This past Tuesday, Maeryn, Nathanael, and Michael Mercier helped to install a bat box on the Grand Lake Stream Historical Society’s barn on Brown Lane. This box will help to ensure local bats have a safe place . . . read more »
On June 16, 2020, Downeast Lakes Land Trust, in collaboration with Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Lake Stewards of Maine, hosted a Facebook live presentation on invasive Variable Water Milfoil. This milfoil was recently found in . . . read more »
Why does turtle conservation matter? There are 356 species of turtle distributed globally of which 111 call North America their home making us a powerhouse in terms of diversity. Over 60% of turtle species are considered endangered . . . read more »
Project will create spaces for outdoor recreation and a sustainable forest economy while also protecting wildlife, wetlands, and lakeshore. Penobscot County, Maine—The Trust for Public Land and the Downeast Lakes Land Trust (DLLT), today announced that the . . . read more »
A vernal pool, or ephemeral pool, is a body of water, usually about a foot deep, which serves a valuable ecological role. As the name suggest these pools are only available seasonally in the forest and spend . . . read more »
This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week! DLLT’s forest management plan is carefully designed to monitor invasive species and promote biodiversity in the community forest, while maintaining a working forest to support the surrounding community. In . . . read more »
Downeast Lakes Land Trust is currently working with Lake Stewards of Maine, Department of Environmental Protection, and the Passamaquoddy Tribe to defend our waters from invasives like those recently found by Warden Brad Richards in Big Lake. . . . read more »
In October, Downeast Lakes Land Trust welcomed Scott Aker, Head of Horticulture at the US National Arboretum, for a visit to the community forest to learn about DLLT’s native plant species conservation work. During his tour with . . . read more »
Last week, twenty students from Lee Academy in Lee, Maine, came to help construct a section of the new American with Disabilities Act accessible Musquash Esker Trail which will be opening in the Summer of 2020. The . . . read more »
If you sit on the lawn of the Grand Lake Stream Historical Society museum in late fall, you can often hear the gurgle of the ancient stream and the thump, thump, thump of the heirloom apples falling . . . read more »