Land Trust Purchases a Remarkable Property

Seacoast Online | January 31 | Deborah McDermott| YORK — If ever there was a case to be made for serendipity, the board and staff of the York Land Trust knows its worth. Due to a series of unforeseen but connected events, the land trust today has a permanent home near the upper reaches of …

Land Trusts Focusing on Universal Access

Portland Press Herald | January 22, 2017| Deirdre Fleming| SCARBOROUGH — When the Scarborough Land Trust surpassed its $2.5 million fundraising goal in an effort to protect the 135-acre farm on Pleasant Hill Road, the land trust stewards wanted to spend the extra $36,000 in a memorable way. So they decided to spend the extra funds …

Conserving More Than a Farm

Seacoast Online | January 11, 2017| WELLS — Great Works Regional Land Trust, the town of Wells, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service have announced that Bill and Anna Spiller, owners and operators of Spiller Farm in Wells, completed a conservation agreement that will permanently preserve their 110-acre farm spanning both …