Videos

After 20 years at Maine Coast Heritage Trust and 13 years as the Director of the Land Trust Program, Warren “Whit” Whitney will be retiring at the end of May to enjoy life, volunteer for causes near to his heart, and spend as much time as possible outdoors! Whit has…

Kennebec Land Trust (KLT) staff share an overview of their development of the Baldwin Hill Conservation Cemetery. Baldwin Hill now provides ecologically sound burial for people of all faiths. KLT discuss governance, stewardship, legal, technical, and financial issues and highlight how KLT made the decision to pursue this project for…

  Each year, Maine Coast Heritage Trust presents the Espy Land Heritage Award to an individual, organization, agency, or coalition for exemplary conservation efforts in Maine. The award recognizes those that have made outstanding contributions to land conservation in Maine while inspiring others.  On May 3, 2023, as part of…

Facilitating Wabanaki Access to Traditional Wabanaki Territory for Cultural Uses This workshop provides some history of cultural background on traditional Wabanaki land uses, describes how such cultural uses are still carried on today, what they might include and why they are important.  Information on tools being developed for securing or…

At The Speed of Trust: The Role of First Light Conservation Community Delegation Beginning in 2019, a small group of people from the conservation community in Maine have been bringing their land conservation skills and experience into a conversation around increasing land and access for Wabanaki people. In this session,…

  Effective Board Financial Oversight Engaging your board in financial oversight is critical to the long-term health and stability of your land trust. Rethink your Board’s financial oversight and direction-setting roles and explore new tools and strategies to build Board understanding of your land trust’s greatest financial risks and key…

Governance Really Matters: Are You Ready for Leadership Succession? Organizational governance matters seem to always fall to the bottom of the priority list with many organizations. Hear an engaging conversation with Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust leaders Penny Asherman and Rod Vogel as they share their story of a 5-year…

Raise the Bar; Lower the Barriers – Making your land trust properties more accessible Two Maine-based adaptive adventure advocates share the Zoom screen to tell a story that is part inspiration, part aspiration, part actual instruction. Enock Glidden of Go Beyond the Fence and Zach Stegeman of the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center  team…