Ogunquit Conservation
Commission
Down East Magazine has designated Ogunquit as Maine’s #1 Environmental Town. It has been six years since this honor has been awarded by Down East. Ogunquit is delighted to be selected for this recognition.
The March, 2015 issue of Down East features the article, “The Talk of Maine - Down East Environmental Award: Ogunquit Leads the Way.” The article recounts the Ogunquit crusade for an ordinance prohibiting the use of pesticides town wide which was passed in November, 2014.
Among other ongoing conservation work, the selection was based on Ogunquit becoming the first town in Maine to ban the use of pesticides on all public and private lands.
The full article is available from downeast.com.
To learn more about the Ogunquit project, just follow these links.
Six Steps to Organic Gardening
Our goals and responsibilities are to protect and maintain Ogunquit’s natural resources, to conserve natural habitat, to procure and develop open spaces, parks and trails, to establish public access conservation easements through land trusts or town owned properties.
We also recommend to Municipal Officers a program for the better protection or use of open land, wetlands and waterways, which may include acquisition by conservation easements. We continue our ongoing program of solicitation in order to fund the purchase, or donation, of open spaces.
PROTECT
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The Ogunquit river and tidal estuary -
The Josias river
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Perkins Cove
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Ogunquit Beach and dunes
PRESERVE
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Open land
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Wetlands
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Natural habitats
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Wildlife refuge
PROVIDE
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Conservation land
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Public trails and easements
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Shore and waterfront public access
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Mapping and index of green space
P.O. Box 31, Ogunquit, ME 03907 ı [email protected]
Welcome to the Ogunquit Conservation Commission
Read a statement about Ogunquit’s efforts to save our dunes! This article was submitted to the local media and is very informative. Dunes
