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Mahoosuc Land Trust

Inspiring Action Through Conservation

What We Do

Our work embraces a growing movement to protect biodiversity at every scale. At a landscape level, we protect thousands of acres within the globally significant forest ecosystem of the Mahoosuc Region, ensuring critical habitats for wildlife, recreational opportunities for all, and ecological benefits that extend far beyond Maine. We are also actively demonstrating in our Habitat For All Garden how small-scale habitat creation in backyards, gardens, and woodlots provides critical refuges for pollinators and birds.

Our Work

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We're working to keep a globally important forest intact and magnifying every person’s role in conservation.

Habitat for All Garden

Change begins at home. We focus on backyards, gardens, and schoolyards because these are often the first places where we connect with nature.

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Conserved land provides public trails and boat launches, allowing everyone to enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, biking, paddling, and skiing.

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Become A Member

Become a member and join a growing cohort of concerned citizens donating their time and money in support of ensuring a livable planet for all. Together, we will conserve and care for critical habitat and land in the backcountry and backyard.

Recent News

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Lessons from the Garden

Barbara Murphy’s journey from a suburban upbringing to a life rooted in gardening reveals how small, everyday interactions with the natural world can foster deep connection and lasting conservation values. At Valentine Farm’s Habitat For All Garden, she has helped create a welcoming space where anyone can experience nature up close—and discover that meaningful connection begins right at home.
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Paper Birch: Seeing the Forest Through its Trees, Part XI 

Paper birch—New England’s iconic “white birch”—brings light and motion to the forest with its gleaming bark and graceful form. A fast-growing pioneer, it thrives in disturbed landscapes before yielding to longer-lived species, leaving behind quiet “birch graveyards” that tell the story of forest renewal.
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Two-spotted Bumblebee: A Survivor! 

A familiar spring visitor seemed lost to a season of cold and wind—until, at last, the resilient two-spotted bumblebee returned. In this personal reflection, Sara Wright traces the shifting rhythms of pollinators and finds hope in nature’s remarkable ability to adapt.
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