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April’s Feature Preserve: Tide Mill Creek
April’s Feature Preserve is Tide Mill Creek, an easy 2 mile trail network with a great rock vista!
Outdoor Activities
Looking for ways to stay entertained while social distancing? Nature is full of opportunities to learn and explore. Check out a list of activities and head out to one of DCC’s properties to discover something new!
New Vining Lake Community Preserve
Downeast Coastal Conservancy (DCC) announced today that it has acquired all of the land surrounding 26 acre Vining Lake located approximately 21miles north of Machias, in the Town of Cooper and Cathance Township. This is DCC’s first step in creating the Vining Lake...
2020 Winter Access Adventures
Hitting the trails on a cool winter day can be an exciting way to gain a whole new perspective on a property you know.
Introducing New Membership and Outreach Director
Please join us in welcoming Cathy Lookabaugh as the newest member of our Downeast Coastal Conservancy Team.
A Visit to Tide Mill Creek by Kurt Manco
Since starting my internship in May with DCC, I have been fortunate enough to be able to spend a good bit of time outside on the trails at a number of DCC’s properties. A few weeks ago, I hiked the approximately 2.5-mile trail system at Tide Mill Creek in Jonesboro...
Downeast Coastal Conservancy Welcomes New Executive Director, Jon Southern
Machias, Maine (March 21, 2018) Originally from the United Kingdom, Jon moved to Perry, Maine in 2001 to join his wife Nancy. Jon brings a broad range of management experience from a variety of disciplines, including work with non-profit organizations....
Downeast Coastal Conservancy Earns National Recognition
Strong Commitment to Public Trust and Conservation Excellence Machias, Maine (March 15, 2018) – Downeast Coastal Conservancy (DCC) announced today that it has achieved national recognition as an accredited land trust– joining 398 other...
Off to the Races: DCC Hosts Inaugural Bad Little Trail Run
On a gorgeous early fall Sunday morning, 69 runners and walkers took part in the first-ever Bad Little Trail Run with a choice of 2.5 mile and 6 mile course options through DCC’s Machias River Preserve (more on those distances later). The route...
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.