Our Mission...

COLLABORATING FOR THE FUTURE

We work with our neighbors, towns, and like-minded organizations to protect and preserve the ecosystems of the Kezar Lake, Kezar River, and Cold River watersheds for the benefit and enjoyment of the natural and human community today and as a legacy for the future.

The Greater Lovell Land Trust is a donor-supported organization.

Please help sustain our work, our communities, and the region’s natural beauty!

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Exciting News About Kezar River South!

Thanks to YOU, we have reached out fundraising goal!

We have raised the $2.65M total project cost through foundation, state, and federal grant awards, an anonymous match, and donations from folks like YOU!

The money raised allows us to proceed with the purchase of the property, the development of public access infrastructure, and long-term land management.

We will complete the purchase at the end of December 2024/early January 2025.

*Photo by Peter Lewis

$10 Million Awarded to Support Climate-Smart Forestry Practices in New Hampshire and Western Maine

Climate resilient forest management in western Maine will receive a major boost over the next few years. GLLT was excited to learn that a regional group of partners, led by The Nature Conservancy of New Hampshire, was awarded $10M to galvanize conservation organizations and private landowners to implement "climate smart" forest practices on their properties. GLLT will lead the initiative in western Maine. Grant-funded activities will include financial assistance for landowners, workshops and training, outreach and engagement, and monitoring in evaluation toward helping the forests of our region respond to changing climate conditions and the often-related influx of novel pests and pathogens. More details will emerge in the coming months. Contact erika.rowland@gllt.org with questions.

Hunting season is here!

All GLLT properties are open to hunting. Know Maine’s state game laws.

Ask a Docent

See something in the woods you would like to know more about? Ask a question, send a picture—our team of docents will get an answer for you!

Events and Activities

We have a year-round program of guided walks on our properties and in the area; talks on the wildlife that inhabits our region; and special events for families, friends and visitors.

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Autumn's Wild Bouquets

Even as flowers fade, they offer us beauty. Join docents Pippi, Sarah, and Pam on a nature walk and gather a special fall bouquet for your Thanksgiving holiday. Participants may want to bring an empty jar to serve as a vase their bouquet. Since it is hunting season, we recommend that you wear orange. Location TBD. Registration required. Rain date of 11/24. 

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Dec 2
Nature Ornaments

Drop in at Hobbs Library to make ornaments out of natural materials.

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Puddle Ducks

Puddle Ducks is a FREE program meant for children 6 or under with a caregiver. Each week will be themed and include a story time, a brief trail walk, and an activity.

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Take A Walk

Many of our properties are open to the public and offer a variety of developed trails for all abilities and interests—easy ambles, challenging hikes, beautiful vistas and fascinating and unusual plants and animals.

Lands in conservation easement are private property, as is much of the abutting land to the GLLT properties. Owners have the right to restrict use.

PLEASE RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS.

Our properties are open to hunting!

Nearly all of our reserves and preserves are open to hunting, subject to Maine state regulations. While there are hunting seasons throughout the year, the fall is particularly active.

For more information check out Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife: https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/index.html

NOTE: CELL SERVICE IS LIMITED THROUGH THE GREATER LOVELL AREA. BE SURE TO LET SOMEONE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING, HOW FAR YOU PLAN TO GO, AND WHEN YOU EXPECT TO RETURN.

Posts From the Field

For more information about the natural world in western Maine and beyond, check out:

Wonder My Way

The blog of Previous GLLT Education Director, Leigh MacMillen Hayes

Eyes on the Wild

The blog of GLLT board member, Moira Yip