Royal River Conservation Trust

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Royal River Conservation Trust
AbbreviationRRCT
Founded1988(36 years ago) (1988)
Type Nonprofit
Headquarters Yarmouth, Maine
Location
  • U.S.
Area served
Southern Maine
ServicesConservation
Executive Director
Alan Stearns
Website https://www.rrct.org

The Royal River Conservation Trust (RRCT) is a volunteer-run conservation group based in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. Established in 1988 and funded by its members, it owns many preserves and trail networks, and has assisted in the creation of town-owned parks and preserves, state parks and state wildlife-management areas. The trust, one of eighty land trusts in Maine, [1] covers seven towns and cities in Androscoggin County and Cumberland County which form the watershed of the Royal River: Yarmouth, North Yarmouth, Pownal, New Gloucester, Gray, Durham and Auburn. [2]

Contents

The trust's executive director is Alan Stearns, while its president is Emily Sneath Jones. [3]

History

The trust was formed as a result of a group named the Friends of the Royal River and land trusts in Yarmouth, Pownal, North Yarmouth and New Gloucester. [4]

Properties

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