ALT and LA Metro Chamber team up for LA River Race, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2020 The annual LA River Race, a celebration of the Androscoggin River and water-based recreation in LA held in late June each year, will be held June 26, 2021. For the past four years, this summer...
Joint Press Release Provides Guidance
Maine's Conservation Community and State Natural Resource Agencies have jointly put out a press release to help Mainers get outside safely during the “Stay Healthy at Home” order. While it’s important to note that rules are changing daily, this will help you enjoy the...
Androscoggin Land Trust Earns National Recognition
Strong Commitment to Public Trust and Conservation Excellence AUBURN, MAINE (March 31, 2020) – One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Since 1989, Androscoggin Land Trust (ALT) has been doing just that...
Year In Review: Our 30th Anniversary!
Androscoggin Land Trust turned thirty years old in 2019. We have hundreds of energetic members, volunteers, and community partners to thank for helping make this year -- much like the 29 years preceding – become nothing short of extraordinary for land conservation...
Annual Meeting & 30th Anniversary Celebration Recap
On the icy evening of November 12, 2019, over sixty people gathered at L/A Arts in Lewiston for a wonderful celebration of ALT's 30th year, which was an interactive celebration of our members and community. The heart of the program was hearing words from artist...
L-A’s new ‘Museum in the Streets’
By Andrew Rice, Sun Journal LEWISTON — Two years ago, Peter Rubins and a team of local collaborators already had plans for a walking history trail that would span both sides of the Androscoggin River. The only problem was they did not have a funding source. By next...
Framed Photograph Raffle for ALT 30th Anniversary
Raffle tickets may be purchased at the link below for a chance to win “Our Reflection” (pictured above) a photograph captured at Androscoggin Land Trust's Purinton Homestead Preserve in West Bowdoin by Vinalhaven-based photographer, Courtney Mooney. Part of Mooney's...
Seeking Volunteer Property Stewards
September 10, 2019 Subject: Seeking Volunteer Property Stewards To Whom It May Concern: Androscoggin Land Trust (ALT) is seeking to connect with individuals interested in becoming a volunteer property steward to help ALT uphold the highest standard for the protection...
ALT Seeks Accreditation Renewal, Public Comment Period Open
The Androscoggin Land Trust (ALT) achieved accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission in 2014. The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important...
Winter 2019 Events List
Please join us outside for one of many outdoor events this Winter! All ALT events except our Annual River Race fundraiser are offered year-round, free of charge and open to the public due to the support of our many individual and business members as well as foundation...
Celebrating 30 Years of Conservation in 2019!
Androscoggin Land Trust (ALT) was founded in 1989 by a dedicated group of people who worked to preserve cherished watershed land in Turner that is now the fifth-largest state park with 12 miles of river frontage - Androscoggin Riverlands. Fast forward 30...
Spruce Mountain High School Envirothon Team: Benefits from Land Trust Partnership
by Rob Taylor, Spruce Mountain Envirothon Advisor This summer, the Spruce Mountain High School Envirothon Team won first-place in Aquatic Ecology and sixth-place overall at the National Conservation Foundation North American Envirothon competition at Idaho...