Welcome To The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust’s Web Site.

“To preserve land in its natural state, so that future generations will be able to enjoy it as we do.”

Information

The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust is a community organization dedicated
to preserving the natural beauty of our town. Overseen by a twelve-member Board
of Trustees and administered by the Executive Director, the Trust has so far protected
over seventy properties through direct purchase, donations, and conservation easements.
The Trust celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2004. Thanks to a dedicated Board of
Trustees and a broad base of community support, much has been accomplished since
the Trust was founded by a small group of residents concerned about protection of
scenic open spaces and wildlife habitats within the town.

From the beginning, the group was resolute in its desire to protect the landscape and

characterof the town we all love. Through instinct and inventory, we located areas worthy
of protection. Whenever we could, we bought these special properties. With concern
and generosity, other parcels were donated. And with each success, our willingness to
act only became stronger. We have done our best to foster a spirit of land conservation
among our fellow townspeople. We do our best to bring all of our citizens together in
a common cause - young and old, rich and not-so-rich, native and newcomer. We want
everyone to share in the excitement and benefits of preserving the best properties our town
has to offer, with broyeur de branches, so that all of us, and all of our children, will be able to enjoy them as we have.

We serve beans, sponsor concerts, raffle goods ranging from art work to books
to a variety of autographed memorabilia, hosted gatherings of all sorts, and stuffed
envelopes with who knowshow many requests for funds over the years. At some events
we made thousands. At others, well,we’d rather not talk about it. Some mailings were great
and some were not. But following each event and every letter we were a bit larger, a bit
stronger, and our message louder. Our current membershipof contributors is well over
one thousand. The pieces of our conservation puzzle are falling intoplace, and the
pattern becoming clearer.

Despite the passage of time, our mission remains just as vital today as it was at its founding,
and perhaps even more so given the increasing pace of development in southern Maine.
Though much has been done, much more remains to be accomplished. Time has given
us some wonderful victories and taught us some important lessons. We know now
that with a clear objective and with hard work, our shared visions can become realities.
Our town’s beauty can be protected. We can all have access to the shoreline. We can all
experience the joy of exploring the local islands or discovering the serenity of our
nearby waterfalls. Thus, we continue with our mission of preserving wetlands, woods, fields,
islands, beaches, wildlife corridors, and all of the special places we love. Together we
can make a difference. Together we can do great things.

For further information, please contact:
Tom Bradbury, Executive Director
P.O. Box 7004
Cape Porpoise, Maine 04014
thomasbradbury@thekennebunkportconservationtrust.org

Members

The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust Board of Trustees
Dick Curtis
KCT Volunteers / Projects
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Kennebunkport Conservation Trust Protected Properties

This list includes the properties protected forever
by the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust.

The list includes properties owned by the Trust, as
well as conservation easements held by the Trust.

Property Name
Year
Received
Size
(ac)
Transaction Type
1
Vaughn’s Island
1969
46
Purchase (Vaughn’s Isl. Trust to Nature Conservancy; 1982 from Nature Conservancy to KCT)
2
Redin’s Island
1970
7.5
Gift: Frederica & George Gifford, Elizabeth & Sterling Dow II, Allen Pargellis, Margaret Siberling, Katherine Bowe
3
River Green
1973
0.7
Purchase
4
Tidal Shores Lot
1975
1.6
Gift: Virginia W. Goodwin
5
Tidal Shore Lot (Lot 6)
1975
0.5
Gift: Virginia W. Goodwin
6
Cape Arundel Lot
1976
1.0
Gift: Charles & Nancy Cole, Robert & Elizabeth Brown
7
Beaver Pond
1977
4.8
Gift: Ruth C. Madden
8
New Biddeford Road Lot
1977
1.6
Gift: Ruth C. Madden
9
Marshland
1978
4.3
Gift: T. Allyn Goodwin (transferred to Rachel Carson NWR)
10
Cape Island
1980
13.9
Purchase
11
Grose Property, Newtown Rd (Bidd)
1980
1.0
Gift: Minot & Eleanor Grose
12
Grose Easement (Biddeford)
1980
100+
Gift: Minot & Eleanor Grose
13 Grose Easement (Biddeford)
1980
9.3
Gift: Minot & Eleanor Grose
14
Cape Porpoise Back Cove Lot
1981
0.5
Kennebunkport Tax Lien
15
Cape Porpoise Back Cove Lot
1981
0.7
Kennebunkport Tax Lien
16
Kings Highway Beach Lot
1981
0.1
Gift: Clare L. Starr
17
Lake-of-the-Woods
1981
13
Gift: Kennebunkport Sea Shore Co.
18
Sand Point Lot
1981
0.3
Gift: Desmond & Joan O’Hara
19
Sand Point Lot
1981
0.5
Gift: Desmond & Joan O’Hara
20
Sand Point Lot
1981
0.7
Gift: Desmond & Joan O’Hara
21
Walker’s Point Easement
1981
8.9
Gift: Mary C. Walker
22
Cape Arundel Lot
1982
6
Gift: John & Ilona Leggett
23
Kings Highway Beach Lot
1982
0.2
Gift: Gilbert & Vivian Fessenden
24
Kings Highway Beach Lot
1982
0.1
Gift: Anna Larkin & Mary McLean
25
Kings Highway Beach Lot
1982
0.2
Gift: C. Bader & Marjorie Brouilette
26
Kings Highway Beach Lot
1983
0.1
Gift: Suzanne Newell Lofredo
27
Kings Highway Beach Lot
1985
0.1
Gift: William & Cynthia Nixon
28
Adam’s Easement
1988
30
Gift: Velda Adams
29
Green Island
1989
4.5
Gift: Jonathan & Elizabeth Milligan
30
Craig Woods
1990
6.1
Gift: Carolyn Craig
31
Car Tracks Lot
1992
1.7
Gift: Stanley & Deborah Cole
32
Tyler Brook Reserve Extension
1992
72
Purchase
33
Emmon’s Preserve
1992
105
Willeed: Stephen & Natalie Emmons
34
Emmon’s Preserve Extension
1994
37.2
Purchase
35
Tyler Brook Reserve Extension
1994
12.2
Gift: Robert & Joan Smaldone
36
Bass Island
1996
2.6
Gift: William & Barbara Hughes
37
Hollingsworth Easement
1996
40
Gift: Margaret Hollingsworth
38
Milk Island
1996
1.8
Gift: William O’Dell Henson, Grace White, Josephine Smith
39
Savin Bush Island
1996
1.1
Gift: William O’Dell Henson, Grace White, Josephine Smith
40
Trott’s Island
1996
43.6
Purchase
41
Bumpkin Island
1997
3.4
Gift: Town of Kennebunkport, Robert Brown, Jr., Charles Cole
42
Pinkham Island
1997
1.2
Gift: Town of Kennebunkport
43
Tyler Brook Reserve Ext.
1997
38.3
Purchase
44
Goat Island & Goat Island Light
1998
7.7
Gift: United States of America
45
Kings Highway Lot
1998
0.2
Gift: Frederick & Donna Trudo
46
Mast Cove Green
1998
0.3
Gift: Mrs. Zoe Durrell
47
Nunan Lot
1998
12
Gift: Richard Nunan, Carolyn Lent, Isasel Farrell
48
Cape Porpoise Lot
1999
2.3
Gift: Hubert & Edith Woodard
49
Crow Hill Point
1999
0.2
Gift: Russell & Mary Bryant
50
Goose Rocks/Kings Highway Lot
1999
0.1
Gift: Sally Maule
51
Pinkham Lot
1999
12.6 Purchase
52
Nunan’s Cove marsh lots
1999
.96 Gift:Rick and Nancy Spencer
53
E. Perkins Road Lot
1999
1.97 Gift: Ann Seavy
54
Paddy’s Cove Easement
2000
1.2 Gift: Bob Ludwig

