Milbridge Commons
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GUIDELINES
What You Need to Know
- No camping permitted
- No fires permitted
- Motorized vehicles and bikes not permitted on trail
- Keep dogs leashed
- Carry out all trash (see details)
- Please leave no trace
- Respect private property
- Respect other visitors peaceful use of the park
WHY WE CARE
A Growing Community
Milbridge Commons is a unique community park with an important cultural mission. Take a stroll along the 0.2-mile, wheelchair and stroller-friendly track—a 6-foot wide path with a compacted gravel base—that winds gently around the community gardens. As you explore, you’ll find a playground, lending library, pollinator garden, and more. You’ll also be treated to pleasant coastal views of Narraguagus Bay and experience the success of the ongoing partnership between MCHT, Women for Healthy Rural Living, and the local community.
Features
How to Get There
The preserve is located on Route 1, less than a quarter-mile south of Milbridge and across from the town’s Historical Society. A short driveway leads east to a small parking area.
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Click on trails and landmarks to learn more about what Millbridge Commons has to offer.
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FIELD NOTES
Getting to Know Milbridge Commons
The Path to Conservation
In partnership with Women for Healthy Rural Living (WHRL), MCHT purchased the property in 2015.
On the Preserve
The 4.6-acre Milbridge Commons is an open field in the heart of downtown Milbridge, within easy walking distance of nearly anywhere in town. It offers beautiful views of Narraguagus Bay, featuring nearly five hundred feet of shoreline that’s frequently visited by tidal waterfowl, wading birds, and other avian species.
The property is primarily a field that has been grazed or hayed for decades. The vegetation, which includes grasses, lupines, and ferns, is flanked by low shrubs and a few apple trees along the southern edge and a small stand of trees along the western boundary.
A Community Partnership
In 2013, Women for Healthy Rural Living (WHRL) was inspired to create “Incredible Edible Milbridge,” a series of public vegetable gardens and education initiatives designed to create a community that is stronger, healthier, and more food independent.
As the project flourished, WHRL set its eyes on a 4.6-acre parcel of riverfront property along Main Street. With big dreams of growing organic vegetables and community spirit, WHRL approached MCHT about conserving this property. MCHT embraced the idea and purchased this land in 2015, enabling WHRL to begin planning the project’s expansion.
Milbridge Commons is now an innovative community park and garden with wheelchair and stroller friendly walking trails, providing visitors opportunities for exercise and communing with nature. The successful Incredible Edible Milbridge gardens have also been expanded, offering free organic help-yourself produce to all visitors in a continued effort to improve the health and nutrition of Downeast citizens. Plans are underway at the Commons to include the area’s first public play space, complete with unique features designed to stimulate the imagination of children and encourage outdoor exercise.
STORIES FROM DOWNEAST
Deepening Our Connections to Nature and One Another
Our stories remind us why we commit ourselves to the work of conservation. Here in Maine, nature is still big and bold enough to remind us that we are part of it. We want to make sure this remains true.
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Help Us Take Care of the Preserve
This preserve belongs to all of us; that’s why it’s important to follow our strict carry in/carry out policy when you visit. Additionally, please carry out all trash and pet waste.