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Machias Savings Bank Volunteers at the Machias River Preserve
We are incredibly grateful to four volunteers from Machias Savings Bank who came to help us brush out a new trail, the Munson Pitch Trail, at the Machias River Preserve earlier this month.
Fort O’Brien Elementary Students Discover a Secret Pool
On a beautiful warm Spring Morning, 34 Fort O’Brien Elementary School students grades Pre-K to 4th took a trip down the road to Middle River Park to read Downeast Coastal Conservancy’s story of the month: “The Secret Pool” by Kimberly Ridley on DCC’s new Story Trail.
Big Night Surveying 2021
Do you want to take part in a citizen science project to save amphibian lives while collecting important data? Join the Maine Big Night—Amphibian Migration Monitoring (MBN) Project this April!
Check out a Nature Backpack!
This New Nature Program for Downeast Families allows you to check out a backpack full of outdoor exploration gear!
December’s Featured Preserve: Ingersoll Point
A splendid diversity of mosses and lichens carpet and encrust the forest floor across the 145-acre Ingersoll Point Preserve.
November’s Featured Preserve: Klondike Mountain
Klondike Mountain features a bald nubble summit with a nearly 360 degree view of the surrounding bay and landscape.
October’s Featured Preserve: Pigeon Hill
The Pigeon Hill Preserve is a DCC flagship property consisting of a 175-acre hill section to the West of Pigeon Hill Road and the 10-acre Shore Section between Pigeon Hill Road and Pigeon Hill Bay to the East.
4th Annual Bad Little Trail Run
On a gorgeous early fall Sunday morning, 55 runners and walkers took part in the 4th Annual Bad Little Trail Run hosted by Downeast Coastal Conservancy and Bold Coast Runners.
September’s Featured Preserve: Reversing Falls
Situated between Dennys Bay and Cobscook Bay, the 191-acre Reversing Falls Preserve provides spectacular views of the largest set of tidal falls on the Maine coast.
In the News
Edmunds school students build own outdoor classroom
How climate change is impacting Maine’s iconic fall foliage
A Paddler’s Paradise — And a Showpiece for River Restoration
To save the bats, Cub Scouts build houses for local nature preserves
DCC’s Landmarks Newsletter
Downeast Coastal Conservancy distributes a spring and fall copy of our newsletter, Landmarks, to our donors. If you would like to receive the editions as they are produced please consider becoming a donor by using our online form or via mail.