55
Groom Property
.87
56
Car Track
.84
Gift: Peter Sargent
57
Stage Island
21.4
Gift: Tony & Judy King
58
Huff Wood Lot
37
Purchase
59
Goose Rocks Beach Lot
2003
Gift: J.C. & Cheryl Ritchie
60
Goose Rocks Beach Lot
2003
Gift: J.C. & Cheryl Ritchie
61
Tyler Brook Preserve Addition
2003
11
Gift: Mr. & Mrs. Roger Brown
62
Talmage Property
2003
80
Bargain Sale Peter & Chris Talmage
63
Adams Woods
2004
11
Gift: Wayne Adams
64
Kennebunkport Greenbelt
2004
26.3
Gift: Bill Forest & Nancie Julian
65
Town Forest
2005
681
Gift: People of Kennebunkport
66
Steele Land
2005
324
Purchase
67
Steele lot
2005
20
Gift: Jim & Agnes Steele
68 Turbat’s Creek border
2005
.2
Gift: Ellie & Dave Sanderson
69
Emmons Preserve house & barn
2006
Gift: Steve Emmons
70
Grist Mill Property
2006
1.3
purchase
Approx. acreage owned 1604 acres

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Kennebunkport Conservation Trust - Island Steward Program’s mission is to promote better use, responsibility, and understanding of these special islands through stewardship management.

At a time when environmental challenges are great and successes often seem few, it is important to celebrate victories and achievements. The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust’s (KCT) decision to place 12 of its islands on the Trail this spring represents just such an accomplishment-a triumph of minds coming together to share and protect natural places on the coast of Maine.

Although MITA and KCT started our discussions about the Cape Porpoise islands just last year, this agreement has really been several decades in the making. Since 1988, MITA has been building a reputation for stewardship that has made it a desirable conservation partner for island owners up and down the coast. Meanwhile, since 1973, KCT has been doing its utmost to preserve properties with important wildlife and scenic value within the town of Kennebunkport. Our decision to join forces has been a natural outgrowth of our shared interest in promoting responsible public access to the land.

The price for keeping the islands “open” is not high, but it does take commitment. More good people are needed to understand the needs of the land, and to help manage it for preservation and enjoyment by all living creatures. Bob Haskell, program director for the KCT Island Steward program does his part to assure that there will be enough stewards to meet the need. In training classes, he schools KCT volunteers in the “Leave No Trace” ethic. Then, in a field-based setting, he imparts some basic skills and techniques for managing the land.

KCT has two levels of volunteers that are roughly analogous to MITA’s monitor skippers and adopters. The “True Stewards” work on a set schedule and are responsible for their assigned areas whenever they are on duty. Boatmanship and seamanship skills are taught and some familiarity with the islands is helpful. The “Observers” are a less formalized but equally important type of volunteer. They will observe the land, while passing by in a boat or hiking on their own time, and pass on information important for its management. They will shadow with veteran stewards on their monitoring runs.

Why all this effort? There are plenty of good reasons, of course, but I like Bob Haskell’s reasoning the best. “I take my twelve year old daughter out to enjoy the islands,” he told me. “When I can teach her to look out her back door, without traveling hundreds or thousands of miles away, when she can appreciate what lives under a rock or what’s in a shell, then I’ve done something very valuable. I’m giving her something special. That’s our future.”

Exerpt from “Partnership on Cape Porpoise” by Jay Miller