Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Access

Creating more public access to the coast ≫

Climate

Making the coast more resilient to climate change ≫

Community

Helping Maine's coastal communities thrive ≫

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There's no place like the Maine coast...

...and we’re on a mission to keep it open, healthy, working, and beautiful.

Become an Anchor and join the community of people making a difference every month. More trails, campsites, boat launches, places to get outside. A coast more resilient to climate change. That's what you make possible.

Putting Your Donations to Work

179,580

acres conserved

335

coastal islands protected

100

miles of trail

155

preserves

Stories from the Coast

Parasites are selfish, and so am I

For a nature bum like Kirk Gentalen, deciding what to write about can sometimes be challenging. Kirk sees cool things every day and there’s so much to choose from! And sometimes you don’t ever really see what’s right in front of you…

Spring Is For Vernal Pools

Take a closer look at wood frog and spotted salamander eggs and egg masses found on MCHT preserves this time of year

Blood in the Tracks

The mother Fisher delivers a litter with one to six (average two – three) youngsters called “Kits”, born blind, helpless, and are partially covered with fine hair.

Farming with Climate Change in Mind

How we’re utilizing regenerative farming practice to mitigate climate change impacts at our agricultural preserves in Rockport.

Land Conservation and Climate Change

MCHT has been engaging in “natural climate solutions” for over fifty years, which is a critical component of the multi-faceted approach we must take to slow the rate of climate change and mitigate its impacts.

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What We’re Working on Now

Learn more about our ongoing conservation efforts and how you can make a difference for the Maine coast through specific causes or places you care about.

Initiatives to Make the Maine Coast More Resilient to Climate Change

Aerial view of islands The Islands Initiative
Mcht Img 8346 Hero The Marshes for Tomorrow Initiative
Rocky Lakedji 0069b The Rivers Initiative
Mcht Forbes Ponddji 0130 Hero The Schoodic to Schoodic Initiative

Special Projects, Programs, and Campaigns

Cousins River Marsh Frontage Cousins River Fields and Marsh is now protected!
Mcht 20211014 Aldermere Farm Belties Pasture Pc Jacob Baker Full The Aldermere & Erickson Campaign
Clover, Edith, Josephine, Sweet Ferns Maple Tapping Copy The Babson Creek Learning Forest Project
Mcht 2y9a1287 Hero The Chris’s Pond Expansion Project
Cutler Harbor Access Project Hero The Cutler Harbor Community Access Project is a Success!
0614161257 The Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Internship Program
Img 5340 2 The Seal Cove Pond Fishways Project
Dsc 0205 B The Woodward Point Accessible Trail Project

Videos from the Coast

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Babson Creek Learning Forest

Old Pond

Old Pond Marsh

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Lanes Island Oysters

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Give Today

Protect coastal lands. Save habitat. Create more trails, campsites, and public water access. Empower Maine communities to save the places that make people’s lives better—from community gardens to public boat launches to working farms and forests.

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Stay up to date on important conservation news, field trips and events, and how you can help care for the coast.