Land Stewardship
Conserving land by acquiring real estate or by drafting a new Conservation Easement is only the beginning of Downeast Coastal Conservancy's work. Beyond the initial acquisition of conservation land, we are committed to ensuring the permanent protection of all lands entrusted in our care. To this end, we have a stewardship program designed to protect the conservation values of our lands for the benefit of future generations. Our stewardship program is a year-round program implemented by staff and volunteers to monitor, maintain and manage our system of conservation lands as well as to enforce the protections described in the conservation easements we hold.
Preserve Stewardship
The backbone of our stewardship program is the Adopt-a-Property program which deploys a corps of volunteers to support and accomplish the goals of our stewardship program and the Chief Steward for each property. Guided by our professional staff, this program engages individuals each year in a range of stewardship roles and responsibilities including property monitoring, trail maintenance, public access improvements, and habitat restoration.
Conservation Easement Stewardship
Conservation Easement stewardship is achieved through careful planning, accurate baseline documentation of each easement property, annual monitoring, consistent documentation, and maintaining communication with the landowners whose property is protected with a conservation easement.
