Crabtree Neck Land Trust

03/29/2023

03/21/2023

02/11/2023

Some creature walked onto Ice Pond from the cranberry bog when the ice was slushy then looped back the way it came. it seems like claws visible. Quite large, but of course foot prints do enlarge at times…what do we think?🐺🐅🐕🐻?

02/04/2023

Catherine Ednie shared a photo of her recent visitors!
These striking feline neighbors may live on the CNLT Ball field/Sam Ball preserve land, which abuts Catherine's property.

02/04/2023

Deep Winter welcomes you!
Today is a hot chocolate and wood stove day, tomorrow is an outdoor day to adventure on CNLT trails!
Dress warmly in layers and have fun!
Photo by Chris Clark

01/01/2023

No better way to start your New Year than with a walk along a CNLT trail! Scenes from a sunny outing on the Woods Trail at the Ball Field Preserve.

12/28/2022

Dear Friends,
Whether you walked under autumn splendor reflected in the Ice Pond, soaked up the summer sun picking blueberries along the Woods Trail, or are looking forward to snowshoeing to a sunset by the railway trestle, I hope you – our linchpins of local conservation – enjoyed our preserves in every season this past year.
As another year comes to a close, the CNLT board is thankful for our opportunity to serve this organization which is committed to conservation along the entire length of Crabtree Neck, from Route One down to Hancock Point. Your support – financial and otherwise – allows CNLT to do this essential work in a place we all love.
As we celebrate the coming of the New Year, we hope that you think about continuing your contribution to CNLT. There are many ways to give: your time as a volunteer; a financial donation (you can donate online at http://crabtreenecklandtrust.org), which may be increased by a matching corporate donation; a gift of publicly traded securities; or conservation of your land in perpetuity through an easement, sale or an outright donation.
Any amount helps us fulfill our mission: to strategically acquire land for conservation and to steward it with care in the context of the growing impact of climate change. To date CNLT has conserved more than 400 acres of habitat where wildlife thrive and where humans enjoy seven miles of trails on our public preserves, scenic viewsheds and access to the ocean.
Our success is due to our diverse and devoted community of givers. We deeply appreciate all that you have done already.
All the best for a happy holiday season!

Shona Crabtree

CNLT President
[email protected]

11/30/2022

In hopes of 4 inches of ice someday, operation “ get the tree off the ice” was successful ( although harder than it looks)! Currently 1/4” of ice on most of Pond, and lots of open water at inlet and outlet.
Skating dreams persist for dark winter- (at one’s own risk, as Ice Pond is deep)

11/24/2022

May you have a happy and healthy day of giving thanks with a walk in the woods or along the ocean. With great thanks from CNLT to you for all your support this year and always! We are deeply grateful for our community of conservation lovers.

Crabtree Neck Land Trust acknowledges the land we are conserving once belonged to Maine's Wabanaki Peoples, which include the Passamaquoddy, the Penobscot, the Maliseets and the Micmac Nations. The Wabanaki lived here and throughout what is now called Maine for thousands of years before white European colonization. Today is a day to reflect upon our history and to honor the indigenous people who inhabited the land with great care for centuries. We honor their memory and continued presence in Maine.

11/04/2022

It's hunting season in Maine- hunting is not forbidden on CNLT properties, so please wear orange, dress your best friend in orange, and enjoy all our trails!

08/07/2022

The Story Trail is now up on Crabtree Neck Land Trust's Old Pond Railway Trail (park at the little lot across from Hancock Town Hall, or beside Town Hall)! The featured story is, "The First Blade of Sweetgrass," written by Suzanne Greenlaw and Gabriel Frey, and illustrated by Nancy Baker. The book is about a modern Wabanaki girl excited to accompany her grandmother for the first time to harvest sweetgrass for basket making. Follow along the trail reading the story, and then continue a bit further to a beautiful tidal salt marsh, Old Pond. The Story Trail will be up from Aug 3-31.

The Story Trail is a collaboration with CNLT, Frenchman Bay Conservancy, and the Hancock Point Library. See more information here: https://crabtreenecklandtrust.org/visit-preserves/old-pond-railway-trail/.

08/07/2022

Hazel Stark, naturalist educator and co-founder of Maine Outdoor School, led a family-friendly walk for people of all ages at the Ball Field Preserve on July 31st- what a wonderful turn out of all ages!