Our Mission...

COLLABORATING FOR THE FUTURE

We work with our neighbors, towns, and like-minded organizations to protect and preserve the ecosystems of the Kezar Lake, Kezar River, and Cold River watersheds for the benefit and enjoyment of the natural and human community today and as a legacy for the future.

The Greater Lovell Land Trust is a donor-supported organization.

Please help sustain our work, our communities, and the region’s natural beauty!

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Landowners are the key to conservation: Kezar River Forest

Our recent acquisition of 1,411 acres in the towns of Lovell and Sweden—what we’re now calling the Kezar River Forest—began with a particular type of generosity. 

Davis and Sharon Kimball have connected and cared for forests throughout our region for decades, and ultimately offered the Land Trust the opportunity to carry on their commitment to keeping forests as forests — a tremendous gift to all who follow. 

Events and Activities

We have a year-round program of guided walks on our properties and in the area; talks on the wildlife that inhabits our region; and special events for families, friends and visitors.

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Mar 26
Weekly Nature Walk

This week, please meet at Hobbs Library and we’ll carpool to our destination- Fern Drive off of route 93.

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Apr 12
Community Egg Hunt
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Full Moon Hike

Discover the beauty of the forest at night! Bring your flashlights and hike to the light of the full moon. Location TBD. Registration Required.

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Take A Walk

Many of our properties are open to the public and offer a variety of developed trails for all abilities and interests—easy ambles, challenging hikes, beautiful vistas and fascinating and unusual plants and animals.

Lands in conservation easement are private property, as is much of the abutting land to the GLLT properties. Owners have the right to restrict use.

PLEASE RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS.

Our properties are open to hunting!

Nearly all of our reserves and preserves are open to hunting, subject to Maine state regulations. While there are hunting seasons throughout the year, the fall is particularly active.

For more information check out Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife: https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/index.html

NOTE: CELL SERVICE IS LIMITED THROUGH THE GREATER LOVELL AREA. BE SURE TO LET SOMEONE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING, HOW FAR YOU PLAN TO GO, AND WHEN YOU EXPECT TO RETURN.

Posts From the Field

For more information about the natural world in western Maine and beyond, check out:

Wonder My Way

The blog of former GLLT Education Director, Leigh MacMillen Hayes

Eyes on the Wild

The blog of former GLLT board member, Moira Yip