Land Protection

Join In On #BillionsofFish Fun!

Mainers, it’s alewife time! Head to your local alewife stream and snap some wildlife pictures for Facebook and Instagram. Tag your photos #BillionsofFish to enter to win prizes from MCHT and partner organizations.

Spring Tide

A poem by Nancy Nielsen, part of the Voices from the Coast project to celebrate peoples’ deep connection to the Maine coast and MCHT’s 50 years of land conservation.

Getting Outside – Safely – in the Midst of COVID-19

While practicing social distancing, you can get outside and enjoy the health benefits—both physical and mental—of MCHT’s public preserves.

Brooksville’s Bakeman Beach has Public Access Guaranteed

MCHT works with the community of Brooksville to protect public access to a local beach

500 Acres Conserved in Rockport and Hope

Coastal Mountains Land Trust makes strides in the Round the Mountain conservation effort, with support from the Land for Maine’s Future program, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, and the Maine Water Company.

A Local Sliding Hill Protected

In East Machias, when a local sliding hill went up for sale, MCHT was able to conserve it, ensuring kids will always be able to access this special spot.

Two New Midcoast Preserves to Check Out

MCHT, the town of St. George, and Georges River Land Trust come together to protect special places in the midcoast for the public to enjoy.

Monroe Island Gets an Upgrade

Stewardship: it’s not all trail building and beach clean-ups

A Developer Reflects on the Conservation of Boot Head Preserve

This bold coast preserve was featured in Down East magazine’s 2019 June edition, followed by a reader response offering a unique take on the conservation of this stellar preserve.

Lookout for MCHT’s New Preserve in Brooksville

MCHT protected Lookout Rock in Brooksville in the spring of 2018. Since then, stewards have been hard at work turning it into a public preserve.

Beloved Views Protected on MDI

Generous landowners donate easements on their extraordinary MDI properties, forever protecting iconic viewsheds on MDI.

Aldermere Farm Celebrates 20 Years as an MCHT Preserve

20 years ago, Albert Chatfield Jr. bequeathed his saltwater farm and world-class herd of Belted Galloways to MCHT, and so many have given to make it what it is today.