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...
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...
Please support ALT for #GivingTuesday
This #GivingTuesday, we invite you to help protect the special outdoor places you need and love by supporting Androscoggin Land Trust. This year, #GivingTuesday falls on November 27. Founded in 2012, #GivingTuesday is a global giving movement of individuals,...
Keith Comeau Awarded 2018 Elliot Bates Stewardship Award
The Elliott Bates Stewardship Award is awarded by the Androscoggin Land Trust (ALT) to the individual best exemplifying the spirit and dedication to stewardship shown by Elliott Bates during his long career as a volunteer to many and various...
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...
New Growth at Packard-Littlefield Farm and Beyond
by Julia Harper, ALT Associate Director “The special part was the people,” said Seynab Ali, about the best part of her 10 years of farming at Packard-Littlefield Farm (PLF) in Lisbon. “The relationship [with the then farmland owners, Bob and EllaMae...
ARWC Awarded 2018 Androscoggin Partner Award
The Androscoggin Partner Award is awarded by the Androscoggin Land Trust (ALT) to an organization sharing its vision and demonstrating, with environmental integrity, that the potential of the Androscoggin River and its communities is best...
Jim Pross Awarded 2018 Bonnie Lounsbury Environmental Award
The Bonnie Lounsbury Environmental Award is given by the Androscoggin Land Trust (ALT) to the organization or individual who best exemplifies the spirit and accomplishments of Bonnie Lounsbury in advancing environmental efforts in the central Androscoggin...
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...
Think of the Future – Hallelujah Farm, Lisbon
By Amanda Meader Ripley Swan fell in love with farming as a boy. Encouraged by his parents, Ripley made the passion of his youth into the work of his lifetime. From boyhood summers in the fields and dairy barns at Good Will-Hinckley in Fairfield, to...
Maine Source Homes & Realty Awarded 2018 Community Business Stewardship Award
The Community Business Stewardship Award is given each year to a business dedicated to environmental stewardship, and a strong commitment to the potential of the communities of the Androscoggin River. The 2018 Community Business Stewardship...
Brian Threlkeld to be guest speaker at ALT annual meeting
AUBURN – On Tuesday, November 13, from 5:00pm-7:30pm, the Androscoggin Land Trust (ALT) will host their Annual Meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn. The event will feature ALT highlights from the past year, award recognition for outstanding impact,...