Sebago Lake

Way back in 2023 when the #WEOUTSIDE program was launched by MANA and MATLT, much of the focus was on the Appalachian Trail and other mountain hiking trails in Maine. Over time, the program has evolved to encompass so many different activities in Maine's outdoors. Hiking is a great way to experience the benefits and nature but there are different facets to outdoor adventures. #WEOUTSIDE branched out into canoeing, kayaking, and whitewater rafting. It took kids for adventures

On top of Bradbury Mountain, that is. For the first half of the summer, MANA and the Maine A.T. Land Trust teamed up with Our Place to provide some #WEOUTSIDE adventures to the Portland campers. Lots of the focus was the fun (obviously) but these kids got to experience some of the things the outdoors can teach us. Like the natural history of the landscape around us, or how mountain bike trails get built, or what kinds of birds you can identify from Maine's rocky coastline. Pa

The 2026 #WEOUTSIDE program kicked off in spectacular style with an amazing mountain biking trip - with a new partner joining us. For July, MATLT and MANA are being joined by the crew from Our Place to bring them out for adventures in Maine's woods and waters. For this first adventure we decided to go big right away and so we all headed up to the Bethel Community Forest to meet up with our friends from Inland Woods + Trails. BCF has miles of multiuse trails and is a community

MATLT is VERY pleased to announce the 2026 summer season of the #WEOUTSIDE program with the Maine Association for New Americans! After a turbulent winter season - during which members of the this community were taken by ICE and other federal agencies - the program will now move forward to provide these kids with the opportunity to get outside and enjoy all that Maine's mountains, waters, and trails have to offer. This summer, the program will feature a new partnership with Ou