Over 50K Maine acres to be protected by conservation push

ASSOCIATED PRESS • January 17, 2022

More than 50,000 acres of land around Maine will be conserved as part of a land protection drive, according to a charitable foundation. The Maine Community Foundation said funding for the 15 conservation projects involved in the effort totals $619,000. The group said it awarded $145,000 while the rest of the money is from donors. The conservation projects include a $15,000 grant to the Kennebec Land Trust for an acquisition project in Fayette that will protect a wetland buffer zone. A $49,000 grant to Bangor Land Trust will conserve more than seven acres of Wabanaki homeland for cultural uses. Coastal Mountains Land Trust will also receive $9,000 toward the acquisition of 64 acres as part of the Mt. Tuck Preserve in Stockton Springs and Prospect.