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About
GPMCT
The Orland
River Watershed area, including parts of
eight towns, is blessed with more than
15 lakes, ponds, rocky coastline, deep
forests, rich wetlands, bald
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ding brooks
as well as some of Hancock County’s best
farmland and most famous archeological
sites. Great Pond Mountain Conservation
Trust is a charitable nonprofit
organization founded in 1993 to protect
land of ecological, scenic,
recreational, agricultural and
historic significance in Orland and surrounding
towns – with focus on the Orland River
Watershed. The vision of the founders
was to conserve for future generations
the fabulous |
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Invasive species
workshop with Alison Dibbles |
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recreational
opportunities, scenic views, clean water and
wildlife habitat existing in the vast undeveloped
area on and around Orland’s beloved Great Pond
Mountain. Our acquisition of the Wildlands in June,
2005 was a major step in that direction. GPMCT is
governed by a 15-member volunteer board of
directors, and currently has a part-time
administrative director, with an office at Craig
Brook National Fish Hatchery
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Hey,
you! Come help, it's fun! |
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The Board
of Directors meets on second Mondays;
many volunteer committees also meet
regularly. Annual meeting is held each
July. A membership organization,
GPMCT has about 55 active volunteers and
400 members from all over the US. Many
of them are residents of Orland and
nearby towns such as Castine,
Penobscot, Ellsworth, Bucksport,
Ded-ham and Bangor. They are both
year-round local and summer
residents who care
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Cheri and Brian,
2 great leaders of the trust |
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quality of life,
special places and recreational traditions in the
Orland River Watershed.
Besides land
protection, GPMCT works with local partners to
sponsor year-round educational and recreational
events on its Wildlands property, or in cooperation
with the USFWS’ Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery
in East Orland. Events range from lectures to hikes,
trail work days, hay rides and more. |
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David Gross, President
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