A Community-Supported Land Trust
Caring for the lands and waters you love in the Damariscotta-Pemaquid region
A Community-Supported Land Trust
Caring for the lands and waters you love in the Damariscotta-Pemaquid region
Where nature and community meet
Join us in conserving special places, protecting water quality, creating trails and public access, deepening connections to nature, and confronting climate change. Midcoast Maine’s special places need you!
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Where we work
Thriving waterways, thriving communities
The Damariscotta-Pemaquid region is defined by its waterways: productive tidal estuaries and the chain of lakes and ponds that make up the Pemaquid River, as well as coastal inlets, marshy wetlands, and countless streams and smaller ponds.
In an area of coastal Maine that is seeing rapid development, these waterways are still healthy and thriving. There are still large blocks of forest here, and big mammals like moose, bear and bobcat.
That doesn’t happen by accident. Together, we are conserving land, protecting water quality, and fostering connections to nature.
Upcoming Events
2025 Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour in Damariscotta
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust invites you to the 8th annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour at Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta, Maine! Enjoy a hand-picked selection of 2025 films, and enter to win great giveaways from Coastal Rivers and Wild & Scenic’s National Partners. There’ll be door prizes and beer, wine, and concessions available through the theater.
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What We're Working On
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For wildlife. For water quality. For community.
Your gift matters – for wildlife, for our lakes, ponds and rivers, and for future generations.
