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 Sponsorsort descending Funding Round/Year MNRCP Funds Awarded MNRCP Region Project Type
Blandings Turtle Incubator (Walnut Hill) Three Rivers Land Trust 2014 $115,350 Southern Maine Fee Acquisition
Walnut Hill Three Rivers Land Trust 2009 $162,800 Southern Maine Fee Acquisition
Walnut Hill-Sousa B Wetland Restoration Three Rivers Land Trust 2015 $26,347 Southern Maine Fill removal, restoration
Hansen Pond Restoration Sites Three Rivers Land Trust 2019 $38,050 Southern Maine Restoration/Enhancement
Willow Brook Culvert Replacement Town of Cape Elizabeth 2020 $343,281 Southern Maine Culvert replacement tidal flow enhancement
Suckfish Brook Town of Falmouth 2011 $182,800 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 II - McDermott Way Town of Falmouth 2016 $245,260 Southern Maine Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement
East Branch Piscataqua River, Upper Town of Falmouth 2010 $229,285 Southern Maine Fee and conservation easement acquisition
Parker Head Road Tidal Enhancement Town of Phippsburg 2014 $40,000 Central Interior & 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
Merriland River Corridor - Highpine Town of Wells 2011 $119,250 Southern Maine Fee Acquisition
Kennebunk Plains - Fenderson Connector Town of Wells 2019 $120,000 Southern Maine Fee Acquisition
Jam Black Brook culvert replacement Trout Unlimited 2011 $69,700 Central Interior & 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
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
Witt Swamp Preserve Extension Western Foothills Land Trust 2013 $97,113 Central & Western Mountains Fee Acquisition
Twin Bridges - Cummings Western Foothills Land Trust 2021 $46,085 Southern Maine Fee Acquisition
Crooked River, Scribner Parcel Western Foothills Land Trust 2019 $42,380 Southern Maine Fee Acquisition
Moon Valley Western Foothills Land Trust 2012 $116,850 Southern Maine Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement
Twin Bridges - Robinson Western Foothills Land Trust 2021 $16,367 Southern Maine Fee Acquisition
Garey Mill Road Wetlands York Land Trust 2017 $140,500 Southern Maine Fee Acquisition

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