permanently conserves and stewards natural resources
across our island and mainland communities for the benefit of current and future generations.
CCLT has conserved more than 1,300 acres of forests, fields, ponds, streams, islands, and shorelines in the towns of Chebeague Island and Cumberland since 1987. Most of our properties have public access for low-impact recreation, and some are protected primarily for wildlife habitat. Learn more about all of our 36 protected properties and 25+ miles of trails here.
Explore the Outdoors
From trail building sessions to nature walks to citizen science projects, we offer free events throughout the year to connect you with nature and each other.
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an Event
Join us for an afternoon of community camaraderie in support of the trails that connect us! We’ll have pizzas and salads, cash bar, a sweet mountain bike raffle, guided trail tours, kids’ crafts, lawn games, and more.
Are you curious about the natural world? Would you like to enhance your time outside and grow your ways of seeing what’s there? Join us for an introduction to nature journaling, a flexible practice available to anyone. Together we will consider the benefits of observing the natural world around us, get tips on how to start a nature journal, and share ideas that can help guide our entries.
Join Northern Songlines for a monthly, community-centered wildlife tracking club on CCLT lands and other local conserved properties.
At CCLT’s Annual Meeting we will elect new board members, present the Bates Conservation Award, learn about new CCLT projects, then take a walk on the trails.
Learn about the unique geology at Pisgah Hill Preserve, which features numerous rock outcrops with exposed bedrock and ledge outcrops. Various small quarries on the property helped build farm foundations and other structures in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Join Northern Songlines for a monthly, community-centered wildlife tracking club on CCLT lands and other local conserved properties.
Join us, the Chebeague Recreation Center, the Chebeague Community Church, and the Chebeague Library in the center cross of Littlefield Woods for this joyous annual event in a beautiful natural setting! We’ll decorate a solstice tree at 2:00, sing carols at 2:30, and then head to the Rec for hot cocoa and tree lighting at 3:15.
Together, we can work toward a future where wildlife thrives on interconnected lands, more people can easily access the outdoors, and our communities are better prepared for the impacts of climate change. Join us!
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