Georges River Land Trust Earns National Recognition
December 19, 2014Georges River Land Trust has achieved land trust accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance.
“We are very excited and honored to be receive this national recognition,” said Jim Robbins, Board President of Georges River Land Trust. “We are so grateful to our members ...
The Kelpie Gallery Supports Conservation
October 07, 2014On Saturday, September 13 The Kelpie Gallery in the Weskeag Village of South Thomaston presented Wet Paint on the ‘Weskeag!, a fundraiser for the Georges River Land Trust. Participating artists created works of art on lands surrounding the Weskeag River, which were auctioned off that evening to an enthusiastic crowd. The auction brought ...
Georges River Land Trust Applies for Accreditation
April 08, 2014The Georges River Land Trust is pleased to announce that it is applying for accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Land trusts who meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places forever are recognized with accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. As part of the application process, we invite you to comment ...
Bernard Langlais: Restoring and Preserving the Legacy
February 27, 2014We are excited to share this short film about renowned Maine artist, Bernard “Blackie” Langlais. “Blackie” created over 3,000 indoor and outdoor works of art during his lifetime, many of them constructed in response to his surrounding landscape at his Cushing homestead. Unique, edgy and very creative, he created pieces on the land that are ...
Eastern Tire Sales Support Conservation
September 04, 2013Eastern Tire Inc. in Rockland donated $5 to Georges River Land Trust for every Michelin tire sold between August 22 and September 24, 2013. Thank you all for buying your tires because Eastern Tire just sent us a check for $450! Georges River Land Trust is grateful to Eastern Tire for their long ...
Land Trust Aids Owls Head Conservation Commission
July 16, 2013The Georges River Land Trust is happy to be assisting the Owls Head Conservation Commission with a community conservation project. We are lending our expertise in land conservation to this effort led by Owls Head volunteers to purchase the “Owls Head Village Common”, a small parcel in the town center that will be a place ...
Trolley Marsh Preserve Purchased by Land Trust
April 25, 2013Over one hundred acres of open fields, young hardwood forests, mature pine, wetlands, perennial streams and marshland are now conserved by the Georges River Land Trust as a permanent asset to the Warren community and surrounding area for local residents to visit and explore. With grant funding from the Maine Natural Resources Conservation Program and ...
Conserving the Langlais Estate in Cushing
March 12, 2013Georges River Land Trust is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Colby College Museum of Art and the Kohler Foundation. We are working together to protect the Cushing, ME, estate of Bernard “Blackie” Langlais for conservation and to create a public sculpture park. Blackie Langlais (1921-77), ...
Georges River Land Trust to Acquire New Parcel of Land
January 18, 2013The Georges River Land Trust, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve the wilderness along the Georges River, is poised to acquire a large section of estuarial wetlands along the river in Warren. The land, which belongs to a collection of relatives from a family, comprises 113 acres of the sensitive marine habitat that ...
Working Forestland Conserved in Appleton
January 11, 2013A local family-run business, Robbins Lumber Company, recently donated a conservation easement to the Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) on extensive riverfront and woodland property in Appleton. For the past five generations, Robbins Lumber has been responsibly managing 28,000 acres of woodlands in Maine, and has received several national and state awards for ...
New Artist-in-Residence Program Announced
November 27, 2012Artists have long been inspired by the natural beauty of Maine, and the midcoast has a particularly long and strong tradition of place-inspired artmaking. The Georges River Land Trust and K2 Family Foundation are pleased to announce a new partnership to offer an artist-in-residence program to begin in summer 2013. The artist-in-residence program offers professional ...
Georges River Land Trust Receives 2012 The Art of Stewardship Award
July 26, 2012The Georges River Land Trust has been selected as the recipient of The Art of Stewardship 2012 Recognition Award by The Art of Stewardship, a private foundation established by the Greg Mort family. This award is made annually to an organization or individual that exemplifies the mission of The Art of Stewardship, which is to ...