Impacts: Land Trusts Work for Maine

Maine boasts more than 80 land trusts, community-supported, non-profits that have permanently conserved more than 2.5 million acres–12% of the state.

• “Land Trusts Work for Maine” is also available as a downloadable print version (10 MB PDF)

• Expanding Public Access to the Outdoors - Maine’s network of more than 80 land trusts has significantly increased public access to the outdoors for activities including hiking, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, ATV riding, birdwatching, boating, and sightseeing.
• Supporting Rural Economies - Land trusts have completed projects in all sixteen counties that benefit important Maine-based industries such as forest products, fishing, and agriculture.
• Strengthening Our Communities - In addition to welcoming visitors to public preserves, Maine land trusts serve communities in many other ways.
• Maine Land Trusts Preserving History - Across the state, Maine land trust conserved properties tell our collective story: the good and the bad, the famous and the obscure, the distant and the recent.
• A Private Sector Answer to Meet Public Needs - Maine has one of the most active land trust communities in the nation, with more land trusts per capita than any other state.
• Land Trusts Work for Maine – Print Version - Download print version (10 MB PDF)