This October, KELT is piloting a new program for Bath Middle School (BMS) 8th grade students. Thanks to dedicated teachers, creative thinking, and new community partnerships, KELT led a gaggle of enthusiastic 13 year olds on a day long, entirely outdoor outing in Phippsburg.
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With thirteen preserves open year-round dawn until dusk for the public’s enjoyment, the land trust is committed to providing access to these public lands for low-impact and traditional recreation including hunting, where appropriate.
Read MoreJoin Summer Land Steward, Leila Bannon, as she learns the 'hows' and 'whys' of monitoring rockweed at Green Point Preserve in West Bath.
Read MoreJoin Summer Land Steward, Helen Vaughan, to uncover the mystery of old woods roads in Morse Pond and Little River Preserves in Georgetown!
Read MoreFor three weeks in July, KELT Community Engagement Manager, Emily Pistell, and Summer Programs Steward, Emily Stinneford, joined our dear friends of ArtVan to share fun facts about the power of salt marshes in the Kennebec Estuary and artistically express all the wonders of marsh-life!
Read MoreIn collaboration with Maine Coast Heritage Trust, KELT raised Galerucella beetles as a biological control agent for the invasive plant purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). Join us on the journey to produce these tiny, loosestrife-munching insects and introduce them to their new home at Center Point Preserve in Bowdoinham!
Read MoreKELT has completed the principal steps required to submit its application for accreditation renewal. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission invites public input and accepts signed, written comments on pending renewal applications. Click here to learn more!
Read MoreOver the past two weeks, our Stewardship Team spent four days rebuilding a section of the Narrows Trail at Thorne Head Preserve.
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