Maine Natural Areas Program Offers Free Pre-acquisition Review for Conservation Projects

Free service from Maine Natural Areas Program provides pre-acquisition review for conservation projects.

The Maine Natural Areas Program (MNAP), within the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, has long served as a significant source of information on the State’s important natural features. Working with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, MNAP offers a pre-acquisition review service for conservation projects. Land Trusts, municipalities, and State and Federal Agencies may request this free service. This review will best serve projects that are currently being considered for conservation, have landowner engagement, and are scoping or drafting funding proposals for any public funding source such as Land for Maine’s Future Fund, NAWCA, the Maine Natural Resources Conservation Program, or Climate Resilience Conservation Fund. You will receive a checklist and map that identifies documented rare plant and animal species, rare and exemplary natural communities, significant wildlife habitats, climate resiliency modeling, marsh migration opportunities, and/or forest condition information.

For more information visit: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/ and click on the Pre-acquisition Review link.   Interested applicants may download a one-page form to request review and submit requests to us at .