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The Nature Conservancy has protected over a million acres in Maine. Conservation projects are chosen based on rigorous scientific assessments of habitats at local, regional and global scales.
The North Woods
Moosehead Forest Project
Lower Penobscot Forest Project
Southern and Coastal Maine
Mount Agamenticus
Camden Hills
Kennebec Estuary
Saco River
Freshwater
Penobscot River Restoration Project
Machias River Project
Marine
Cobscook Bay
Gulf of Maine
St. John River Forest
Katahdin Forest
Jugtown Plains
Step Falls Preserve
The Nature Conservancy currently manages more than 75 preserves throughout Maine. Those listed here are some of our most popular and best-equipped areas for visitors. Please read our Preserve Use Policies before visiting a preserve.
The Basin Preserve, Phippsburg
Berry Woods Preserve, Georgetown
Crockett Cove Woods, Deer Isle
Debsconeag Lakes Wilderness Area, Penobscot County
Great Wass Island Preserve, Beals
Indian Point Blagden Preserve, Trenton
Kennebunk Plains, Kennebunk
Lane's Island, off Vinalhaven
Saco Heath Preserve, Saco
Tatnic Hills Preserve, Wells
Waterboro Barrens, Waterboro & Shapleigh
Wells Barrens Preserve, Wells
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