Our Mission
MEACC builds the capacity of Maine communities to protect and preserve their natural resources and quality places.
Our Goal
Every Maine community has an active, effective conservation commission.
Our Objectives
1. Build the capacity of existing conservation commissions to work effectively in their communities.
2. Significantly expand the number of Maine communities that have functioning conservation commissions.
3. Redefine the mission and purpose of conservation commissions in state statute so the legal authorization and their stated role and purpose is congruent with the work being done by local commissions.
Over 50 people participated in MEACC's Community Forest Workshops held in Bangor and Bath
in October. Pictured here are the Bangor participants on a tour of the Bangor Community Forest.
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Events
- NEW Home Rules, Home Tools. Four regional workshops designed to showcase the role conservation
commissions can play in a municipality. All four will feature presentations by three of our case
study projects (agendas will vary by location) and two an orientation to the various conservation
planning tools developed by the Beginning with Habitat program. Open to all conservation
commission members, elected and appointed town officials and others interested in the work of
conservation commissions. Click on each town for details. Click here to register for a specific
event.
- Here's the general announcement.
- NEW Grant Writing Workshops. Information about how to write a successful grant proposal to three
different funding sources available to conservation commissions. Click to here for details, or here to register.
- Augusta, April 15th, 5:30-7:30 pm
- Scarborough, May 5th, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
- MEACC Board of Directors meeting, Augusta, March 23, 2010. Members are invited to attend. NRCM building, 3 Wade Street, Augusta. 9:30 am – 2:00 pm.
- MEACC Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with the Land Trust Network Conference, Mt. Ararat High School, Topsham, May 1st. 12:20-2:00.
News
- NEW 3/3/2010 The town of Lamoine is situated directly on top of a major aquifer, the source of all the town’s drinking water. With a lot of volunteer help, the Lamoine Conservation Commission monitors the quality of that water on an ongoing basis. Read about this!
- 2/23/2110 Read the latest update on MEACC activities here .
- 1/26/2010 Vote for MEACC! Help us win a grant from Bangor Savings Bank by clicking here. On the voting page
1.
click on Other,
2. enter Maine Association of Conservation Commissions in the Greater Portland Region, Other category.
Voting closes on March 1st.
link: http://www.bangor.com/youmattermore/voting.aspx
- 1/26/2010 The Falmouth Conservation Commission is leading what is perhaps the most active open space protection effort of any town in Maine. A copy of their 2009 Annual Report can be found here.
- 10/6/2009
Click here to download a copy of the latest MEACC news update.
- 9/14/2009
Keith Fletcher's column on the value of conservation commission in Maine ran in the 13 Sep.
edition of the Maine Sunday Telegram. Read it here.
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