Current Board of Directors, 2009-2010

Click to read a listing of MLCI's current Board of Directors.
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Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute Receives $1,800 Plum Creek Foundation Grant for Educational Programs

The Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute (MLCI) was recently awarded a $1,800 grant from the Plum Creek Foundation to help fund lake and watershed stewardship education programs in the northern forest of Maine.
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MLCI offices have moved!

The MLCI office has moved to a new lakeside location in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. The new contact information and directions are below (click "Read More"). Please note the new phone number: (207) 495-2222. Please bear with us as we update our contact information and facilities.

More information about the new office can be found on our blog, here.

The blog also contains our updated calendar.

MLCI prepares to update web site

Stay tuned! MLCI will soon be adding recent news to the site.
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MLCI Offers Programs & Presentations for Schools & Community Groups

Awareness and appreciation are key to conservation...
MLCI is in the awareness business - engaging slide presentations allow us to share knowledge, concerns, and opportunities. Meaningful outreach programs stimulate discussion about the common future of our freshwater resources.

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MLCI Director of Education participates in 12th World Lakes Conference.

Global Perspectives Reinforce the Imperative of Lake Stewardship in Maine.
By looking beyond our state’s borders to learn from the succeses and failures of environmental stewardship across the globe, MLCI is hoping to gain wisdom that can be shared here in the Pine Tree State. With this goal in mind, Director of Education Rex Turner traveled to India, where he attended and presented at the 12th World Lakes Conference.

To view the pdf news release with photos, go to http://www.mlci.org/World_Conference_release.pdf
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MAINE LAKES' WIND BIRD RECEIVES GOLD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE

Damariscotta, Maine - (November 9, 2007) Executive Director Ship Bright is pleased to announce that Wind Bird: Gift of the Mist, an illustrated children's book Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute published in partnership with the Passamaquoddy Tribe received high honors at the 2007 Children's Humanities Festival in Chicago.
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First-ever Lake Science Academy a Success!

The Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute (MLCI) held the first Lake Science Academy from July 23 through July 27, 2007 at Camp Kieve’s Kennedy Learning Center in Damariscotta. Fifteen science educators from five Northeast states and two educators from the Archangelsk Region of Russia attended the Lake Science Academy. The week long program gave practicing scientists the chance to raise awareness about threats to lakes. Participants were informed about initiatives and service learning projects that can promote the management of lake resources.
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High School Volunteer Uses Writing Talent for MLCI.

Kayla Kimball, a senior at Winthrop High School in Winthrop, Maine, has put her energies into writing for the Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute. Look for her work here on the MLCI website in the newsroom page!
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Wind Bird: Gift of the Mist - More to Learn

Parents and educators looking to use our newly published children's book, Wind Bird: Gift of the Mist, are encoured to read on and see how the message of the story can be extended.  Discussion points, questions, and an extension activity are included here.
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MLCI Celebrates 2nd Annual Awards Dinner

Nobleboro, Maine – (April 20, 2006) On Saturday, April 8, 2006 at the Village Inn in Belgrade Lakes, Maine the Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute (MLCI) held their 2^nd Annual Awards Dinner.
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Environmental Stewardship Education in the Internet Age

'New Hampshire Journal for Education', Summer 2005, volume viii
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MLCI Uses Hi-Tech Hi-Touch to Teach Tomorrow’s Leaders

‘For The Sake of Maine Lakes:  The Newspaper of the Maine Congress of Lakes Associations’, Spring 2005, Issue 17, edition
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Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute Recognizes First Awards Recipients

The Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute (MLCI) announced this year's first-time recipients of the Jewel of the First Water and President's Awards at MLCI's 2004 Holiday Gala on Saturday, December 4, 2004, at the Cumberland Club, in Portland, Maine.
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Maine Nonprofit Propelled Into International Spotlight

MLCI Selected From 200 Applicants to Present Its Programs at Ireland Conference
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MLCI Profiled on The George Lucas Educational Foundation's Web site www.glef.org

Star Wars creator features Maine nonprofit's work with schools as exemplary practice
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MLCI Receives International Award

Prestigious award for the Institute’s Public Education and Outreach
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Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute Receives Award From Environmental Protection Agency

Nobleboro, Maine - (April 8, 2003) The New England Office of the Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute (MLCI) the Environmental Merit Award...
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Maine Students Use Internet To Showcase Their Community Lake

Innovative Student's Portal Unique to Maine and The Nation
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Shoring Up The Defense

Youths seen as saviors of Maine lakes
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Secretary of the Interior Appoints Maine Nonprofit Director to Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC)

Nobleboro, Maine - (April 3,2002) Shippen Bright, Executive Director of the Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute, has been appointed...
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