Led by Stewardship Chair David Dowley, a team of volunteers spent the day replacing aging and damaged boards with pressure treated lumber.

Send a resume and cover letter to: info@downeastcoastalconservancy.org or Downeast Coastal Conservancy, PO Box 760, Machias, ME 04654 by Sunday, September 26, 2021, 11:59pm. Desired start date November 1st, 2021.

Saying farewell to hard-working staff is never easy! Our Stewardship Director Kyle Winslow has recently accepted a new Land Steward position with Maine Coast Heritage Trust.

For the past four weeks, youth ages 4-12 came to the Lubec Community Outreach Center for two-hours of weekly outdoor exploration with Downeast Coastal Conservancy. Each week, DCC’s Outreach Director Cathy Lookabaugh took the young explorers down the Mowry Beach...

On a warm summer morning, two 5th grade cohorts traveled to Machias River Preserve to conclude their yearlong Outdoor Ed program with DCC’s Outreach Director Cathy Lookabaugh.

On June 11, our valiant volunteers hiked through the Machias River Preserve to the historic Meadows Farm at the top of the Homestead Trail.

On two early spring mornings this May, 19 Alexander Elementary School students hopped on their bus to visit two different Downeast Coastal Conservancy’s preserves in Machias for field trip adventures focused on outdoor exploration.

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.

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.