Maine Land Protection

Land in Common, to protect 66 acres of land in Belfast and create a community space for land connection and multiracial solidarity building: $30,000
New Learning Journey, to acquire 101 acres of agricultural land, woodland, and waterfront for the Mi’kmaq Nation in Littleton: $40,000
Niweskok, to purchase a 245-acre farm and forest in Swanville: $50,000
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, to acquire approximately 103 acres of land within traditional Passamaquoddy Territory: $50,000
Trust for Public Land, for the Wáhsehtəkʷ effort and the rematriation of 30,000 acres in the Katahdin Region: $10,000
Western Foothills Land Trust, to purchase an 80-acre community forest in Otisfield: $20,000

From donor-advised funds:

Blue Hill Heritage Trust, to conserve a 15-acre shorefront property in Brooksville: $2,500

Coastal Mountains Land Trust, to acquire 119 acres in Waldo: $38,600
Hearty Roots, to secure 100 acres in Bremen for mindful recreation: $50,000
Somerset Woods Trustees, to acquire 75 acres in Anson on the Carrabassett River for public access and protection of four endangered and threatened species: $38,599

From donor-advised funds:

Blue Hill Heritage Trust, to conserve the Bridges property on the Bagaduce River: $5,000
Greater Lovell Land Trust, to purchase 1,350-plus acres of forest and 4 miles of Kezar River frontage: $50,000
The Trust for Public Land, to create and protect 446-acre Rumford Community Forest for recreation, habitats and sustainable forestry: $50,000

Frenchman Bay Conservancy, to purchase Whitney Forest, 467 acres in downtown Ellsworth: $22,700
Friends of Haystack Mountain, to acquire 57 acres in Montville, which includes recreational trails and blueberry barrens: $22,700
Land in Common, to purchase 105 acres in Greene: 70 will be returned to Wabanaki care, 22 will be added to an existing agricultural ground lease, and 13 will become long-term ground leases for new BIPOC land stewards: $35,500
Maine Coast Heritage Trust, to purchase six acres in Machiasport and facilitate the return of the land to the Passamaquoddy Tribe: $22,700
Trust for Public Land, to purchase 24 acres in Portland to create the North Deering Park: $50,000

From donor-advised funds:

Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust, to purchase parcels in the valley between Saddleback and Mount Abraham, protecting 3,354 acres that will become part of the state's Mount Abraham Public Reserve Land unit: $10,000
Western Foothills Land Trust, to purchase 52 acres to help create a 2,300-acre conserved landscape stretching from Waterford and Harrison to Norway and Otisfield: $10,000