Past Projects
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.
Project Title | Project Sponsor | Funding Round/Year | MNRCP Funds Awarded | MNRCP Region | Project Type | |
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Smelt Cove Wetlands | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2017 | $150,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Long Cove Wetlands | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2014 | $290,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Deering - Northwest River | Loon Echo Land Trust | 2019 | $30,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Perley Pond/Northwest River | Loon Echo Land Trust | 2013 | $136,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Johnson Brook - Sisk | Kittery Land Trust | 2022 | $235,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Steele Forest Addition | Kennebunkport Conservation Trust | 2010 | $75,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Little Cobbossee Lake - Weston | Kennebec Land Trust | 2020 | $44,562 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Little Cobbossee Lake - Oatway | Kennebec Land Trust | 2011 | $155,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Little River Habitat Restoration | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2015 | $65,500 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Tidal Flow Restoration | |
Morse Pond II | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2012 | $195,300 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Beaver Pond | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2021 | $140,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
McKenna - Whiskeag Creek | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2010 | $240,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Morse Pond - Collins | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2010 | $38,800 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Morse Pond III - Barabe | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2013 | $185,720 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Sewall Pond Restoration Project | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2013 | $166,200 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Culvert Replacement and Fish Passage | |
Rouse Island | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2020 | $75,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Morse Pond IV | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2014 | $146,780 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Muscongus Bk Webber Pond | Kennebec County Soil & Water Conservation District | 2010 | $150,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Culvert Replacement and Fish Passage | |
Basin and Curtis Coves | Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | 2010 | $200,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Middle Bay Wetlands Partnership: Liberty Farm West | Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | 2013 | $35,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Strawberry Creek | Harpswell Heritage Land Trust | 2020 | $100,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Kezar Corridor - Anglo Celtic | Greater Lovell Land Trust | 2021 | $430,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Kezar Corridor - Rolfe | Greater Lovell Land Trust | 2022 | $30,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Charles Pond Acquisition | Greater Lovell Land Trust | 2020 | $120,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Sucker Brook/Horseshoe Pond | Greater Lovell Land Trust | 2011 | $95,000 | Central & Western Mountains | Fee Acquisition |