The Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust is VERY pleased to announce that the #WEOUTSIDE program for New Mainer youth will run for a third consecutive summer! First launched in 2023, this amazing program provides an opportunity for youth who have recently arrived in Maine and live in temporary housing situations. This summer, the kids will be:

• Whitewater Rafting
• Fishing with Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
• Gardening with Wabanaki farmers
• Maintaining trails with Maine State Parks
• Kayaking and Hiking with Loon Echo Land Trust
• Hiking with Mardi Fuller
• Mountain Biking with Inland Woods + Trails (thanks to a grant from Northern Forest Center)
• Exploring the ecology of southern Maine with The Nature Conservancy

In the current funding climate, it was a long shot that this program would be able to raise enough funding to run #WEOUTSIDE but the Maine Association for New Americans really stepped it up! We’ll have more stories of the adventures once the program kicks off in July.