In 2006, TPL acquired an option on an eight-acre former lobster pound at Black Duck Cove that will be used for applied marine research, a public hatchery, a business incubator and a marine education facility.
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For over 80 years, the Fenn family owned more than 1,100 acres spanning 3.5 miles of shoreline along Branch Lake, the singular source of drinking water for Ellsworth, eastern Maine's largest coastal city.
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Located just 20 minutes outside downtown Portland, the Clark Farm and
Forest is a natural gem in an increasingly developed setting.
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When the lone public access point to popular Higgins Beach in Scarborough was up for sale, TPL negotiated agreements with the landowners, purchased the properties, and conveyed both to the Town of Scarborough.
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For almost 150 years, Holbrook's Wharf has helped define the community
of Cundy's Harbor, Maine. When the wharf's longtime owners needed to sell, the community
feared loss of waterfront access for local fishermen, and the demise of
the local gathering place.
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When a developer proposed subdividing this pristine,
one-mile stretch along the Saco River into a dozen high-priced house lots,
residents of Hollis banded together.
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Located along 50 miles of coastline in York and Cumberland counties, the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most significant networks of conservation land in southern coastal Maine.
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Timber Point was one of the last large, privately-owned properties along the 50-mile coastline between Cape Elizabeth and Kittery.
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