Deer Isle is a vibrant island community

with 24,000 acres and 112 miles of shoreline, comprising the towns of Deer Isle and Stonington and outlying islands.

Island Heritage Trust is a community-based, non-profit land trust contributing to the well-being of the island community by conserving its distinctive landscape and natural resources, maintaining public access to valued trails, shoreline and islands, and by providing educational programming for all ages.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • 30Wednesday, April 30
    9:00am - 10:30am

    April 30, 2025  9:00 am - 10:30 am
    Settlement Quarry Preserve, Settlement Rd, Stonington, ME 04681, USA  Map

  • 6Tuesday, May 6
    9:30am - 12:30pm

    May 6, 2025  9:30 am - 12:30 pm
     

    Join IHT's Stewardship team for a morning of trail stewardship and management. Email our Stewardship Director Alex Drenga for more information and to get on the email chain!

    adrenga@islandheritagetrust.org

  • 13Tuesday, May 13
    9:30am - 12:30pm

    May 13, 2025  9:30 am - 12:30 pm
     

    Join IHT's Stewardship team for a morning of trail stewardship and management. Email our Stewardship Director Alex Drenga for more information and to get on the email chain!

    adrenga@islandheritagetrust.org

  • 14Wednesday, May 14
    12:00am - 11:59pm

    May 14, 2025 - May 18, 2025  
     

    All Birders Welcome!

    Island Heritage Trust’s Annual Wings, Waves, & Woods Festival is a volunteer-run, non-profit event that makes birding accessible to all. The Festival offers a mix of activities surrounding birding, boating, nature, history, and creativity. The popular boat trip to Seal Island offers sightings of Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, Northern Gannets, and others. Up to two dozen species of warblers can be seen on the various guided walks on Island Heritage Trust’s preserves, as well as shorebirds nesting and breeding along our extensive shoreline. Attend just one activity, or enjoy an entire weekend experiencing the vibrant lands and working waterfront of Deer Isle – Stonington Maine.

    Wings, Waves & Woods Festival 2025 - Island Heritage Trust

WHAT’S HAPPENING

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Spring Roadside Clean-up 2025

Join us in our annual, community-wide roadside cleanup in celebration of Earth Day!  Pick-up trash bags at Island Heritage Trust or Deer Isle & Stonington Town Halls Leave trash bags ...
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