The Nature Conservancy in Maine
Hiking the pitch pine ridges of the Basin Preserve, a 1,910-acre property in Phippsburg donated to the Conservancy in 2006. Photo (c) Margaret Pizer/TNC
Canoeing in the Debsconeag Lakes Wilderness Area, a 46,000-acre Nature Conservancy preserve. Photo (c) Susan Caldwell/TNC
The view of Megunticook Lake from Maiden Cliff in the Camden Hills, where the Conservancy recently purchased three parcels buffering Camden Hills State Park. Photo (c) Rod Vogel/TNC
Contact Information
Main Contact
- Bruce Kidman, Director of External Affairs
- 14 Maine Street, Suite 401
- Brunswick, ME 04011
- Phone: 207-729-5181 | FAX: 207-729-4118
- Email: bkidman@tnc.org
- Susan Caldwell, Conservation Coordinator
- 14 Maine Street, Suite 401
- Brunswick, ME 04011
- Phone: 207-729-5181 | FAX: 207-729-4118
- Email: scaldwell@tnc.org
Alternate Contact
MLTN Member
Mission Statement
The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and water they need to survive.
Region
Statewide
Quick Facts
- Number of Staff: 37
- Membership: 11,000
- Annual Meeting: September
- Newsletter: Maine Legacy, published 4 time(s) annually.
- Acres owned: 136,233
- Number of Parcels: 81
- Acres under Conservation Easement: 22,792
- Number of Parcels: 45
- Founded: 1956
- Host field trips and educational events on many of The Nature Conservancy's preserves
- Helped to protect over a million acres statewide to date
- Largest acquisition: St. John River; Total acres: 185,000 in 1998
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