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Join us at the Sanford Community Forest for National Trails Day on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for family-friendly activities and trail exploration. Sanford Organizations to Celebrate National Trails Day with Community Events Across Trail Network Local organizations will celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday, June 6 with a series of…

Three Rivers Land Trust is excited to bring back the Great American Rain Barrel Program for 2026. This community partnership helps local residents conserve water, reduce runoff, and support the health of our rivers, wetlands, and drinking water. Recent drought conditions across Maine highlight the importance of simple, local solutions. According to the Maine Drought…

Three Rivers Land Trust is delighted to share that a new mile-long trail will open at the Marjorie Dunnells Chadbourne Preserve in the summer of 2026, made possible through an extraordinary combination of land donation and community support. In early 2024, James Chadbourne generously donated 100 acres of forested land adjacent to Square Pond. Square…

This is the snow we’ve been waiting for—light, fluffy, and perfect for snowshoeing! Join us this Saturday, January 31, at noon for a winter adventure at Hansen Pond Preserve. We’ll explore the west side of the preserve, heading off the marked trail into an area we don’t often have the chance to visit. Along the…

Kick off the New Year with fresh air, winter views, and a little adventure. On Thursday, January 1 at 10 a.m., join Carl Davis and Ruth Gutman for a hike—or snowshoe, weather permitting—at the Hansen Pond Preserve in Acton. Leashed dogs are welcome. This outing is a 2.6-mile out-and-back walk that may be challenging for…

Join us on Sunday, October 26 to celebrate the grand opening of the Sanford Community Forest and the All Persons Nature Trail!

The land trust is exploring an opportunity to welcome Wabanaki REACH to our area to present a two-hour program designed to prompt some deep thinking and reflection. This will be an interactive experience in which we’ll engage in a story of events in the history of 400 years of colonization of Wabanaki people by Europeans…

We have two bits of news we are immensely proud to share with you! First, Three Rivers has been awarded $10,000 in unrestricted operating funds from the Quimby Family Foundation. This grant award was received in part to help support our work with adults living with cognitive and intellectual disabilities. A representative from Quimby joined…

Three Rivers is grateful to have a group of fabulous volunteers who help us with a range of tasks during the year, including trail clearing, painting story walk boards, and planting native species. There is a new opportunity we welcome you to join: Help the next generation become good ecologists and land stewards by assisting…