Defunct oceanfront golf course in Trenton could become wildlife preserve

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 3, 2023

A Hancock County land conservation group is planning to buy a defunct oceanfront golf course in Trenton and to preserve it as wildlife habitat. Frenchman Bay Conservancy will purchase the 178-acre Bar Harbor Golf Course property for $2.2 million, a group spokesperson said. The former golf course, located on Route 204, fronts on a long tidal inlet called Jordan River that separates Lamoine and Trenton. The restored property, to be called the Jordan River Preserve, will protect more than a mile of coastline from development, conserving habitat for threatened and at-risk species. Financial partners in the project include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy, Maine Coast Heritage Trust and the Anahata Foundation.