The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $253,634 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund a variety of recreational improvements at Red Cross Beach Park in Greenville, Maine. Key project elements include: replacing a deteriorating retaining wall, retrieving sand, removing...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $445,435 project grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the development of Ricker Community Park in Rumford, Maine, which will include an amphitheater, gazebo, botanical garden, natural play scape, obstacle course, walking path, open space, expanded parking, bike rack,...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $841,666.50 Project Grant through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry to develop the Bowdoinham Waterfront Park. The funding will support earthwork, park road and parking improvements, utility installation, stormwater management, landscaping, shoreline stabilization, native tree...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service is providing a $2,754,200 Project Grant award under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The funding will enable the Town of Windham to acquire 697.4 acres of land and construct a 1.3-mile universal access trail with scenic overlooks. This project will conserve the local ecology, provide water recreation access, and create...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $251,000 project grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The grant will fund the Town of Searsmont's acquisition of 63.9 acres of undeveloped land along the Georges River and its subsequent development into a new outdoor recreation area. Key project components include constructing two trailhead...
This Project Grant award of $581,781.00 was provided by the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The funding will support developments at Androscoggin Riverlands State Park, benefiting the general public. Specifically, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry will make a sub-award to the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands to execute...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $204,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. This funding will support the renovation of the Little Playground in Littleton, ME, including new playground equipment, benches, a regraded gravel entrance driveway and parking lot, ADA-accessible parking and playground access, improvements to...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded an $800,000 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the acquisition of a 24-acre site in North Deering, Maine to create North Deering Park. Once established by April 1, 2023, the new park will offer recreational opportunities such as walking, hiking, trail running, and mountain biking...
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry received a $158,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant funding will be used to perform trail maintenance at the Bald Mountain Public Land location in Rangeley, Maine. The work will focus on keeping hikers within the designated trail corridor above the tree line to reduce environmental...
The National Park Service awarded a $1,053,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The grant will fund the renovation and rerouting of the Brook Trail at the Tumbledown Public Land unit in western Maine. Specifically, the project will construct the trail at sustainable grades with switchbacks, proper drainage structures, and trail hardening stonework to ensure...