We are incredibly excited to announce our new Executive Director, Becky Kolak! Becky has been our Acting Executive Director since June of 2021 and has dedicated over a decade of tireless work to KELT.
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KELT's Project Manager, Ruth Indrick, is part of the leadership team for the Southern Midcoast Social Resilience Project. This project was designed to promote new connections and partnerships between emergency management, conservation, social service, and municipal sectors in the towns of Arrowsic, Bath, Brunswick, Georgetown, Harpswell, Phippsburg, West Bath, and Woolwich with the goal of increasing each municipality's resilience to storm events and other natural disasters.
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As Phippsburg residents drive by their elementary school in the evening, curiosity is building around a classroom glowing with LED lights. The lights are part of a new addition to the school; a self-watering, self-fertilizing hydroponic planter that began supplying the cafeteria with fresh greens at the beginning of November.
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We are lucky in Midcoast Maine to enjoy the beauty and utility of the coastal salt marshes. Now more than ever, they serve a vital purpose for our future. With climate change on our doorstep, salt marshes mitigate coastal flooding and absorb and hold carbon in the soil and sediment rather than releasing it in the form of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Read MoreWe are deeply saddened to hear the news that our dear friend and conservation ally, Sara “Sally” Graves, of West Bath, passed away. In 2017, Sally made a generous donation of 50 acres of land for conservation to KELT and in effect, the greater-Bath community.
Read MoreKELT Membership Votes in Three New Members to the Board of Directors!
At this year’s Annual Meeting on September 14th, KELT members voted unanimously to accept Bethany Atkins, Rich Lorenson, and Amy Wesson as new KELT Directors.
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With twelve preserves open year-round dawn until dusk for the public’s enjoyment, the land trust is committed to providing access to these public lands for low-impact and traditional recreation including hunting, where appropriate.
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Looking to get outdoors? Here’s some things to keep in mind while visiting KELT trails during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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