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River~Link

Scaling up for connectivity, wildlife habitat, water quality, and climate resilience

River~Link is a multi-town land conservation initiative, the result of collaboration between state, municipal and non-profit partners. This trail and wildlife corridor connects between the Damariscotta and Marsh Rivers and stretches along the spine of the Boothbay Peninsula.

The goal is a permanently protected and publicly accessible block of connected land totaling several thousand acres that can  support climate resilience, clean water, recreation and wildlife at a necessary scale.

A product of partnerships

Many years in the making, this sweeping trail and wildlife corridor is the result of close collaboration between numerous agencies, organizations, and individuals, including

  • Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
  • Boothbay Region Land Trust
  • Individual donors and foundation supporters
  • Land for Maine’s Future
  • Maine Coast Heritage Trust
  • Maine Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Conservation
  • Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
  • Maine Department of Transportation
  • Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program, administered by The Nature Conservancy 
  • Midcoast Conservancy
  • Private landowners
  • The Towns of Boothbay, Edgecomb, and Newcastle
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service

Pemaquid Wild Pathways

Coastal Rivers is working on a similar initiative on the Pemaquid peninsula. Learn more here!

Recent conservation successes: River~Link