MEdomak Valley
From Pemaquid Point to the appleton hills, Our conserved properties in the Medomak Valley region represent much of the natural diversity of the area, including forests, farms, blueberry fields, wetlands, scenic vistas, and lake and river frontage.
From the headwaters in Liberty, the Medomak quietly flows through a mostly wooded and hilly landscape dotted with homes, blueberry fields, and beaver dams. After 32 miles, the river meets the tide in Waldoboro, and, after another eight miles, ultimately merges with the sea past Muscongus Bay. This varied landscape of hills, valleys, ponds, mudflats, islands and brine over a relatively small area help make the Medomak the perfect place for alewives, clams, elvers, blueberries, and even us humans, to thrive.
Midcoast Conservancy’s official efforts to conserve lands and waters throughout the Medomak Valley can be traced back to 1991 when a small, motivated group of local residents founded the Medomak Valley Land Trust (MVLT). The dedicated work of these volunteers, through years of outreach at the local farmers market, offering boat rides on Waldoboro Day, and hosting community events like the “RiverFest” and the “Summer Sizzle,” helped to coalesce the community around the protection of local lands and waters. MVLT quickly became a pioneer in strategic, regional land preservation and water quality protection. In 2018, the organization took another great leap and joined Midcoast Conservancy, expanding regional conservation efforts and influence, while simultaneously maintaining the grassroots, community-oriented legacy of the founders through the formation of the Medomak Valley Council.
Today, Midcoast Conservancy’s Medomak Valley Council, like the founding members of MVLT, consists of local residents who care an awful lot for the health of the ecological and human communities of the Medomak Valley. Indeed, many founding members of MVLT still sit on the Medomak Valley Council. We are proud of our accomplishments and humbled by the challenges ahead to protect and restore our local lands and waters.
If you are interested in joining the Medomak Valley Council or otherwise volunteering or supporting our land and water conservation work in the Medomak Valley, please contact our Medomak Valley Liaison Morganne Price at morganne@midcoastconservancy.org.
