WISCASSET NEWSPAPER • October 6, 2021
A warm sun was shining and a smattering of acorns dropped from nearby trees as Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust trustees and staff, along with local and town officials and lead donors and volunteers, celebrated the land trust’s newest trail with a ribbon cutting. Coastal Rivers Executive Director Steven Hufnagel expressed his thanks to those who made the project possible. Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) acquired the 70-acre property in 2018, with assistance from Damariscotta River Association (DRA) – just months before the two organizations began the formal process of unification. Hufnagel highlighted how the success of this joint project helped pave the way for the unification process, which resulted in the formation of Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust in 2019.