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Did you know that your septic system, by design, releases nutrients onto your property? Under the right (or wrong) conditions, these nutrients can be responsible for algae blooms and other water quality issues in lakes and ponds. It’s up to homeowners to make sure systems are working as well as possible and not contributing to water pollution. David Rocque, retired Maine state soil scientist an...

Do you live on or near the water - whether the ocean, a lake or pond, a river or stream? Our waterways are beautiful and offer many opportunities for recreation, but they are also vulnerable. Threats to our local lakes, ponds, and rivers include toxic cyanobacteria or algae blooms, erosion and sediment, and bacterial contamination. The good news is, there are many low or no-cost projects shoref...

Director of Education and Community Science Sarah Gladu and cellist Wilhelmina Smith, Artistic and Executive Director of Salt Bay Chamberfest, explore the intersection and interplay of music and nature in this online program. Ms. Smith shares music videos from a project entitled “Harmony on Land and Sea” that she embarked on during the COVID lockdown with cinematographer Joseph Zizzo. In the vi...

Join author and terrestrial ecologist Tom Wessels for an online program on interpreting the history of the woodlands - whether they were once open agricultural land, impacted by wind events, fires, or logging - as well as unique plant adaptations and interesting coevolved interrelationships among the woodland species we might encounter.

Join Coastal Rivers for an online discussion with “Beaver Believer” Ben Goldfarb, author of Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter. Goldfarb, an environmental journalist, discusses the history of this world-changing species; how beavers can help us fight drought, flooding, wildfire, and climate change; how we can coexist with this challenging but vital rodent; and how...

Beavers are great engineers whose constructions create wetlands that provide habitat for many other species. But how do we prevent them from causing damage to human property? With Skip Lisle of Beaver Deceivers International. Recorded by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust in Damariscotta, Maine on March 24, 2022.

Presented by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust What role can we play in the restoration of the American Chestnut? Dr. Don Davis explores the fascinating ecological and cultural history of this stately tree as well as potential for its future. Davis offers an overview of the tree’s ecological importance, its importance to human culture over time, and its recent decline into functional extinction...

A program by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust. Join Aliesha Black to learn about her day-to-day work as a Forest Ranger. Whether dangling from a helicopter rescuing a hiker on a remote peak, using infrared technology to search for wildfires, enforcing natural resources laws, or on patrol in Knox and Lincoln County, work is never dull for Aliesha. Recorded on January 13, 2022 in Damariscotta, M...

Join Ag Allies program staff Laura Lecker and Maeve McGowan for a presentation about Maine's grassland birds, the threats they face, and how farmers, landowners, and land trusts can help protect them. Laura and Maeve touch on the life history of Bobolinks and Savannah sparrows, population trends, and the dynamic relationship between grassland bird conservation and agriculture. This program is f...

Learn about Twin Village Foodbank Farm's innovative Food Storage Hub and how it is helping local partners combat food insecurity in Lincoln County, Maine. With Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Healthy Lincoln County, and the Central Lincoln County YMCA.

A 30-second snapshot of Coastal Rivers: Caring for the lands and waters you love in the Damariscotta-Pemaquid region.

October 7, 2021 With remarks from Board President Joel Russ and Treasurer Bob Barkalow, and a slideshow presentation by Executive Director Steven Hufnagel. Steven covers highlights from the past year and a half as well as a look ahead for Coastal Rivers.

2021 Coastal Rivers Volunteer Fair

A Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust presentation with Dr. Stephen Kress and Dr. Don Lyons, both of whom are deeply involved with seabird restoration in Maine. The story of how a colony of Atlantic puffins was restored off the coast of Maine offers hope and inspiration at a time when many seabird species worldwide are threatened because of invasive predatory mammals, marine pollution, and the ef...

Protecting Vernal Pools

Finding Frogs

Attracting Bluebirds to your Fields and Feeders

Animal Tracks & Signs

Dodge Point Forestry Tour

Maine Mammals for teachers

Teaching about birds

Your backyard as a conservation treasure

Walpole Woods in Winter

Water Quality in the Damariscotta River Estuary

Tips of the trade for teaching outdoors

Teacher training: Wabanaki Skills & Culture

Coastal Rivers Membership Celebration 2020

Build a Better Buffer

Twin Villages Foodbank Farm - By the Community and For the Community