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Organizations Team Up to Make Greenspace in Yarmouth More Accessible
Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) is proud to announce the next phase of its long-term conservation work at Cousins River Fields & Marsh Preserve, an 82-acre landscape of forest, salt marsh, and meadow along the Cousins River in Yarmouth. With the 2023 acquisition of the property completed through a partnership with Royal River Conservation Trust and the Freeport Conservation Trust, and thanks to support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s North American Wetlands Conservation Grants Program, the Town of Yarmouth and others, MCHT is now working to make this public green space more accessible to more people.
Maine’s Outdoor Access Solutions aims to make Yarmouth more accessible
Ensuring folks of all abilities can access and enjoy the outdoors. That’s the goal of Outdoor Access Solutions (OAS), a new Maine-based organization.
OAS is in Yarmouth on Monday, evaluating the Cousins River Field and Marsh Preserve as a part of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s next phase of its long-term conservation work.
Maine’s Outdoor Access Solutions aims to make Yarmouth more accessible
The Maine Coast Heritage Trust project will create over a mile of accessible trails at the Cousins River Fields and Marsh Preserve. “You’re literally building it for everyone,” said Enock Glidden, an accessibility advocate.
Land trust trail project weighs conservation and accessibility in Bowdoinham
KELT plans to reshape a section of Center Point Preserve so trail users, including those with mobility challenges, can enjoy views of Merrymeeting Bay. It won’t be the first project of its kind, but the new trend has opened up a debate about “nature for all” vs. “nature for nature’s sake.”
Meet the Adventurer Making Maine’s Trails More Accessible
Enock Glidden describes himself as a professional adventurer, which he is, but his ambitious outdoor pursuits have also made him an activist and advocate for better accessibility in the outdoors. “There is no such thing as can’t,” says Glidden.