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.
Past Projects
Project Title | Project Sponsor Sort descending | Funding Round/Year | MNRCP Funds Awarded | MNRCP Region | Project Type | |
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Hansen Pond | Three Rivers Land Trust | 2017 | $407,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Hansen Pond Restoration Sites | Three Rivers Land Trust | 2019 | $38,050 | Southern Maine | Restoration/Enhancement | |
Walnut Hill-Sousa B Wetland Restoration | Three Rivers Land Trust | 2015 | $26,347 | Southern Maine | Fill removal, restoration | |
Walnut Hill | Three Rivers Land Trust | 2009 | $162,800 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Willow Brook Culvert Replacement | Town of Cape Elizabeth | 2020 | $343,281 | Southern Maine | Culvert replacement tidal flow enhancement | |
East Branch Piscataqua River, Upper | Town of Falmouth | 2010 | $229,285 | Southern Maine | Fee and conservation easement acquisition | |
Suckfish Brook II - McDermott Way | Town of Falmouth | 2016 | $245,260 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Falmouth Conservation Corridor - Boudreau | Town of Falmouth | 2009 | $72,700 | Southern Maine | Conservation Easement Acquisition | |
Suckfish Brook | Town of Falmouth | 2011 | $182,800 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Parker Head Road Tidal Enhancement | Town of Phippsburg | 2014 | $40,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Culvert replacement tidal flow enhancement | |
Flanders Stream Connectivity Project | Town of Sullivan | 2010 | $50,000 | Downeast Maine | Culvert Replacement and Fish Passage | |
Salmon Brook Enhancement | Town of Washburn | 2014 | $21,000 | Aroostook Hills and Lowlands | ||
Kennebunk Plains - Fenderson Connector | Town of Wells | 2019 | $120,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Merriland River Corridor - Highpine | Town of Wells | 2011 | $119,250 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Jam Black Brook culvert replacement | Trout Unlimited | 2011 | $69,700 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Culvert Replacement and Fish Passage | |
Little River Estuary | United States Fish and Wildlife Service | 2021 | $259,838 | Southern Maine | Restoration/Enhancement | |
Frenchville Forest | Upper St. John River Organization | 2019 | $89,400 | Aroostook Hills and Lowlands | Conservation Easement Acquisition | |
Moon Valley | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2012 | $116,850 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Ann Thurlow Forest | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2020 | $840,500 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Crooked River - Robie Meadows | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2011 | $69,500 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Crooked River, Scribner Parcel | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2019 | $42,380 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Twin Bridges - Robinson | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2021 | $16,367 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Twin Bridges - Cummings | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2021 | $46,085 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Witt Swamp Preserve Extension | Western Foothills Land Trust | 2013 | $97,113 | Central and Western Mountains | Fee Acquisition | |
Josias Woods | York Land Trust | 2018 | $430,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition |