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Mahoosuc Land Trust

Inspiring Action Through Conservation

What We Do

Our work embraces a growing movement to protect biodiversity at every scale. At a landscape level, we protect thousands of acres within the globally significant forest ecosystem of the Mahoosuc Region, ensuring critical habitats for wildlife, recreational opportunities for all, and ecological benefits that extend far beyond Maine. We are also actively demonstrating in our Habitat For All Garden how small-scale habitat creation in backyards, gardens, and woodlots provides critical refuges for pollinators and birds.

Our Work

The Androscoggin River

We're working to keep a globally important forest intact and magnifying every person’s role in conservation.

Habitat for All Garden

Change begins at home. We focus on backyards, gardens, and schoolyards because these are often the first places where we connect with nature.

Hikers at trail kiosk

Conserved land provides public trails and boat launches, allowing everyone to enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, biking, paddling, and skiing.

Whitecap Hike

Become A Member

Become a member and join a growing cohort of concerned citizens donating their time and money in support of ensuring a livable planet for all. Together, we will conserve and care for critical habitat and land in the backcountry and backyard.

Recent News

The Androscoggin River

Musings on Garden Pests

What makes a plant, insect, or animal a “pest”? A look at garden pests, ecological balance, and how our human perspective shapes what we consider useful—or unwanted—in nature.
The Androscoggin River

Ground-Nesting Bees

Discover the fascinating world of ground-nesting bees, from solitary miner bees to colorful sweat bees, and learn how a few bare spots and a little tolerance can create welcoming habitat for these important pollinators.
The Androscoggin River

Quaking & Bigtooth Aspen

Quaking and bigtooth aspen are familiar trees of the Mahoosuc region, but their similarities can make them difficult to tell apart. Larry Ely explores how to distinguish the two species, explains their remarkable ability to form long-lived clonal colonies, and examines their importance to wildlife and forest management.
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