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The Maine Land Trust Network (abbreviated MLTN) promotes discussion among the eighty land trusts in Maine, United States. [1] It was established in 1995. [2]As of 2023, MLTN members have conserved over 2,685,000 acres (1,087,000 ha) of land, maintain over 2,500 miles (4,000 km) of hiking trails, and provide over 340 water access points.
State trust land managers lease and sell these lands to generate revenue for current and future designated beneficiaries. Predominantly found in the western United States, 46 million acres of land are currently designated as trust lands and the proceeds from the lease and sale of these lands are distributed into a state's permanent fund and ...
In 1982, the Maine Coast Heritage Trust co-founded the nationwide Land Trust Alliance. In 1985, the MCHT acquired the 193-acre Witherle Woods Preserve, the first of many preserves, such as the Stone Barn Farm , acquired to provide coastal access and preserve natural habitat.
The Kittery Land Trust is working on a grant application in order to preserve eight acres of land along Spruce Creek, efforts supported by the town, which pledged $12,000 toward the conservation ...
Established in 1985 and funded by its members, it owns many preserves and trail networks, and has assisted in the creation of town-owned parks and preserves. The trust, one of eighty land trusts in Maine, [1] covers the towns of Brunswick, Topsham and Bowdoin. [2] The trust's executive director is Steve Walker, [3] while its president is Emily ...
Alabama Trust Fund: 2.5: June 2016 [9] Petroleum: 8 Utah: State School Fund 2.0: March 2015 [10] Public lands 9 Oregon: Oregon Common School Fund: 1.4: December 2016 [11] Public lands 10 Louisiana: Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund: 1.3: June 2016 [12] Petroleum: 11 Montana: Coal Severance Tax Trust Fund & Public School Trust 1.2: June ...
The Montana Land Reliance (MLR) is a nonprofit land trust established to acquire and manage conservation easements in the State of Montana. [1] Headquartered in Helena, Montana, the organization holds 897 easements on 1,137,062 acres of private property across the state. It is the largest land trust in the State of Montana, the largest state ...
The Baxter School for the Deaf occupies the center of the island and the remainder is a State park accessible to the public, with an oceanside walking trail around the perimeter. Clapboard Island, located a mile off Falmouth Town Land and accessible by kayak and canoe, includes a nature preserve administered by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust.