This season the Grants and Community Recreation Program will offer five regional grant workshops.  These workshops are primarily intended to provide an overview of the Recreational Trails Program and the kind of trail related work that RTP can assist with.  Information about the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Maine Conservation Corps will also be discussed as time allows.

Dates & Locations

• 2-4PM - Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - Washington County Community College, Assembly Room, Calais ME
• 2-4PM - Thursday, April 13, 2017 - The Gem Theater, 2nd Floor, Bethel, ME
• 2-4PM - Thursday, April 20, 2017 - City of Waterville Council Chambers, Waterville, ME
• 2-4PM - Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - City of Sanford Council Chambers, Sanford, ME
• 2-4PM - Thursday, April 27, 2017 - Caribou Recreation Center, Caribou, ME

Please Pre-Register: To help us plan for each workshop, please pre-register for your preferred workshop location by Clicking This Link which will take you to a quick and simple on-line form.

For more information about the Grants & Community Recreation Program, please contact Doug Beck at (207) 624-6090 or doug.beck@maine.gov

Our federal colleagues at the National Park Service (NPS) are hosting a webinar Wednesday, April 26th, 10:00 am – 11:00 am MDT to highlight the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program

Through this program, the NPS works with local leaders to build partnerships and engage their communities in outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation projects. Join them for the webinar to learn how to secure help for your community project. Project applicants may be state and local agencies, tribes, nonprofit organizations, or citizen groups. National Parks and other Federal agencies may apply in partnership with other local organizations.

Register here for the webinar.

Applications are due JUNE 30. Potential applicants should contact their nearest RTCA staff member  as early as possible to discuss their interest, and no later than May 30.

For complete details please reference: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/rtca/index.htm

Tread Lightly! recognizes that one of the best ways to promote responsible outdoor recreation is to support enthusiasts in the stewardship of their favorite areas. With the help of licensing agreements from some of Tread Lightly!’s top partners, the Tread Lightly! grants are designed to help individuals and groups organize clean-ups, trail maintenance work days and other small stewardship projects. The average grant is under $500. Those funds can be used for everything from feeding volunteers to purchasing equipment, trash bags, and tools. Visit https://www.treadlightly.org/programs/stewardship-grants/ for more info.