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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Shore Road Tidal Restriction Restoration | Casco Bay Estuary Partnership | 2013 | $115,236 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Culvert replacement tidal flow enhancement | |
| Witt Swamp Preserve Extension | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2013 | $97,113 | Central & Western Mountains | Fee Acquisition | |
| Etna Pond Fishway | Atlantic Salmon Federation, Maine Council | 2013 | $62,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fishway Construction | |
| Kate Furbish Preserve Stream Restoration | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2013 | $136,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Dam Removal | |
| Caribou Bog - Dorion | Orono Land Trust | 2012 | $223,300 | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | ||
| Warren Woods Wetland Restoration | Scarborough Land Trust | 2012 | $102,650 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
| Davis/Holbrook Fishway | Atlantic Salmon Federation, Maine Council | 2012 | $50,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fishway Construction | |
| Indian River - Farnsworth | Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation | 2012 | $114,480 | Downeast Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
| Moon Valley | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2012 | $116,850 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
| Morse Pond II | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2012 | $195,300 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
| Moulton's Mill II | Sebasticook Regional Land Trust | 2012 | $186,500 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
| Mt Agamenticus Pocket Swamp | York Land Trust, Inc. | 2012 | $36,582 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
| Ogunquit River Wetlands | Great Works Regional Land Trust | 2012 | $100,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
| Penjajawoc Marsh - Severance | Bangor Land Trust | 2012 | $282,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
| Violette Brook | Forest Society of Maine | 2012 | $42,000 | Aroostook Hills and Lowlands | Conservation Easement Acquisition | |
| Walnut Hill II | Three Rivers Land Trust | 2012 | $260,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
| Weskeag Wetlands | Georges River Land Trust | 2012 | $347,150 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
| Upper Cathance River Wetlands - Perry | Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust | 2011 | $70,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
| Wallamatogus - Great Heath | Blue Hill Heritage Trust | 2011 | $150,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
| Boulter Pond Wetlands | York Land Trust, Inc. | 2011 | $244,260 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
| Crooked River - Robie Meadows | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2011 | $69,500 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
| Jam Black Brook culvert replacement | Trout Unlimited | 2011 | $69,700 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Culvert Replacement and Fish Passage | |
| Little Cobbossee Lake - Oatway | Kennebec Land Trust | 2011 | $155,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
| Merriland River Corridor - Highpine | Town of Wells | 2011 | $119,250 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
| Mt Agamenticus Wetlands II | Great Works Regional Land Trust | 2011 | $73,180 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition |