BRIDGTON — Matt Merkot of Loon Echo Land Trust will speak with members and guests of the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club on Thursday, December 12 at 7:30AM at the Bridgton Alliance Church on Harrison Road in Bridgton. The event is Free and Open to the Public, Coffee will be served. Doors open at 7:15AM. This is an inperson meeting, but there will be a zoom option. Contact [email protected] for the link.
Issues of land conservation, trails, and community development in the Lake Region will be the subject of Merkot’s talk. Also, he will answer any questions you might have.
Matt holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Prior to LELT Matt worked for the Nature Conservancy in Maine as their Northern Maine Lands Steward, served as an AmeriCorps Environmental Steward with the Maine Natural Areas Program, and as an environmental educator at Kieve-Wavus.
He has worked in a variety of roles for LELT since 2017 and as Executive Director since 2019. Matt lives in Bridgton and enjoys mountain biking, skiing, and paddling. For more information about Loon Echo Land Trust, please visit lelt.org.
For more information about the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club visit its website lakeregionrotary.com or its Facebook page. For other questions or the Zoom link, contact [email protected].
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