Management of Town and Land Trust owned Properties

The Conservation Commission collaborates in managing several Town owned properties. Click here to view Fort Point Trail Management Plan and Town Forest Management Plan.

Map of High Island near St. GeorgeThe Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) High Island Preserve in Long Cove was created with financial support from Town residents, the Town of Saint George, the Land for Maine Future and many others. MCHT with the support of the Conservation Commission and town residents have completed significant clean up of the island and constructed trails on the preserve.

MCHT created the Bamford Preserve on Long Cove Road with Conservation Commission support and grant funding from the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program. The Select Board authorized a quitclaim deed to the tax acquired "woodcrafters" property, which will be used as a parking area for the preserve. The commission will collaborate in the development of public recreational trails and a management plan for the property.

In 2017, MCHT preserved 22 acres of the Meadow Brook estuary, including forested wetlands along Turkey Cove Road in the Otis Cove section of Town. The property contains high value bird and wildlife habitat, open space beauty, and future recreational potential. MCHT with town support worked to secure funding from the Maine Natural Resources Conservation Program and then negotiated a conservation-minded sale with the landowner. The 22-acre property abuts existing Town-owned lands and is part of the largest undeveloped habitat block in the town -- totaling 1873 acres. It will be managed as a preserve that is free and open to the public.