Past Projects
Since its launch in 2008, the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program (MNRCP) has awarded over $9 million in competitive grants to non-profit groups, municipalities and public agencies to help restore, enhance and preserve wetlands and other important habitats at more than 78 project sites across Maine. This section provides a look at past projects that have been funded.
| Project Title | Project Sponsor | Funding Round/Year | MNRCP Funds Awarded | MNRCP Region | Project Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin and Curtis Coves | Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | 2010 | $200,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
| Basin Preserve Wetland Restoration | The Nature Conservancy | 2015 | $18,825 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fill removal, restoration | |
| Bell Marsh Wetlands, York | York Land Trust, Inc. | 2010 | $298,907 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
| Blackman Stream | Atlantic Salmon Federation, Maine Council | 2009 | $20,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fishway Construction | |
| Blandings Turtle Incubator (Walnut Hill) | Three Rivers Land Trust | 2014 | $115,350 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
| Boothbay Region Source Water Protection | Boothbay Region Water District | 2015 | $85,630 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
| Boulter Pond Wetlands | York Land Trust, Inc. | 2011 | $244,260 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
| Brookings Bay | Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2009 | $66,903 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
| Caribou Bog - Birmingham | Orono Land Trust/Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2015 | $185,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
| Caribou Bog - Dorion | Orono Land Trust | 2012 | $223,300 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
| Clark Island Wetlands Restoration | Maine Coastal Habitat Foundation | 2009 | $107,937 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fill removal, restoration | |
| Clifford Park- Boutin | City of Biddeford | 2010 | $110,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
| Crooked River - Robie Meadows | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2011 | $69,500 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
| Crooked River Watershed - Green | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2015 | $190,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Enhancement | |
| Davis/Holbrook Fishway | Atlantic Salmon Federation, Maine Council | 2012 | $50,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fishway Construction | |
| East Branch Piscataqua River, Upper | Town of Falmouth | 2010 | $229,285 | Southern Maine | Fee and conservation easement acquisition | |
| Etna Pond Fishway | Atlantic Salmon Federation, Maine Council | 2013 | $62,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fishway Construction | |
| Falmouth Conservation Corridor - Boudreau | Town of Falmouth | 2009 | $72,700 | Southern Maine | Conservation Easement Acquisition | |
| Flanders Stream Connectivity Project | Town of Sullivan | 2010 | $50,000 | Downeast Maine | Culvert Replacement and Fish Passage | |
| Granite State Wetlands | Great Works Regional Land Trust | 2010 | $100,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
| Great Meadow Stream Smithfield | Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance, Inc. | 2010 | $119,794 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
| Hunter Cove-Lewin | Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust | 2016 | $160,000 | Central and Western Mountains | Fee Acquisition | |
| Indian River - Farnsworth | Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation | 2012 | $114,480 | Downeast Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
| Jam Black Brook culvert replacement | Trout Unlimited | 2011 | $69,700 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Culvert Replacement and Fish Passage | |
| Kanokolus Bog North | Sebasticook Regional Land Trust | 2010 | $36,200 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition |