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Conservation in Our Community: Celebrating CMLT

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Conservation in Our Community: Celebrating CMLT

October 22 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

a stone building covered in snow sits beneath a blue sky. the image promotes a talk titled conservation in our community, highlighting 40 years of coastal mountains land trust’s conservation work. coastal mountains land trust logo is shown.

The next program in the Rockport Public Library’s series in partnership with the Appalachian Mountain Club, Maine Chapter, will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. The program entitled “Conservation in Our Community” will highlight nearly 40 years of conservation work by the Coastal Mountains Land Trust (CMLT). The program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

CMLT Board President Jeff Davis and Senior Stewardship and Land Protection Manager Jack Shaida will share details on the work CMLT does across 16 towns, from Rockport to Prospect, and how conservation can be beneficial to communities in different ways. They’ll touch on land protection, stewardship, sustainability, and their Learning Landscapes Program, while answering overarching questions like: “What is a Land Trust?” and “How Do Conservation Easements Work?”

a promotional image shows jeff davis and jack shaida standing on either side of an aerial photo of a forest and river, with the logos of coastal mountains land trust and appalachian mountain club.

About the presenters:

Jeff Davis, Coastal Mountains Land Trust’s 15th Board President, has been involved with the Land Trust for over a decade, initially serving as a stewardship volunteer. Jeff spent his career in marketing and advertising, serving as a partner and director at Sandelman & Associates for 25 years and President for 10 years. After more than 20 years of enjoying summers in the Midcoast, Jeff and his wife, Theresa, retired full-time to Camden. His hobbies include kayaking, hiking, fishing, mountain biking, gardening and being a member of Uke’s Rock, a ukulele group based in Rockland. He appreciates the efforts of the Land Trust and the impact projects like the Round the Mountain Trail can have on the community.

Jack Shaida, Senior Stewardship and Land Protection Manager, graduated from College of the Atlantic in 2018 with a Bachelor’s of Art in Human Ecology, and joined the Land Trust soon after as a seasonal steward. He’s been with the Land Trust ever since in a variety of roles. Project highlights are designing the Land Trust’s 2020 conservation plan, managing the Land Trust’s preserves and trails in Waldo County, and creating the Mount Tuck Preserve and Trail in Stockton Springs. Jack and his partner Lisa recently moved to Camden, where they enjoy gardening, walking their dog, hiking, swimming, and paddling on the Land Trust (and other conserved areas) throughout the region.