Faces of Conservation

Now, more than ever, we need stories of inspiration. Through Q&As, videos and slideshows, discover the people and stories behind The Nature Conservancy’s work in Maine.

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Changing the World

Read about a plan to restore more than 1,000 miles of habitat for species like Atlantic salmon and river herring – while maintaining hydropower from dams.

The Kennebec Estuary provides critical habitat for several endangered and threatened species, shorebirds, wading birds, and migratory fish.

Make a difference!You can help stop the introduction and spread of invasive species.
 

Moosehead Forest Project

The Moosehead Conservation Framework would protect more than 400,000 acres around Moosehead Lake.

To learn more about the effects that conservation at this scale will have on the region, please read our Moosehead Forest Project FAQs.

 

Forests

What’s good for the American marten and Canada lynx is good for 85 percent of the species living in the St. John River forest. Read how satellite imagery is ensuring these “umbrella species” have the habitat they need. 

Maine's Fisheries

As fishermen in the Gulf of Maine are being forced to abandon their livelihoods, the Conservancy and several other nonprofits are working with fishermen on a novel plan: to purchase fishing permits and allow fishermen to use them to develop more sustainable practices.