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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Fixing Furbish Phase I | Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge, USFWS | 2018 | $134,550 | Southern Maine | Tidal marsh restoration | |
Little River Habitat Restoration | Kennebec Estuary Land Trust | 2015 | $65,500 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Tidal Flow Restoration | |
Old Pond Marsh | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2021 | $29,500 | Downeast Maine | Restoration/Enhancement | |
Brook Trout Habitat Restoration at Spring River | The Nature Conservancy | 2019 | $51,200 | Downeast Maine | Restoration/Enhancement | |
Hansen Pond Restoration Sites | Three Rivers Land Trust | 2019 | $38,050 | Southern Maine | Restoration/Enhancement | |
Little River Estuary | United States Fish and Wildlife Service | 2021 | $259,838 | Southern Maine | Restoration/Enhancement | |
Taylor Bait Ponds Restoration | Orono Land Trust | 2018 | $62,300 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Restoration/Enhancement | |
Third Lake Stream Restoration | Project SHARE | 2018 | $65,000 | Central and Eastern Lowlands | Restoration/Enhancement | |
Scarborough Marsh - Gervais | Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | 2009 | $6,342 | Southern Maine | Invasives removal | |
Etna Pond Fishway | Atlantic Salmon Federation, Maine Council | 2013 | $62,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fishway Construction | |
Pushaw Lake Fishway | Atlantic Salmon Federation, Maine Council | 2011 | $50,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fishway Construction | |
Blackman Stream | Atlantic Salmon Federation, Maine Council | 2009 | $20,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fishway Construction | |
Davis/Holbrook Fishway | Atlantic Salmon Federation, Maine Council | 2012 | $50,000 | Central Interior & Midcoast | Fishway Construction | |
Clark Island Wetlands Restoration | Maine Coastal Habitat Foundation | 2009 | $107,937 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fill removal, restoration | |
Basin Preserve Wetland Restoration | The Nature Conservancy | 2015 | $18,825 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fill removal, restoration | |
Walnut Hill-Sousa B Wetland Restoration | Three Rivers Land Trust | 2015 | $26,347 | Southern Maine | Fill removal, restoration | |
East Branch Piscataqua River, Upper | Town of Falmouth | 2010 | $229,285 | Southern Maine | Fee and conservation easement acquisition | |
Great Meadow Stream Smithfield | Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance, Inc. | 2010 | $119,794 | Central Interior & 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 | |
Beaverdam Stream Fish Access Restoration | Downeast Salmon Federation | 2016 | $80,000 | Downeast Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Suckfish Brook II - McDermott Way | Town of Falmouth | 2016 | $245,260 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Penjajawoc Marsh-Walsh | Bangor Land Trust | 2017 | $242,500 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Smelt Cove Wetlands | Maine Coast Heritage Trust | 2017 | $150,000 | Central Interior and Midcoast | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Johnson Brook - Sisk | Kittery Land Trust | 2022 | $235,000 | Southern Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement | |
Smelt Brook Intertidal Restoration | Downeast Salmon Federation | 2017 | $133,456 | Downeast Maine | Fee Acquisition with Restoration or Enhancement |