While no vote was taken Thursday, the council appears to support the city manager's conclusion that the project is worth the risk of having to spend money later to comply with future state rules.
Read MoreKennebec Land Trust announces upcoming lecture series, bird walks
The Kennebec Land Trust has announced the dates and speakers for its 15th annual March Lyceum lecture series.
Read MoreConditions complicate gift of land in Augusta
Accepting the 164-acre Howard Hill could commit the city to spend money to comply with future state rules
Read MoreGeorge Smith: Maine’s history of land conservation is something to be proud of
Once skeptical of buying private lands for public use, I now see the benefit for future generations.
Read MoreAugusta will accept donation of the Howard Hill property
The backdrop to the State House will not be developed and must stay open for public use.
Read MoreTransfer, preservation of Howard Hill await approval by Augusta City Council
Theresa Kerchner, executive director of the Winthrop-based land trust, said people in the area have suggested for decades that the land needed to be preserved.
Read MoreLand trust acquires 26 more acres on Cobbossee’s Horseshoe Island
The Kennebec Land Trust is richer these days with the addition of 26 acres on Horseshoe Island in Cobbossee Lake.
Read MoreStudents learn about forestry, jobs and conservation
Area schools made the trip to Kennebec Land Trust's Governor Curtis Homestead.
Read MoreFamily gives 342 acres in Readfield to land trust
John Rosmarin had long thought that donating to the Kennebec Land Trust was 'a marvelous idea.'
Read MoreProject returning Maine mountain to its blueberry roots
The fruit has dwindled since settlers helped it flourish on Mount Pisgah in Winthrop. Now 4 acres have been set aside to germinate a rebirth.
Read MoreTrust hopes land donations lead to preserve in Gardiner
The Kennebec Land Trust wants to parlay 29 acres into an 82-acre conservation area.
Read MoreKLT to honor land donors at annual meeting
Kennebec Land Trust will honor four land donors at its 28th annual meeting set for Sunday, Aug. 21, at Camp Winnebago on Echo Lake.
Read MoreLePage administration raises concerns about 3 land conservation projects
The governor's Office of Policy Management questions the appraisal values given to Howard Hill in Augusta, Clapboard Island in Falmouth and Brave Boat Headwaters in Kittery.
Read MoreLePage’s opposition on conservation program begins in Augusta’s backyard
The governor has released $11.5 million in Land for Maine's Future bonds, but some conservationists fear his efforts to scuttle the Howard Hill project are not over.
Read MoreKennebec Land Trust celebrates acquisition of Augusta’s Howard Hill
Howard Hill, 164 acres that provide a wooded, undeveloped backdrop to the State House tucked between otherwise largely developed areas of Augusta and Hallowell, now belongs to the Kennebec Land Trust.
Read MoreConservation deal for forest near State House expected to close in October
The Kennebec Land Trust plans to purchase Howard Hill, a 164-acre parcel behind the State House, with the help of a loan after Gov. LePage withheld voter-approved bond funding promised to the project.
Read MoreKennebec Land Trust meeting, race planned
Kennebec Land Trust will hold its 27th annual meeting and Tri-Sport Challenge Race on Sunday, Aug. 23, at Camp Winnebago on Echo Lake in Fayette. The meeting starts with KLT's popular Tri-Sport Challenge, which consists of a ¼-mile swim, ½-mile paddle and 5K run.
Read MoreLoss of funds leaves capital land preservation project in jeopardy
Working in cooperation with the City of Augusta, the Kennebec Land Trust is raising funds to purchase and permanently conserve the 164-acre Howard Hill property. Howard Hill is the scenic backdrop to the State House, but also a large and diverse natural area in the middle of Augusta.
Read MoreKLT reaches 5,000 acres of conserved land
Vienna residents Martha M. and James R. Floyd have pushed Kennebec Land Trust over the 5,000 acres conserved mark with their March 2015 donation of the 71-acre Vienna woods conservation easement. A trail and property dedication is scheduled for 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 3.
Read MoreProject to conserve Maine State House backdrop in limbo
AUGUSTA — A project that would preserve the wooded backdrop to the Maine State House has a problem in the Maine State House.
Howard Hill is caught in a political battle: Gov. Paul LePage’s administration says the governor doesn’t want to sell $11.4 million in voter-approved bonds as he tries to gain support for a plan that would increase the amount of timber harvested on state land to pay for energy efficiency programs.
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