The Cabin Fever Hiking Challenge is Back for 2025! February 15th – March 30th Last year you loved our Cabin Fever Hiking Challenge, we listened, and are bringing it back! We love Maine in every season, but these cold days can certainly have us wishing for spring and summer! FBC trails remain open all season… Read more
Frenchman Bay Conservancy awarded $1 Million Grant for Tidal Salt Marsh Restoration along the Jordan River from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Trenton, Maine – Frenchman Bay Conservancy’s Jordan River Coastal Restoration Project has been selected as one of only 28 projects across the US to receive funding to protect, restore, or enhance coastal… Read more
Frenchman Bay Conservancy has closed on the purchase of a 1,921-acre property between Green Lake and Branch Lake in Ellsworth. The property will be permanently conserved, allowing future public access, and protecting essential habitats, wildlands and open space. ELLSWORTH, ME— Frenchman Bay Conservancy (FBC) purchased a 1,921-acre property in Ellsworth, permanently protecting essential habitats, wildlands… Read more
SpoOOoky Season is here! Join us at Jordan Homestead Preserve in Ellsworth for the sixth annual Pumpkin Hike! On Thursday, October 24 & Friday, October 25, we’ll be lighting the trail with jack o’lanterns. Put on your Halloween costume and come out to vote for your favorite pumpkin! Would you like to participate in the… Read more
Fairies have moved into two of FBC’s Preserves, Frances B. Wood and Branch Lake Public Forest! When visiting Branch Lake Public Forest or Frances B. Wood, we invite you to help FBC build homes for the fairies to live in! Fairies live in very special houses made only of materials found in nature. Make… Read more
The FBC Trail Explorer Passport Challenge is back for 2024! We’re challenging you to explore four trails this summer in Gouldsboro, Ellsworth, and Sullivan — for a chance to win a prize! How to Participate Starting July 1st, The Passports can be picked up at Tidal Falls Preserve, Fogtown Brewing Co. in Ellsworth or… Read more
Frenchman Bay Conservancy has closed on the purchase of the 228-acre Partridge Cove property in Lamoine, the site of the highly contested ‘glamp’-ground. The property will be permanently conserved, reflecting the Town of Lamoine’s support for open space, outdoor recreation, and conservation efforts that promote wildlife habitat and wildlife corridors through the town. LAMOINE, ME—… Read more
Frenchman Bay Conservancy surpassed our Watershed Moment for Frenchman Bay campaign fundraising goal a year in advance, currently having raised $10.4 million. The goal of the campaign is to raise the funds necessary to (1) protect 10,000 new acres of valuable land, (2) enhance stewardship of our preserves to maximize benefits to nature and people,… Read more
The Land Trust Alliance’s accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Frenchman Bay Conservancy is pleased to announce it is applying for renewal of accreditation. A public comment period is now open. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the… Read more
We love Maine in every season, but these cold days can certainly have us wishing for spring and summer! FBC trails remain open all season long, and can provide a great way to break up the monotony of winter hibernation. To carry us through these final winter months, we’re introducing the new Cabin Fever Hiking… Read more