Preserving a Mountain to Sea Wildlife Corridor
Nos. 1-6
Yellow numbers indicate the proposed locations of our movable wildlife camera locations.
Red Zones
indicate private abutting parcels to the CHWT property.
Camden Hills Wildlife Trust (CHWT) grew out of an effort on behalf of a group of donors to acquire the ownership of an 8.6 acre forested parcel with over 1,000 feet along the west side of Sherman’s Point Road at auction in 2014.
As the property’s new owner, the Board of CHWT has protected this parcel with a conservation easement that prohibits future development on the property in perpetuity.
The Mission
In creating the Camden Hills Wildlife Trust, we have set forth the purpose of preserving a corridor for wildlife access between the Camden Hills State Park and the shore of Sherman’s Cove, as well as promoting scientific study and public education about the natural resources and native flora and fauna of the area.
The Vision
By owning properties between the shore of Sherman’s Cove and the Park, or by acquiring conservation easements through those properties, we can create a protected pathway for wildlife to access the shore. This pathway will become a perpetual asset for the wildlife community and indirectly benefit the community at large.
The Strategy
CHWT’s first step has been to transfer the 8.66 acre tract purchased at auction by the Sherman’s Point Realty Trust to the newly formed CHWT and ultimately, to link these holdings through a corridor leading to the State Park border.
Board of Directors
Stephen Black
Philip Conkling
Marjorie Jobe
Ruth Kermish
Robin Lloyd
Paige Parker
Kimberly Smith
Richard Zaveta
2026 Wildlife Management Plan
Year One Implementation Report
Richard Podolsky came to Maine to work on the National Audubon Society project that restored Atlantic puffins to Maine Islands. He went on to earn a doctorate in marine ornithology at the University of Michigan and to teach oceanography there and at the University of Hawaii. Richard did postdoctoral research in the Galápagos Islands before returning to Maine where he was the first director of science and research at the Island Institute. Richard lives and Camden and leads natural history excursions on the Schooner Surprise every summer.