Quarry Hill Protected with Conservation Easement

On November 19^th, representatives from the town and MVLT signed into effect the Quarry Hill Conservation Easement, permanently protecting the 320-acre town-owned property. Located off of Depot Street, the Quarry Hill Farm is home to scenic forests, cultivated fields, and wild blueberries. The easement will ensure that Quarry Hill remains undeveloped in perpetuity, preserving the land’s rural character while allowing for low-impact recreation, forestry and agricultural activities.   

Two years in the making, the Quarry Hill project first began with a petition calling for the land to remain a place where residents could hunt, hike, snowmobile and ski. In June 2005, the Town of Waldoboro voted to protect the property as “undeveloped open space for the use and enjoyment of the residents of Waldoboro.” The Quarry Hill Easement Committee then worked with MVLT to draft a conservation plan for the property. This plan was approved in November of 2006 when the townspeople of Waldoboro voted to protect the Quarry Hill property with a conservation easement, again demonstrating the tremendous amount of public support for this project. Throughout the past year, MVLT worked closely with the town to draft and finalize the easement. The project’s long history highlights the success of collaboration between MVLT, the Town of Waldoboro, and the many dedicated citizens who worked to ensure that Quarry Hill remains an important natural area to be enjoyed by all.

Creating new partnerships and community support to achieve our shared conservation goals is critical, and the Quarry Hill project is a wonderful example of the larger community that MVLT is a part of. MVLT hopes to continue working to better know our watershed communities and to identify shared conservation goals that we can work towards together.