Royal River Conservation Trust Explained

Royal River Conservation Trust
Abbreviation:	RRCT
Type:	Nonprofit
Headquarters:	Yarmouth, Maine
Location Country:	U.S.
Services:	Conservation
Leader Title:	Executive Director
Leader Name:	Alan Stearns
Website:	https://www.rrct.org
Area Served:	Southern Maine

The Royal River Conservation Trust (RRCT) is a volunteer-run conservation group based in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. Established in 1988 and funded by its members, it owns many preserves and trail networks, and has assisted in the creation of town-owned parks and preserves, state parks and state wildlife-management areas. The trust, one of eighty land trusts in Maine,^[1] covers seven towns and cities in Androscoggin County and Cumberland County which form the watershed of the Royal River: Yarmouth, North Yarmouth, Pownal, New Gloucester, Gray, Durham and Auburn.^[2]

The trust's executive director is Alan Stearns, while its president is Emily Sneath Jones.^[3]

History

The trust was formed as a result of a group named the Friends of the Royal River and land trusts in Yarmouth, Pownal, North Yarmouth and New Gloucester.^[4]

Properties

• Big Falls Preserve^[5]
• Bradbury–Pineland Corridor and Elmwood Trails
• Chandler Brook Preserve
• Chandler Mill Pond and Little Hill and Snows Hill
• Collyer Brook
• Cousins River Marsh and Watershed
• Dunn's Depot Trail
• Fels–Grove Farm Preserve
• Fern Hollow Preserve
• Flowing North Preserve
• Granite Falls Preserve
• Intervale Preserve
• Knight's Pond Preserve
• Lanes Island
• Libby Hill Trails
• Littlejohn Island Preserve
• Long Hill Road Preserve
• Maine Wildlife Park
• Maine Woodland Owners
• Mayall Mills State Historic Site
• Mèmak Preserve
• Morgan Meadows Wildlife Management Area
• Old Harris Road Preserve
• Old Town House Park
• Pisgah Hill Preserve
• Riverfront Woods Preserve
• Runaround Pond and Chesley Meadows Preserve^[6]
• Shaker Village and Bog
• Sam Ristich Trails
• Skyline Farm
• Spear Farm Estuary Preserve
• Thayer Brook Preserve^[7]
• Thoits Branch Headwaters Preserve
• Thurston Wildlife Marsh
• Westcustogo Park
• West Side Trail

See also

• List of environmental and conservation organizations in the United States

Notes and References

1. Web site: Journal . Alex LearSun . 2020-01-13 . Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust surpasses 1,000-acre protection benchmark . 2023-04-09 . Press Herald.
2. Web site: About RRCT: Strategic Plan, Mission, Governance – Royal River Conservation Trust . 2022-10-20 . en-US.
3. Web site: Staff and Board and Contact Info – Royal River Conservation Trust . 2022-10-20 . en-US.
4. Web site: Organizational History – Royal River Conservation Trust . 2022-10-20 . en-US.
5. Web site: Mikkelsen . Patti . 2022-10-07 . Inside New Gloucester: Oct. 7 . 2022-10-20 . Press Herald.
6. Web site: Chase . Ron . 2022-10-17 . This pond offers one of Maine’s most serene paddling experiences . 2022-10-20 . Bangor Daily News . en-US.
7. Web site: Governor Mills Announces 20 New Land for Maine’s Future Conservation Projects Office of Governor Janet T. Mills . 2022-10-20 . www.maine.gov . en.