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Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association

• Purpose: To accelerate forest land protection in midcoast Maine by aggregating resources and forest conservation strategies into a single effort that will preserve Maine’s Quality of Place by conserving wildlife habitat while promoting sustainable forestry and channeling future growth.
• Partners: Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association, Boothbay Region Land Trust, Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association, Damariscotta River Association, Georges River Land Trust, Kennebec Estuary Land Trust, Medomak Valley Land Trust, Pemaquid Watershed Association, and Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance.
• 2011 Award: $30,000
• 2010 Award: $30,000 Read the 2010 proposal (PDF)

 

 

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The 12 Rivers Conservation Collaborative is seeking to accelerate land protection in midcoast Maine by aggregating resources and conservation strategies into a single effort.  Its plan includes outreach efforts to a new audience of landowners and stakeholders and funding appraisal costs for landowners considering permanent protection of their undeveloped lands.

By targeting conservation at a regional scale the collaborative hopes to attract new funders, economize its operations, have a larger impact, and increase support of conservation efforts in the 12 rivers region.

This project will preserve Maine’s Quality of Place by conserving wildlife habitat while promoting sustainable forestry and channeling future growth. 12 Rivers is seeking to tap into the budding “aggregation” efforts that are being replicated across New England. So while not unique, the collaborative is clearly in the forefront of the effort in Maine and New England and is a leader in creating a coalition of multiple land trusts in Maine to do such a project.

About the Grantees

Androscoggin Land Trust

Friends of Midcoast Maine

GrowSmart Maine 

Healthy Community Coalition 

Keeping Maine’s Forests

Mahoosuc Land Trust / Bethel Area Nonprofit Collaborative

Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Maine Conservation Voters Education Fund 

Maine Development Foundation 

Maine Farmland Trust 

Presumpscot River Watershed Coalition

Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association

Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine

The Nature Conservancy

Trust for Public Land 

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