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Topics relating to our “coastal rivers,” including lakes, ponds, rivers, and estuaries.

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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swim rock on the shoreline of the new Muscongus Pond Preserve

Family gift creates new Muscongus Pond Preserve in Bremen

We are thrilled to announce the creation of the Muscongus Pond Preserve, a 34-acre property in Bremen generously donated by...
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Sarah hands off a clipboard to a volunteer in a kayak

Coastal Rivers’ community science programs featured in Environmental Monitor

The Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is one of many land trusts across the US dedicated to monitoring and maintaining natural...
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cleanup volunteers passing trash from a boat to a dump truck

Annual River clean-up brings in over 1,320 pounds of trash

On Friday, November 1, staff and volunteers from over a dozen local businesses and organizations took time off from work...
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Lush field with a pickup truck far off near the shore

Donated conservation easement in Bristol protects clamming access on Johns Bay

Michael Hope's family bought a plot of land on the East Branch of Johns Bay in Bristol back in 1947....
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Helen Weld and Robert Strachan

Edgecomb couple donates conservation easement on Salt Marsh Cove

At a bend in the Damariscotta River just below Glidden Ledge, a cove reaches inland along the Edgecomb shore. On...
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musk turtle

Musk You Leave so Soon?

An uncommon encounter with a musk turtle Earlier this week I visited Biscay Pond in preparation for a class with...

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Forest Holbrook taking a water sample

Water quality monitoring is a community effort

Photo: Water Resources Intern Forest Holbrook takes water samples while veteran water quality monitoring volunteer Steve O’Bryan looks on. Article...

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Chris Coombs pointing to property marker

Donation of land in Bristol benefits wildlife and water quality

Coastal Rivers recently completed two land conservation projects in Bristol, adding a total of 60 acres to the existing Half...
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A volunteer takes a water sample at the Damariscotta town landing

Maine Coastal Observing Alliance awarded grant for water monitoring

The Maine Coastal Observing Alliance (MCOA), a network of nine conservation groups monitoring water quality in midcoast Maine estuaries, is...
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volunteers picking up trash on the shore

What do an engine block and styrofoam bits have in common?

"Whoa – is that an entire engine block?" What might pass for a strange pick-up line in another setting is...
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under the big tent at Coastal Rivers' Membership Celebration

Coastal Rivers welcomes new trustees

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust members voted in a slate of four new trustees at our annual membership celebration in July....
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Water Quality

Topics relating to our “coastal rivers,” including lakes, ponds, rivers, and estuaries.

Water Quality

Topics relating to our “coastal rivers,” including lakes, ponds, rivers, and estuaries.

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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