Bath Meadow Conservancy

where people and nature thrive together

Our Mission

The Bath Meadow Conservancy is operated by the Kennebec RiverView as a non-profit 501(c)(3) founded in October 2024. Created to save the only remaining in-town property along Bath’s beloved river.

In the densely-housed district at the corner of Front and North Streets, what was once a derelict coal pocket and construction site will be transformed into an ecological meadow open to the public:

the rare panoramic view will invite the public into accessible paths, comfortable seating, and a gathering circle;
native grasses and wildflowers will foster biodiversity and attract pollinators whose precipitous decline now threatens the collective food supply;
as an experiential amenity that complements existing downtown waterfront parks, its focus will be education on the ecology and history of the meadow and river.
it will serve as a model for the movement toward urban meadows as significant attractors of pollinators — a rich variety of birds and insects that provide 1/3 of our human food.

My husband Bill King often said, “We need to connect the community to the river.” I am hoping that we here now decide to “take care” of this open land and let it be our bridge to the river for generations to come.

What We Do

Bath Meadow Conservancy

where people and nature thrive together

Our Mission

My husband Bill King often said, “We need to connect the community to the river.” I am hoping that we here now decide to “take care” of this open land and let it be our bridge to the river for generations to come.

— Jayne Palmer