MCHT News

MCHT’s New Office Awarded Gold Standard

MCHT’s newly constructed Somesville office receives environmental certification in recognition of its many conservation features, locally-purchased materials, and its use of renewable energy. [read more]

MCHT Conserves International Landmark

Maine Coast Heritage Trust recently conserved Treat Island, a 73-acre natural gem with a rich history, which lies between Lubec and Eastport in Maine and Campobello Island, New Brunswick. [read more]

MCHT's Community Outreach Efforts Recognized

In recent years, MCHT has implemented a number of initiatives to broaden our outreach to local communities. These efforts have included increasing the publicity of our preserves, developing new trails, bolstering ties between land conservation and local economies, and hosting dozens of preserve field trips. Recently, these efforts were recognized in three stories appearing in two of the State's daily newspapers. [read more]

Read the Fall 2009 Maine Heritage Newsletter

Maine Land Trust Network

Learn about the Maine Land Trust Network, a program of MCHT that builds and sustains the quality and effectiveness of land conservation organizations statewide, or find your local land trust.

Featured Story

Strong Year for Coastal Conservation

2009 was a landmark year for land protection in Coastal Maine. (Pictured: View from Sheep Island, one of forty projects completed during the past year.) Read more.