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Featured trails, videos, and other trails-related news.

Aerial view of Hart Woods forest and wetlands

A Legacy for the Land: Introducing Hart Woods

We have some monumental news to share with our community! Coastal Rivers is thrilled to announce the successful conservation of...
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Rocky shoreline at La Verna Preserve

Big changes at La Verna Preserve = more to love!

We have some exciting news to share about one of our most iconic spots. If you’ve visited La Verna Preserve...

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Parking area at Castner Brook Community Forest

Two grants smooth the way for the next phase at Castner Brook Community Forest

We're hopping with excitement to share we've been awarded two grants that will fund the next round of improvements to...
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story walk panel at the Bristol Recreational Trail

Story walk on the Bristol Recreational Trail features Wabanaki stories

Thanks to a collaboration between Healthy Lincoln County, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, and Bristol Consolidated School, visitors can enjoy a...
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A large group of Mexicali staff and Coastal Rivers staff and volunteers posing for a shot

Mexicali Blues and Coastal Rivers team up for trail work

We've teamed up with Mexicali Blues to develop a trail connecting Mexicali Blues' Rte. 1 headquarters to the Marsh River...
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all persons trail lined by tall hemlocks

Brand-new all-persons trail at Castner Brook now open

Perfect for walkers, strollers, wheelchairs… and eventually mountain bikes! This fall, we completed construction of a 950-foot ADA-accessible trail that...

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Volunteer sawing a tree stump

Volunteer efforts highlighted in LCN’s “Volunteer View”

By Land and By Water, Coastal Rivers Volunteers Clear The Way By Ali Juell on September 25, 2025 Featured in...

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young man navigating an incline on a trail in a wheelchair

All for accessibility

When I was 11, my family went camping on Mount Desert Island. That was the first time I ever went...
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Jim Grenier raking out the new accessible trail

Accessible trail makes new connection in Damariscotta

Years ago, when now Executive Director Steven Hufnagel was still "the stewardship guy" for Damariscotta River Association, he recalls stopping...
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The Shields-Haas family on their property in Damariscotta

Conservation easement paves the way for extending the accessible trail in Damariscotta

Coastal Rivers is one big step closer to bringing the shared community vision of a fully accessible, mile-long trail connecting...
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Stewardship Intern Morgen Coughlin-Doyle

Diary of a Stewardship Intern

Since working as Stewardship Intern for Coastal Rivers, I've acquired numerous practical skills, including how to use various everyday equipment....
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Snowmobile trail on the O'Bryan's property

Damariscotta conservation donation protects traditional snowmobile trail

According to Steve and Karen O’Bryan, they had four main goals when they first approached Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust about...
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On the trail

Featured trails, videos, and other trails-related news.

On the trail

Featured trails, videos, and other trails-related news.

all persons trail at Castner Brook Community Forest

Damariscotta

Castner Brook Community Forest

A flat and smooth all persons trail through hemlock-shaded woods leads to Castner Brook. On the other side of the brook is a one-mile intermediate mountain bike loop through the...
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Damariscotta

Round Top Farm

Gently mown trails wind through the rolling hayfields of a former dairy farm, with views of the upper Damariscotta River and lovely sunsets. An accessible trail connects to a neighboring...
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accessible trail at Whaleback Shell Midden

Damariscotta

Whaleback Shell Midden State Historic Site

Wander down to the shore through a historic apple orchard and learn the story of the huge ancient shell heap that once lined the shore. A great spot for a...
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