Royal River Conservation Trust

Royal River Conservation Trust
AbbreviationRRCT
Founded1988 (36 years ago) (1988)
TypeNonprofit
HeadquartersYarmouth, Maine
Location
  • U.S.
Area served
Southern Maine
ServicesConservation
Executive Director
Alan Stearns
Websitehttps://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]

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

  1. ^ Journal, Alex LearSun (January 13, 2020). "Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust surpasses 1,000-acre protection benchmark". Press Herald. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "About RRCT: Strategic Plan, Mission, Governance – Royal River Conservation Trust". Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Staff and Board and Contact Info – Royal River Conservation Trust". Retrieved October 20, 2022.