Last Thursday, we welcomed nearly 250 of our friends and supporters to this year’s Splash! celebration at East Coast Yacht Sales in Yarmouth. It was an incredible evening, and wow, did we have fun. Thanks to the support of so many people in our community, we were able…
We are once again partnering with the James Beard Award-winning team at Big Tree Hospitality (owners of Eventide Oyster Co. and The Honey Paw) to bring you an exquisite summer lunch at Warren Island State Park, Maine’s only state-managed saltwater park developed especially for boaters. We will convene on the island from 12-3pm…
Our Splash! Online Auction is open NOW and will run through 8pm on Thursday, May 29. Thanks to the generosity of so many friends, partners, and businesses, we have over 70 items that are open for your bidding pleasure on Monday morning. Click here to view dozens of marvelous…
Join us Thursday, May 22 from 6-8pm at our headquarters in Portland (100 Kensington Street) for a presentation from Trixie Betz of the Maine Aquaculture Association. Trixie will cover the ins and outs of Maine’s diverse aquaculture sector, and talk about what users of the Maine Island Trail can expect to see of it…
In case you missed it, MITA was recently featured on an episode of Borealis, an Emmy-winning outdoors and environmental program on Maine Public. They joined us on our Deer Isle Fall Cleanup last year, and did a wonderful job at documenting the volunteer experience for MITA and showing…
MITA’s largest annual fundraiser returns to East Coast Yacht Sales on Thursday, June 12 from 6-9pm! This year’s theme will be a celebration of coastal Maine’s night skies, and like the aurora shows that we were treated to last year, Splash! is sure to make an impression on you….
We currently have two fantastic opportunities to join our dedicated full-time staff here at MITA. We are hiring for an Advancement Director as well as a Midcoast Regional Stewardship Manager. If MITA’s mission is in line with your professional desires and goals, then we urge you to take a look at these…
Join us at Rising Tide Brewing (103 Fox Street in Portland) on Tuesday, February 4 from 5-8pm for an evening of beer, oysters, and MITA community. Our friends at Maine Oyster Company will be offering discounted oysters for $2 each, while Rising Tide will generously donate $1 to…
Welcome to 2025! We’re launching into it with the latest edition of The Island Trail, available to view or download online at mita.org/newsletters. For those of you who are members at the Full or Sustaining levels, we hope you enjoy your hard copy that has hopefully come in…
Our 2024 Year in Review is now available for you to check out online. Read all about what MITA accomplished in 2024, including a record 8,000+ hours of stewardship on the Trail! We invite you to support MITA’s work in the future by making a donation to the…