This February, we are looking for new solemates who care all about the land and waters we all love! Make a donation in honor of a special valentine and we, DCC, will send them a special nature-themed valentine’s day card!

Poetry enthusiasts from the DCC and the Downeast Salmon Federation recently gathered over wine and cheese at the Peter Gray Hatchery in East Machias to hear three poets perform some of their poetry and to celebrate the publication of the Writing The Land: Maine, the new anthology hosting 13 Maine land trusts and the 27 poets inspired by their adopted lands.

Wednesday October 26 was a beautiful, seasonably cool evening for Downeast Coastal Conservancy’s (DCC) sponsored Jack-O-Lantern Walk on the Mowry Beach Boardwalk in Lubec.

An enthusiastic group of runners, walkers and volunteers gathered in early October for the 6th Bad Little Trail Run jointly sponsored by Bold Coast Runners and Downeast Coastal Conservancy at the Machias River Preserve.

DCC has been selected as a host site part of the Maine Conservation Corps AmeriCorps Environmental Steward Program. We will host one 900 Hour Environmental Steward from June – November 2023.

We are pleased to announce that this year DCC is applying for its first renewal of accreditation. A public comment period is now open.

We are thrilled and honored to announce that Writing the Land, a collaboration between poets and protected lands, has featured our organization in their next edition Writing the Land: Maine.

Last week the DCC Stewardship Team, MITA, and several volunteers came together for a morning’s adventure to collect ocean-borne trash from DCC’s South Addison Islands.

On a gray day of impending drizzle, a small group of stalwart volunteers and Downeast Coastal Conservancy stewards gathered to work on the Money Island trail at the western edge of the Machias River Preserve.