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Kennebec Land Trust


Horseshoe Island, Winthrop, Maine. Photo by Jym St. Pierre


Reynolds Forest, Sidney, Maine. Photo by Glenn Hodgkins


Macdonald Woods, Readfield & Wayne, Maine. Photo by Jym St. Pierre

Contact Information

Main Contact

  • Theresa Kerchner, Executive Director
  • P.O. Box 261, 134 Main St.
  • Winthrop, ME 04364
  • Phone: 377-2848 
  • Email: tkerchner@tklt.org

MLTN Member

Mission Statement

The Kennebec Land Trust (KLT) works cooperatively with landowners and communities to protect the natural features and working landscapes of the Kennebec River and Lakes Region.

Region

Kennebec River and lakes region of central Maine: Kennebec County: Augusta, Chelsea, Farmingdale, Fayette, Gardiner, Hallowell, Litchfield,, Manchester, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, Sidney, Vassalboro, Vienna, Wayne, West Gardi

Quick Facts

  • Number of Staff: 2
  • Membership: 700
  • Annual Meeting: August
  • Newsletter: Kennebec Land Trust News, published 2 time(s) annually.
  • Acres owned: 2540
  • Number of Parcels: 24
  • Acres under Conservation Easement: 1026
  • Number of Parcels: 20
  • Founded: 1988
  • In August 2010 releasing first book:                           Between Person and Place: Conservation Histories from the Kennebec Land Trust. Interviews with 18 land donors, photographs of properties, updated map.
  • Newest acquisition: 250 acre Small-Burnham Conservation Area, Litchfield
  • Newest trail:  new loop, 2010 adds to existing trail on Parker Pond Headland
  • Lyceum lecture series in March - public is welcome. 2011 topic is Maine Nature Writers. Field trips follow   lectures in the spring, summer and fall.
  • Contact KLT office for more info. 

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