While reflecting back on 2021, we wanted to take this opportunity to share our accomplishments. We are deeply grateful for the volunteers, donors, trustees, and staff who enable our continued success. Here is a list of Harpswell Heritage Land Trust accomplishments in 2021: After a successful and short fundraising campaign, we closed on our new… Read more
It was a brisk but glorious winter day, dazzling blue sky, no wind and ten inches of diamond-bright powder on top of a two-foot base. Snowshoeing through the aspens on my way to prune some old apple trees, my hands were full of tools. Pruning is far easier when standing on solid ground but Mother… Read more
Originally published in the Harpswell Anchor Harpswell Heritage Land Trust will embark on a leadership transition Feb. 1, as the second executive director in the history of the organization moves into a half-time role and HHLT’s outreach director takes on the title of acting executive director. Reed Coles, HHLT’s executive director for the last 16-plus… Read more
Do you get those flyers in the mail for “community solar farms”? Do they sound too good to be true? We thought so, too. That’s why we sat down, took a closer look, asked around, and figured out how the farms work to see how much money you’d really save. Here’s what we learned: The… Read more
What a fantastic first week of our photo project in 2022! We had 140 photo submissions. Thank you to everyone who sent in their images! Click here for more information about “This Week in Harpswell.” Read more
Today we announce big news about Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. This December, the Board of Trustees accepted the retirement of our long-standing Executive Director, Reed Coles and appointed Outreach Director Julia McLeod as Acting Executive Director, effective as of February 1, 2022. Julia has been with the land trust for almost ten years, starting at… Read more
We were dog tired after a long day of rowing the heavy rafts 23 miles down the winding river, much of it into the wind. Charlie and Pete had suffered on their raft with a broken rowing frame held together with duct tape. Another 12 miles to go early the next morning to meet our… Read more
We hope you enjoy this album of photos from the year showcasing the lands we care for and our activities. Click on any of the images below to see a full-size version and caption. We recommend clicking on the first photo and then navigating through the rest of the album using the arrows you see… Read more
Harpswell author Ed Robinson has been writing and speaking about the outdoors for years. Ed has now published two volumes in the Nature Notes series and both have been very popular. Each book is a collection of wildlife essays featuring different species found in Maine. Subjects range from loons, skunks, bobcats, and black bears to… Read more
What is the winter solstice? The earth travels around the sun once each year. The tilt of the earth is what gives us seasons. When the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, we have winter in Maine. During this time, the sun is lower in the sky and days are shorter. The winter… Read more