# @kirstenalana on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gelQPBpf4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2429550-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-08-23T13:03:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

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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-acres that is the total preserve. For instance, the strip of land that Jenna is walking down in this photo, is sandwiched between the ocean and the lake. Fresh water and the salt of the sea both within reach. The great balance that this planet depends on.
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The Land Trust manages many public access sites and over 30 miles of trails in the Boothbay region of the MidCoast. I hope that with continued public support they will continue to be able to do so for generations to come. #UnscriptedMaine
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