Outdoor Recreation

A Fantastic Opportunity

An Ecology and Environmental Science student and MCHT conservation intern develops personal and professional skills and gains experience in invasive species management.

My Experience with MCHT

A student from Virginia is happy to find himself in Maine, living and working near “one of the most beautiful beaches in the country.”

Land Stewardship Fun in the Summer Sun

A lover of the natural world, Conservation Intern Brooklyn Washburn says it’s important to conserve land for plants, animals, and for people—so that more may fall in love like she did.

Summer in the Mahoosucs

Conservation Intern Jacob Burgess stays busy in the summer of 2019, contributing to a wide-range of projects for Mahoosuc Pathways and Mahoosuc Land Trust.

Research by the Ocean – My Internship Experience

MCHT Conservation Intern Jacob Watson supports soundscape ecology research and other work at Wells Reserve.

Learning from the Land

Environmental Planning and Policy student Kyla Curtis gets an education in the multi-faceted work and community impacts of land trusts.

Land Stewardship’s Many Rewards

MCHT Conservation Intern Jacob Lawlor on humid work days, lessons learned, and wildlife spotted while on the job for York Land Trust.

Bring Your Binoculars to MCHT Preserves

The September 2019 issue of Down East magazine has a special feature about how land conservation keeps Maine a birding mecca.

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.

20 Years Bringing Lubec School Kids Outside

When Melissa Lee joined MCHT’s stewardship staff in 1999, she also began a program—The Lubec Outing Club—to get local kids outside. Twenty years later, it’s still going strong.