Since its launch in 2008, the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program (MNRCP) has awarded over $30 million in competitive grants to non-profit groups, municipalities and public agencies to help restore, enhance and preserve wetlands and other important habitats at 170 project sites across Maine. This section provides a look at past projects that have been funded.
Past Projects
Project Title | Project Sponsor | Funding Round/Year | MNRCP Funds Awarded | MNRCP Region | Project Type Sort descending | |
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Twin Bridges - Robinson | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2021 | $16,367 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Salmon Falls - Keay Brook | Great Works Regional Land Trust | 2014 | $213,400 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Crooked River, Scribner Parcel | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2019 | $42,380 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Seven Mile Stream | Androscoggin Land Trust | 2011 | $21,633 | Central and Western Mountains | Fee Acquisition | |
Sucker Brook/Horseshoe Pond | Greater Lovell Land Trust | 2011 | $95,000 | Central and Western Mountains | Fee Acquisition | |
Twin Bridges - Cummings | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2021 | $46,085 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Frenchman Bay Forest | Frenchman Bay Conservancy | 2019 | $162,800 | Downeast Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Middle Bay Wetlands Partnership: Liberty Farm West | Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | 2013 | $35,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Kezar Corridor - Anglo Celtic | Greater Lovell Land Trust | 2021 | $430,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Kanokolus Bog North | Sebasticook Regional Land Trust | 2010 | $36,200 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Meadow Brook Wetlands | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2016 | $95,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Walden-Parke Preserve Addition | Bangor Land Trust | 2019 | $186,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Morse Pond III - Barabe | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2013 | $185,720 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Oyster River Bog | Georges River Land Trust | 2021 | $481,865 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Sherman Marsh Headwaters-Louderback | Damariscotta River Association | 2016 | $173,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Fogg Island Preserve Expansion - Osada | 7 Lakes Alliance | 2019 | $73,250 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Brookings Bay | Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2009 | $66,903 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Perley Pond/Northwest River | Loon Echo Land Trust | 2013 | $136,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Mattawamkeag/Eagle Pond | Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2011 | $115,000 | Central and Eastern Lowlands | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Muddy Cathance River Corridor | Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust | 2016 | $220,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Surry Forest Wetlands | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | 2016 | $495,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Tatnic Turtle Crossing | Great Works Regional Land Trust | 2015 | $164,045 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Warren Woods Wetland Restoration | Scarborough Land Trust | 2012 | $102,650 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Clifford Park- Boutin | City of Biddeford | 2010 | $110,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Boothbay Region Source Water Protection | Boothbay Region Water District | 2015 | $85,630 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement |