Who Will Benefit

The immediate winners in the creation of this 25-acre preserve are, of course, the residents and visitors to the Boothbay Region. The largest open space left in this otherwise somewhat densely settled area of Boothbay will be protected forever from the threat of development. This property will be maintained as a nature preserve with public access, expanding on BRLT's network of trails in the Boothbay Region.

This is a project that will benefit the environment as well. The 2006 Focus Area study commissioned by BRLT, the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association and the Sheepscot Wellspring Land Association and funded by the Sweetwater Trust, L.L. Bean, MBNA

and the Maine Community Foundation, identified and described special places in the Sheepscot River watershed and the Boothbay peninsula that should be preserved. The Ocean Point Focus Area
	includes the Ocean Point Preserve among 144 acres of undeveloped land scattered throughout Ocean Point. The pond and surroundings, once an ice-making site, designated by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as a significant waterfowl and wading bird habitat, is home to threatened birds including the black-crowned night heron and breeding black ducks. Vernal pools provide habitat for amphibians and woodlands provide cover for deer and other wildlife.
How is BRLT going to complete this purchase? Read on...

Capital Campaign | The Opportunity | Who Will Benefit | How BRLT Plans to Do It