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Local Kids Help Install Bat and Bluebird Houses
July 2, 2020
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 »
Invasive Variable Water Milfoil Presentation in Collaboration with Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Lake Stewards of Maine
June 17, 2020
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 »
Turtles Benefit From Downeast Conservation Efforts
June 1, 2020
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 »
Momentum to acquire and create the Lakeville Expansion of the Downeast Lakes Community Forest increases as project is ranked first in the nation by the U.S. Forest Service
May 26, 2020
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 »
The Importance of Vernal Pools in the Downeast Lakes Community Forest
May 12, 2020
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 »
National Invasive Species Awareness Week
February 27, 2020
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 »
Invasive Milfoil in Big Lake
January 9, 2020
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 »
The Treasured Biodiversity of Downeast Maine
January 6, 2020
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 »
Twenty Students from Lee Academy Help Construct New ADA Trail
November 6, 2019
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 »
Apples of Grand Lake Stream
October 23, 2019
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 »
