Land Stewardship

Conserved Land Helps Feed a Community

At Aldermere Farm and Erickson Fields, Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s agricultural preserves in Rockport, the land is feeding the Midcoast community.

Caring for Newly Conserved Clark Island Preserve

MCHT has acquired 120 acres of Clark Island to create a special new Midcoast preserve, but fundraising efforts still continue to support ongoing stewardship of the island.

MCHT Preserves See More Use Than Ever Before

In 2020, use of conserved land was up across the state. What did this mean for MCHT land stewards?

Heritage

Essay by Deirdre Whitehead, part of the Voices from the Coast project to celebrate people’s deep connection to the Maine coast and MCHT’s 50 years of land conservation.

Not Networking

MCHT land steward Kirk Gentalen does not appreciate being accused of networking. He does, however, love to hear about the cool stuff in nature you’ve been seeing.

In My Words – Nova Tower

Nova Tower, co-chair of MCHT’s Next Wave, on why she’s proud to be part of Maine Coast Heritage Trust.

My Summer on the Blue Hill Peninsula

MCHT Conservation Intern Andrew Czwakiel spent the summer of 2020 working with Blue Hill Heritage Trust.

Expecting the Unexpected: The Large Projects that Made my Summer

MCHT Conservation Intern Claire Pellegrini spent the summer of 2020 working with Boothbay Regional Land Trust.

An “Office” on the Ocean

MCHT Conservation Intern Lucy Tabb spent the summer of 2020 working with Cape Elizabeth Land Trust.

Clark Island Gaze

MCHT land steward Kirk Gentalen has been enjoying the sights on St. George’s Clark Island Preserve this summer—particularly the butterflies.

Forming Connections, at a Distance

MCHT Conservation Intern Hana Palazzo, a Hudson Valley native from New York, spent the summer of 2020 working with Mahoosuc Land Trust and Mahoosuc Pathways fostering a sense of community involvement in a socially distanced world.

Inside Out: Interning at a Research Reserve

MCHT Conservation Intern Chris Ring spent the summer of 2020 working with the Wells Reserve at Laudholm.

Clocking Changes at Calderwood

MCHT land steward Kirk Gentalen has learned to love walking the same trails over and over again (it’s part of the gig). And Calderwood Island has been one of his favorite places to return to for all the changes that have occurred there over the past decade-plus.