Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
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| Established | 1989 |
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| Website | https://www.kennebecestuary.org/ |
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) is a community-based organization in Maine involving members from Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoinham, Dresden, West Bath, Georgetown, Westport Island, and Woolwich.[1] KELT works to conserve, restore, and instill appreciation of the land and water resources and does their work through conservation easements, property donation and outright purchase. They collaborate with state and federal agencies and private conservation organizations within the Maine Wetlands Protection Coalition.
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust was established in 1989.[2] In the winter of 1991, KELT received its first easement, covering a major portion of Long Island across from Fort Popham. The area covers more than 80 acres and two miles of shoreline.
KELT was originally known as the Lower Kennebec Region Land Trust, and was renamed by a member vote accepting this and other changes to the Bylaws in February 2009.[citation needed] As of 2009, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust owned 700 acres of land and had 951 acres of land under easement.