MaineCF’s Maine Land Protection grant program awards $250,000

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Land Protection grant program has awarded $250,000 to eight nonprofit organizations across the state. Launched last year, the program provides grants for land acquisition or land conservation easement projects.

The 2020 grantees include:

  • Downeast Lakes Land Trust, Grand Lake Stream, to acquire 2,025 acres in Lakeville to expand the Downeast Lakes Community Forest and create opportunities for outdoor recreation, sustainable forestry, wildlife habitat, and shoreline conservation
  • Kittery Land Trust Inc., to preserve 30 acres for use as an outdoor center for students, volunteers, teachers, farmers, and diverse members of our town
  • Maine Farmland Trust, Belfast, to purchase an easement on the new home of Liberation Farms, a cooperative farm led by the Somali Bantu Community Association and their members.

The application for the next round of Maine Land Protection grants opens June 1, 2021; deadline for submission is September 15. Guidelines, application, and a list of recent grants are available at www.mainecf.org.