:
☘Until recently, it was owned by the same family dating back to before the Revolutionary War.
🌿On a clear day you can spot the windmills of Vinalhaven.
Share your best memories from this special spot in the comments below!
Interested in learning more about the nitty gritty work of land conservation? Want to connect with others who are passionate about this work?
Join us and Maine Land Trust Network at the 2022 Maine Land Conservation Conference!
We’d like to give a special thanks to our friends at L.L.Bean for being a lead sponsor for this event!
Check out the schedule and register to join us in March: https://www.mltn.org/2022-conference/
