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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Little Cobbossee Lake - Oatway | Kennebec Land Trust | 2011 | $155,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Steele Forest Addition | Kennebunkport Conservation Trust | 2010 | $75,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Johnson Brook - Sisk | Kittery Land Trust | 2022 | $235,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
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 | |
Long Cove Wetlands | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2014 | $290,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Kate Furbish Preserve Stream Restoration | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2013 | $136,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Dam Removal | |
Smelt Cove Wetlands | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2017 | $150,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Old Pond-Dembska | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2016 | $110,000 | Downeast Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Old Pond Marsh | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2021 | $29,500 | Downeast Maine | Restoration/Enhancement | |
Meadow Brook Wetlands | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2016 | $95,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Clark Island Wetlands Restoration | Maine Coastal Habitat Foundation | 2009 | $107,937 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fill removal, restoration | |
Pollard Flat Wildife Management Area - Sherman Acquisition | Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2020 | $201,375 | Aroostook Hills and Lowlands | Fee Acquisition | |
Eliot Wildlife Passage Structure | Maine Department of Transportation | 2019 | $120,000 | Southern Maine | Culvert Replacement | |
Morgan Meadow - Maloney | Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2009 | $167,851 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Scarborough Marsh - Gervais | Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2009 | $6,342 | Southern Maine | Invasives removal | |
Spectacle/Dam Ponds | Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2010 | $186,857 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Brookings Bay | Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2009 | $66,903 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Mattawamkeag/Eagle Pond | Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2011 | $115,000 | Central and Eastern Lowlands | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Caribou Bog Central | Orono Land Trust | 2019 | $330,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Taylor Bait Ponds Restoration | Orono Land Trust | 2018 | $62,300 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Restoration/Enhancement | |
Caribou Bog - Dorion | Orono Land Trust | 2012 | $223,300 | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | ||
Caribou Bog - Birmingham | Orono Land Trust/Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2015 | $185,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition | |
Indian River - Farnsworth | Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation | 2012 | $114,480 | Downeast Maine | Fee Acquisition | |
Third Lake Stream Restoration | Project SHARE | 2018 | $65,000 | Central and Eastern Lowlands | Restoration/Enhancement |