As part of this assignment’s exploration of @mainesmidcoast, our local guide Jenna took us to nonprofit Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Oak Point Farm. A stunning property, and former saltwater farm with 2,000 feet of ocean coastline and a freshwater lake, it is also deceptively forward-leaning in the example it and its staff are setting for conservation and environmental advocacy in the MidCoast region and even greater Maine. They’re doing this through solar panels on the roof of the now-restored farmhouse, a geothermal system in the lake, land management that favors a natural order, community education programs and more. As we walked the trails and talked about the importance of these, and other steps, to Maine’s future - I couldn’t help but feel hope and gratefulness. Not to mention sheer awe at how one piece of protected land could have so many gorgeous vistas and corners and spaces in which to feel at peace outdoors. Every few minutes the specific terrain seemed to change in the 32-a...