Blue Point Preserve and The Scarborough Land Trust

FROM THE BLUE POINT CHURCH

As people of faith, the Blue Point Congregational Church, United Church of Christ takes seriously God’s call to be good stewards of the planet we call home, God’s gift of creation.   In a time when we are seeing the natural resources around us being wasted, mistreated, harmed and neglected, we have found it difficult to address the challenges of how to make a difference – how to make a lasting impact.  This venture between Blue Point Church and the Scarborough Land Trust, now known as the Blue Point Preserve, is in keeping with our Church’s stated mission to “love God, to love our neighbors, and to love the earth.  We are pleased for the opportunity to decrease our “carbon footprint” by eliminating the prospect of developing this parcel of land with more houses.  But of even greater importance, we are imagining “neighbors” from all over the area, as well as visitors who come to vacation here “from away,” walking the trail that will lead them to a sanctuary where they can experience a place to explore, to learn, to take a break from the hectic pace of everyday life and breathe – maybe allowing God to “restore the soul.”   The Blue Point Church is excited about what this venture means for our community of Scarborough.  We are especially grateful for what this means for us as responsible stewards, taking good care of God’s gift of the natural world, literally in our backyard.

FROM THE SCARBOROUGH LAND TRUST WEBSITE

Tucked away from the bustle of traffic heading to Pine Point Beach, Blue Point Preserve provides a unique opportunity to relax and take in the beauty of Scarborough Marsh at your own pace. A wide, gentle main trail makes for an easy walk any time of year. The trails total about .6 miles on 10.5 acres of land. Blue Point Preserve permanently protects about 800 feet of frontage along Scarborough Marsh, the largest salt marsh in Maine. As sea level rises, a freshwater wetland on the property will allow for salt marsh expansion when formerly tidal areas become permanently flooded.

Support for the purchase of Blue Point Preserve came from the Scarborough Land Acquisition Reserve Fund, the Friends of Scarborough Marsh, Blue Point Congregational Church and many individual donors.