Preserving Maine's Sporting Camp Heritage

"Sporting camps are a cultural and entrepreneurial resource distinctive to the state"
– Alice Arlen, Author & Sporting Camp Historian

"There are serious challenges facing the sporting camp industry today"
– State of Maine Comprehensive Land Use Plan, 2007

"Continued operation of sporting camps contributes not only to local and regional
economies, but also benefits the tourism industry throughout the State"
– Resolution of Maine's 112th Legislature

The Maine Sporting Camp Heritage Foundation's mission is to preserve Maine's Sporting Camps and the natural resources they rely upon so Sporting Camps may continue providing their special outdoor heritage and non-exclusivity in serving the public's need for remote outdoor recreation experiences, while strengthening Maine's rural economy.

The Foundation:

Educates the public about Maine’s sporting camp heritage and their surrounding natural resources;
Builds coalitions to support conservation of the natural habitats and wildlife depended upon by sporting camps;
Provides sporting camps with marketing and business assistance, grants, and "patient capital", in order to restructure the economics of sporting camp operations.

The Maine Sporting Camp Heritage Foundation is a State of Maine public benefit non profit corporation meeting the IRS 501(c)(3) definition.

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